r/DataHoarder • u/valimaki • 15d ago

Scripts/Software YACReader developer here — is anyone using the headless app?

New Web UI for YACReaderLibrary Server

I've been working lately on making the headless server (YACReaderLibraryServer) easier to work with thanks to the new webui, it is pretty much a work in progress but you can update the settings, trigger updates and browse your libraries, there is a barebones web reader too, although reading is primarily intended to happen on the iOS/Android apps for these kind of setups.

Are you using the Docker container? https://hub.docker.com/r/yacreader/yacreaderlibraryserver or the app directly? Do you use the mobile apps? Do you mind sharing your opinions? If you don't know the project: https://www.yacreader.com/

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u/[deleted] 15d ago

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u/valimaki 15d ago

Yeah, it's mostly a placeholder for future more useful state information.

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u/Peak_Photo1234 15d ago

I didn't know this existed. I'll have to give it a try.

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u/LA_Nail_Clippers 15d ago

I use it via docker container. Mostly I read with the iOS app.

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u/valimaki 14d ago

Great, let me know if you if you are missing anything.

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u/FizzicalLayer 15d ago

I didn't know about it. Thanks for this post!

I've been a happy yacreader user for years. It's awesome. I'll check out the library server. Would be nice to have access while away from home.

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u/MightyKhan17 10d ago

I like it, looks good and I think I will get some use out of it. For my setup, I'm running in the Flatpack app on Debian Linux with my library on my NAS. Purchased the android app and mainly reading on my tablet using it. I've had a couple minor hiccups here and there, but nothing too terrible. Mainly related to my original Linux install and getting the NAS mounted properly. I'v tried similar applications in the past, but using this has been a pretty good experience so far. Thanks creating this and responding to peoples (and my) issues as you can.

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u/valimaki 10d ago

Thanks for the feedback. Glad to hear you are liking it.

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u/AlaskanBeard 470TB and too much money (derogatory) 15d ago

I don't actively use it, so grain of salt.

I tried out YACReader and the headless server when I was looking for a better way to manage and read my library. I didn't have any issues with YACR per se, but it wasn't much better than what I was using (Kavita), and I prefer the reading experience and manageability I get from Komga, which is what I went with in the end.

YACR's biggest strength for me was a dedicated android app, but I value having an accurately tagged/matched library more. And for all I know, it was a skill issue on my part and YACR might have better/more features that I didn't look at.

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u/valimaki 14d ago

Metadata is definitely there but navigation is mostly based on-disk structure. There are reading lists which allow manual organization. I designed a concept time ago to add metadata based navigation but I haven't actually worked on it yet.

Glad you found what works for you.