grimmory-self-hosted-library

services:
  grimmory:
    image: grimmory/grimmory:latest
    # Alternative registry: ghcr.io/grimmory-tools/grimmory:latest
    container_name: grimmory
    environment:
      - USER_ID=${APP_USER_ID}
      - GROUP_ID=${APP_GROUP_ID}
      - TZ=${TZ}
      - DATABASE_URL=${DATABASE_URL}
      - DATABASE_USERNAME=${DB_USER}
      - DATABASE_PASSWORD=${DB_PASSWORD}
      - DISK_TYPE=${DISK_TYPE}
    depends_on:
      mariadb:
        condition: service_healthy
    ports:
      - "6060:6060"
    volumes:
      - ./data:/app/data
      - ./books:/books
      - ./bookdrop:/bookdrop
    healthcheck:
      test: wget -q -O - http://localhost:6060/api/v1/healthcheck
      interval: 60s
      retries: 5
      start_period: 60s
      timeout: 10s
    restart: unless-stopped
 
  mariadb:
    image: lscr.io/linuxserver/mariadb:11.4.5
    container_name: mariadb
    environment:
      - PUID=${DB_USER_ID}
      - PGID=${DB_GROUP_ID}
      - TZ=${TZ}
      - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=${MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD}
      - MYSQL_DATABASE=${MYSQL_DATABASE}
      - MYSQL_USER=${DB_USER}
      - MYSQL_PASSWORD=${DB_PASSWORD}
    volumes:
      - ./mariadb/config:/config
    restart: unless-stopped
    healthcheck:
      test: ["CMD", "mariadb-admin", "ping", "-h", "localhost"]
      interval: 5s
      timeout: 5s
      retries: 10

docker compose up -d
 
# View logs
docker compose logs -f grimmory
 
# Check health
curl http://localhost:6060/api/v1/healthcheck

./data/          # App data, thumbnails, user config
./books/         # Your book files (mounted at /books)
./bookdrop/      # Drop-zone for auto-import (mounted at /bookdrop)
./mariadb/       # MariaDB data

./bookdrop/
  my-novel.epub        ← dropped here
  another-book.pdf     ← dropped here

volumes:
  - ./bookdrop:/bookdrop

# .env
DISK_TYPE=NETWORK

src/main/java/
  com/grimmory/
    config/          # Spring configuration classes
    controller/      # REST API controllers
    service/         # Business logic
    repository/      # JPA repositories
    model/           # JPA entities
    dto/             # Data transfer objects

# Health check
GET http://localhost:6060/api/v1/healthcheck
 
# Books
GET http://localhost:6060/api/v1/books
GET http://localhost:6060/api/v1/books/{id}
POST http://localhost:6060/api/v1/books
PUT http://localhost:6060/api/v1/books/{id}
DELETE http://localhost:6060/api/v1/books/{id}
 
# Shelves
GET http://localhost:6060/api/v1/shelves
POST http://localhost:6060/api/v1/shelves
 
# OPDS catalog (for compatible reader apps)
GET http://localhost:6060/opds

import okhttp3.*;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
 
public class GrimmoryClient {
 
    private final OkHttpClient http = new OkHttpClient();
    private final ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
    private final String baseUrl;
    private final String token;
 
    public GrimmoryClient(String baseUrl, String token) {
        this.baseUrl = baseUrl;
        this.token = token;
    }
 
    public String getBooks() throws Exception {
        Request request = new Request.Builder()
            .url(baseUrl + "/api/v1/books")
            .header("Authorization", "Bearer " + token)
            .build();
 
        try (Response response = http.newCall(request).execute()) {
            return response.body().string();
        }
    }
}

@RestController
@RequestMapping("/api/v1/books")
@RequiredArgsConstructor
public class BookController {
 
    private final BookService bookService;
 
    @GetMapping
    public ResponseEntity<Page<BookDto>> getAllBooks(
            @RequestParam(defaultValue = "0") int page,
            @RequestParam(defaultValue = "20") int size,
            @RequestParam(required = false) String search) {
        return ResponseEntity.ok(bookService.findAll(page, size, search));
    }
 
    @GetMapping("/{id}")
    public ResponseEntity<BookDto> getBook(@PathVariable Long id) {
        return ResponseEntity.ok(bookService.findById(id));
    }
 
