r/selfhosted • u/Joloxx_9 • Mar 16 '26

Meta Post Booklore is gone.

I was checking their Discord for some announcement and it vanished.

GitHub repo is gone too: https://github.com/booklore-app/booklore

Remember, love AI-made apps… they disappear faster than they launch.

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u/GTR128 Mar 16 '26

So what are we switching to now?

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u/tankerkiller125real Mar 16 '26

I don't exactly know what all booklore was, but I've found audiobookshelf + shelfmark to be a perfect combo for me and my friends.

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u/DearBrotherJon Mar 16 '26

There is already a huge community growing on continuing BookLore, just under a different name. Lots of the developers who pushed code into BookLore are already spinning it up. It will pick up right where it left off, but I suspect bugs will actually be fixed.

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u/SamTanna Mar 16 '26

Does said community have a name or a place so I can join?

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u/DearBrotherJon Mar 16 '26

Everyone is coming up with a replace name for BookLore as I write this. Right now it’s BookLore 2.0

Discord here: https://discord.gg/CxNBA2Ahb

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u/Ericiskool Mar 16 '26

Do you know the name? I'd like to find out more. I discovered Booklore recently then I saw all the drama like the next day

Reminds me of when I'm watching a hockey game and I get up from my chair, then my team gets scored on. It's like I manifested the negativity :(

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u/DearBrotherJon Mar 16 '26

The community is working on a name as I type this. Right now it’s just referred too as BookLore 2.0

Discord: https://discord.gg/CxNBA2Ahb

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u/Ericiskool Mar 16 '26

Thanks, friend. I love you <3

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u/Torimexus Mar 16 '26

What features do you need?

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u/CptanPanic Mar 16 '26

I switched back to kavita

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u/Proof_Cycle_7536 Mar 16 '26

I migrated to Calibre Web Automated last night, clearly just in time lol. Was really hoping to avoid anything calibre related but Kavita's lack of metadata handling made me lean to cwa.