Private by design
Your database, storage, credentials, and reading state remain on infrastructure you control.
Araru — Your library, your rules
Explore the ecosystem on GitHub Your collection. Your infrastructure. Your rules.
Section titled “Your collection. Your infrastructure. Your rules.”Araru organizes and serves a digital collection without handing control of your files, reading history, or accounts to a commercial platform. Run the Server where you choose and connect official or third-party clients through its API.
One server, many clients
Araru Server is the source of truth. Web, Android, and Desktop clients consume the same API.
Built for real collections
PDF, EPUB, MOBI, CBZ, and CBR readers, hierarchical folders, metadata, covers, search, and progress.
Open source
Independent repositories, transparent architecture, AGPL licensing, and contribution-friendly documentation.
The ecosystem
Section titled “The ecosystem”Araru Server owns authentication, catalog, metadata, search, progress, jobs, and content delivery. Araru Web is the current official client. Android and Desktop repositories are reserved for future clients and are not advertised as finished products.
Start in minutes
Section titled “Start in minutes”Use Docker Compose to run PostgreSQL, Redis, Server, and Web, complete the first-time setup, and point Araru at your library. Read the quick start →
Community
Section titled “Community”Araru is made in Brazil 🇧🇷 and developed in public. Explore the repositories, learn how to contribute, or review the architecture.