    @PostMapping
    public ResponseEntity<BookDto> createBook(@RequestBody @Valid CreateBookRequest request) {
        return ResponseEntity.status(HttpStatus.CREATED)
                .body(bookService.create(request));
    }
 
    @PutMapping("/{id}/metadata")
    public ResponseEntity<BookDto> updateMetadata(
            @PathVariable Long id,
            @RequestBody @Valid UpdateMetadataRequest request) {
        return ResponseEntity.ok(bookService.updateMetadata(id, request));
    }
}

@Entity
@Table(name = "books")
@Data
@Builder
@NoArgsConstructor
@AllArgsConstructor
public class Book {
 
    @Id
    @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.IDENTITY)
    private Long id;
 
    @Column(nullable = false)
    private String title;
 
    private String author;
    private String isbn;
    private String format;  // EPUB, PDF, CBZ, etc.
 
    @Column(name = "file_path")
    private String filePath;
 
    @Column(name = "cover_path")
    private String coverPath;
 
    @Column(name = "reading_progress")
    private Double readingProgress;
 
    @ManyToMany
    @JoinTable(
        name = "book_shelf",
        joinColumns = @JoinColumn(name = "book_id"),
        inverseJoinColumns = @JoinColumn(name = "shelf_id")
    )
    private Set<Shelf> shelves = new HashSet<>();
 
    @CreationTimestamp
    private LocalDateTime createdAt;
 
    @UpdateTimestamp
    private LocalDateTime updatedAt;
}

@Service
@RequiredArgsConstructor
public class MetadataService {
 
    private final GoogleBooksClient googleBooksClient;
    private final OpenLibraryClient openLibraryClient;
    private final BookRepository bookRepository;
 
    public BookDto enrichMetadata(Long bookId) {
        Book book = bookRepository.findById(bookId)
            .orElseThrow(() -> new BookNotFoundException(bookId));
 
        // Try Google Books first
        Optional<BookMetadata> metadata = googleBooksClient.search(book.getTitle(), book.getAuthor());
 
        // Fall back to Open Library
        if (metadata.isEmpty()) {
            metadata = openLibraryClient.search(book.getIsbn());
        }
 
        metadata.ifPresent(m -> {
            book.setDescription(m.getDescription());
            book.setCoverUrl(m.getCoverUrl());
            book.setPublisher(m.getPublisher());
            book.setPublishedDate(m.getPublishedDate());
            bookRepository.save(book);
        });
 
        return BookDto.from(book);
    }
}

http://<your-host>:6060/opds

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/grimmory-tools/grimmory.git
cd grimmory
 
# Build with Maven
./mvnw clean package -DskipTests
 
# Or build Docker image locally
docker build -t grimmory:local .
 
# Use local build in docker-compose.yml
# Comment out 'image' and uncomment 'build: .'

# Start services
docker compose up -d
 
# Stop services
docker compose down
 
# View app logs
docker compose logs -f grimmory
 
# View DB logs
docker compose logs -f mariadb
 
# Restart only the app
docker compose restart grimmory
 
# Pull latest image and redeploy
docker compose pull && docker compose up -d
 
# Open a shell inside the container
docker exec -it grimmory /bin/bash
 
# Database shell
docker exec -it mariadb mariadb -u grimmory -p grimmory

# Check MariaDB health
docker compose ps mariadb
# Should show "healthy". If not:
docker compose logs mariadb
# Ensure DATABASE_URL host matches the service name: mariadb:3306

# Verify file permissions — UID/GID must match APP_USER_ID/APP_GROUP_ID
ls -la ./bookdrop/
# Check app logs for detection events
docker compose logs -f grimmory | grep -i bookdrop

# Set ownership to match APP_USER_ID / APP_GROUP_ID
sudo chown -R 1000:1000 ./books ./data ./bookdrop

# Confirm port 6060 is reachable from your device
curl http://<host-ip>:6060/api/v1/healthcheck
# Check firewall rules if on a remote server

docker exec -it grimmory curl -s "https://www.googleapis.com/books/v1/volumes?q=test"

# Run tests before submitting
./mvnw test
 
# Check code style
./mvnw checkstyle:check