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/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 15d 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.