Run it yourself.

One Compose file

Save this as compose.yml:

services:
  nostos:
    image: ghcr.io/christian-gennari/nostos:latest
    ports:
      - "5099:8080"
    volumes:
      - nostos-data:/data
    restart: unless-stopped

volumes:
  nostos-data:

Start it with docker compose up -d, then open http://localhost:5099. From another machine on your network, use the server’s address instead of localhost.

The /data volume holds everything: the database, your books and audiobooks, local backups, and the keys for anything you save in Settings. Keep it on a local disk.

What it runs on

The image is published for amd64 and arm64, 64-bit only, so it runs on a home server, a NAS, a Raspberry Pi with a 64-bit OS, or an Apple Silicon Mac with Docker. It includes everything it needs, FFmpeg too.

Give it at least 512 MB of memory; 1 GB is comfortable. Nostos uses about 110 MB when idle and about 320 MB at its peak with 50 EPUBs and 5 audiobooks. Disk space grows with your books and audiobooks.

Where to go next

• Quickstart and requirements in the documentation
• The full documentation, for reverse proxies, backups and updates
• The source on GitHub

Rather not run a server? Nostos Cloud is the same Nostos, kept running and backed up for you, and your library can move between the two.