ubooquity Installation Guide Installation Guide

ubooquity is a free and open-source comics and ebooks server. Ubooquity serves comics and ebooks with OPDS support for various readers

Hardware Requirements:

CPU: 1 core minimum

RAM: 512MB minimum

Storage: 1GB for app

Network: HTTP/HTTPS access

Operating System:

Linux: Any modern distribution (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, Fedora, Arch, Alpine, openSUSE)

macOS: 10.14+ (Mojave or newer)

Windows: Windows Server 2016+ or Windows 10

FreeBSD: 11.0+

Network Requirements:

Port 2202 (default ubooquity port)

Admin on 2203

Dependencies:

See official documentation for specific requirements

System Access: root or sudo privileges required

This guide supports installation on:

RHEL 8/9 and derivatives (CentOS Stream, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux)

Debian 11/12

Ubuntu 20.04/22.04/24.04 LTS

Arch Linux (rolling release)

Alpine Linux 3.18+

openSUSE Leap 15.5+ / Tumbleweed

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15+

macOS 12+ (Monterey and later)

FreeBSD 13+

Windows 10/11/Server 2019+ (where applicable)

bash

# Install EPEL repository if needed
sudo dnf install -y epel-release

# Install ubooquity
sudo dnf install -y ubooquity

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now ubooquity

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=2202/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
ubooquity --version

bash

# Update package index
sudo apt update

# Install ubooquity
sudo apt install -y ubooquity

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now ubooquity

# Configure firewall
sudo ufw allow 2202

# Verify installation
ubooquity --version

bash

# Install ubooquity
sudo pacman -S ubooquity

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now ubooquity

# Verify installation
ubooquity --version

bash

# Install ubooquity
apk add --no-cache ubooquity

# Enable and start service
rc-update add ubooquity default
rc-service ubooquity start

# Verify installation
ubooquity --version

bash

# Install ubooquity
sudo zypper install -y ubooquity

# Enable and start service
sudo systemctl enable --now ubooquity

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=2202/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Verify installation
ubooquity --version

bash

# Using Homebrew
brew install ubooquity

# Start service
brew services start ubooquity

# Verify installation
ubooquity --version

bash

# Using pkg
pkg install ubooquity

# Enable in rc.conf
echo 'ubooquity_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service ubooquity start

# Verify installation
ubooquity --version

bash

# Using Chocolatey
choco install ubooquity

# Or using Scoop
scoop install ubooquity

# Verify installation
ubooquity --version

bash

# Create configuration directory
sudo mkdir -p /etc/ubooquity

# Set up basic configuration
# See official documentation for detailed configuration options

# Test configuration
ubooquity --version

bash

# Enable service
sudo systemctl enable ubooquity

# Start service
sudo systemctl start ubooquity

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop ubooquity

# Restart service
sudo systemctl restart ubooquity

# Check status
sudo systemctl status ubooquity

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u ubooquity -f

bash

# Enable service
rc-update add ubooquity default

# Start service
rc-service ubooquity start

# Stop service
rc-service ubooquity stop

# Restart service
rc-service ubooquity restart

# Check status
rc-service ubooquity status

bash

# Enable in /etc/rc.conf
echo 'ubooquity_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf

# Start service
service ubooquity start

# Stop service
service ubooquity stop

# Restart service
service ubooquity restart

# Check status
service ubooquity status

bash

# Using Homebrew services
brew services start ubooquity
brew services stop ubooquity
brew services restart ubooquity

# Check status
brew services list | grep ubooquity

powershell

# Start service
net start ubooquity

# Stop service
net stop ubooquity

# Using PowerShell
Start-Service ubooquity
Stop-Service ubooquity
Restart-Service ubooquity

# Check status
Get-Service ubooquity

See the official documentation for advanced configuration options.

nginx

upstream ubooquity_backend {
    server 127.0.0.1:2202;
}

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name ubooquity.example.com;
    return 301 https://$server_name$request_uri;
}

server {
    listen 443 ssl http2;
    server_name ubooquity.example.com;

    ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/certs/ubooquity.example.com.crt;
    ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/private/ubooquity.example.com.key;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://ubooquity_backend;
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    }
}

apache

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName ubooquity.example.com
    Redirect permanent / https://ubooquity.example.com/
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:443>
    ServerName ubooquity.example.com
    
    SSLEngine on
    SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/certs/ubooquity.example.com.crt
    SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/ubooquity.example.com.key
    
