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v6.9.0

Cross-site manga tracker with dashboard and iFrame

ReleaseOpen SourceOther
Docker ComposeCompose file & guide
docker compose up -d
Updated13 hours ago
LanguageGo
Setup difficultyModerate
ThemeDark mode
Stars
145
Port
8080 (API server)
Requires
PostgreSQL
Docker
ghcr.io/diogovalentte/mantium-api:latest
Grid view of the manga dashboardList view of the manga dashboard

What is mantium?

Mantium is a self-hosted manga tracker that monitors multiple source sites including MangaDex, MangaPlus, MangaHub, MangaUpdates, RawKuma, KLManga, and JManga. It fetches manga and chapter metadata (not images) and presents them in a web dashboard with grid and list views. The Multimanga feature groups the same title across different sources into one entry with unified progress tracking. Custom Manga lets users add unsupported sites using CSS or XPath selectors to extract chapter data. Background jobs refresh metadata, detect new chapters, and send notifications via Ntfy. Integrations with Tranga, Suwayomi, and Kaizoku enable automated chapter downloading. The stack runs via Docker Compose with PostgreSQL, an API on port 8080, and a Streamlit dashboard on port 8501. No built-in authentication exists; the docs recommend a reverse proxy with Authelia or Authentik for security.

Should you self-host mantium?

mantium scores 43/100 on selfhost.directory (how scoring works) and ranks #9 of 14 in Comics. It has 145 GitHub stars.

It shipped 15 stable releases in the past year. The latest, v6.9.0, came out on 20 October 2026. New versions land roughly every 5 days.

Setup is moderate: expect some configuration beyond a single command. An official Docker image is available. It is Other-licensed and written mostly in Go.

Its closest alternative on selfhost.directory is Kavita (73/100, 11 964 stars). It scores higher overall, so compare the two before you pick. See mantium vs Kavita side by side.

Features

  • Background updates and notifications
  • Chapter download integrations
  • Cross-site manga tracking
  • Custom manga with CSS/XPath selectors
  • Grid and list dashboard views
  • iFrame Embedding
  • Multimanga Grouping

mantium README

How to install mantium

Install mantium with Docker Compose

Docker and Docker Compose
  1. Clone the repository or create your own docker-compose.yml based on the one in this repository.
  2. Create a .env file based on .env.example.
  3. Start services:
docker compose up -d

Requires PostgreSQL database container

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