    ProxyRequests Off
    ProxyPreserveHost On
    
    ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:2202/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:2202/
</VirtualHost>

haproxy

frontend ubooquity_frontend
    bind *:80
    bind *:443 ssl crt /etc/ssl/certs/ubooquity.pem
    redirect scheme https if !{ ssl_fc }
    default_backend ubooquity_backend

backend ubooquity_backend
    balance roundrobin
    server ubooquity1 127.0.0.1:2202 check

bash

# Set appropriate permissions
sudo chown -R ubooquity:ubooquity /etc/ubooquity
sudo chmod 750 /etc/ubooquity

# Configure firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=2202/tcp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

# Enable SELinux policies (if applicable)
sudo setsebool -P httpd_can_network_connect on

See official documentation for database configuration requirements.

bash

# Basic system tuning
echo 'net.core.somaxconn = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
echo 'net.ipv4.tcp_max_syn_backlog = 65535' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
sudo sysctl -p

bash

# Check service status
sudo systemctl status ubooquity

# View logs
sudo journalctl -u ubooquity -f

# Monitor resource usage
top -p $(pgrep ubooquity)

bash

#!/bin/bash
# Basic backup script
BACKUP_DIR="/backup/ubooquity"
DATE=$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)

mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
tar -czf "$BACKUP_DIR/ubooquity-backup-$DATE.tar.gz" /etc/ubooquity /var/lib/ubooquity

echo "Backup completed: $BACKUP_DIR/ubooquity-backup-$DATE.tar.gz"

bash

# Stop service
sudo systemctl stop ubooquity

# Restore from backup
tar -xzf /backup/ubooquity/ubooquity-backup-*.tar.gz -C /

# Start service
sudo systemctl start ubooquity

1. Service won't start:

bash

# Check logs
sudo journalctl -u ubooquity -n 100
sudo tail -f /var/log/ubooquity/ubooquity.log

# Check configuration
ubooquity --version

# Check permissions
ls -la /etc/ubooquity

2. Connection issues:

bash

# Check if service is listening
sudo ss -tlnp | grep 2202

# Test connectivity
telnet localhost 2202

# Check firewall
sudo firewall-cmd --list-all

3. Performance issues:

bash

# Check resource usage
top -p $(pgrep ubooquity)

# Check disk I/O
iotop -p $(pgrep ubooquity)

# Check connections
ss -an | grep 2202

yaml

version: '3.8'
services:
  ubooquity:
    image: ubooquity:latest
    ports:
      - "2202:2202"
    volumes:
      - ./config:/etc/ubooquity
      - ./data:/var/lib/ubooquity
    restart: unless-stopped

Maintenance

bash

# RHEL/CentOS/Rocky/AlmaLinux
sudo dnf update ubooquity

# Debian/Ubuntu
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade ubooquity

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -Syu ubooquity

# Alpine Linux
apk update && apk upgrade ubooquity

# openSUSE
sudo zypper update ubooquity

# FreeBSD
pkg update && pkg upgrade ubooquity

# Always backup before updates
tar -czf /backup/ubooquity-pre-update-$(date +%Y%m%d).tar.gz /etc/ubooquity

# Restart after updates
sudo systemctl restart ubooquity

Regular Maintenance

bash

# Log rotation
sudo logrotate -f /etc/logrotate.d/ubooquity

# Clean old logs
find /var/log/ubooquity -name "*.log" -mtime +30 -delete

# Check disk usage
du -sh /var/lib/ubooquity

Official Documentation: https://docs.ubooquity.org/

GitHub Repository: https://github.com/ubooquity/ubooquity

Community Forum: https://forum.ubooquity.org/

Best Practices Guide: https://docs.ubooquity.org/best-practices

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Note: This guide is part of the HowToMgr collection. Always refer to official documentation for the most up-to-date information.

1. Prerequisites

2. Supported Operating Systems

3. Installation

RHEL/CentOS/Rocky Linux/AlmaLinux

Debian/Ubuntu

Arch Linux

Alpine Linux

openSUSE/SLES

macOS

FreeBSD

Windows

Initial Configuration

Basic Configuration

5. Service Management

systemd (RHEL, Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, openSUSE)

OpenRC (Alpine Linux)

rc.d (FreeBSD)

launchd (macOS)

Windows Service Manager

Advanced Configuration

Reverse Proxy Setup

nginx Configuration

Apache Configuration

HAProxy Configuration

Security Configuration

Basic Security Setup

Database Setup

Performance Optimization

System Tuning

Monitoring

Basic Monitoring

9. Backup and Restore

Backup Script

Restore Procedure

6. Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Integration Examples

Docker Compose Example

Maintenance

Update Procedures

Regular Maintenance

Additional Resources

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