https://www.230720.xyz/tags/kavita/Recent content in Kavita on My Tech BlogHugo -- gohugo.ioenFri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.230720.xyz/post/kavita-manga-server-docker/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.230720.xyz/post/kavita-manga-server-docker/<p>Welcome to the ultimate guide on setting up <strong>Kavita</strong> using Docker Compose. The ultimate Kavita Docker Compose setup for manga reading, optimized for ComicInfo.xml metadata parsing.</p> <h2 id="why-use-this-setup">Why Use This Setup? </h2><p>Using Docker Compose ensures that your Kavita deployment is reproducible, easy to update, and perfectly isolated from your host system.</p> <h2 id="the-docker-composeyml">The <code>docker-compose.yml</code> </h2><p>Copy the following highly optimized configuration:</p> <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;"><code class="language-yaml" data-lang="yaml"><span style="display:flex;"><span><span style="color:#f92672">services</span>: </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> <span style="color:#f92672">kavita</span>: </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> <span style="color:#f92672">image</span>: <span style="color:#ae81ff">kizaing/kavita:latest</span> </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> <span style="color:#f92672">container_name</span>: <span style="color:#ae81ff">kavita</span> </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> <span style="color:#f92672">volumes</span>: </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> - <span style="color:#ae81ff">./manga:/manga</span> </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> - <span style="color:#ae81ff">./config:/kavita/config</span> </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> <span style="color:#f92672">environment</span>: </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> - <span style="color:#ae81ff">TZ=Asia/Shanghai</span> </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> <span style="color:#f92672">ports</span>: </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> - <span style="color:#e6db74">&#34;5000:5000&#34;</span> </span></span><span style="display:flex;"><span> <span style="color:#f92672">restart</span>: <span style="color:#ae81ff">unless-stopped</span> </span></span></code></pre></div><h2 id="quick-start-guide">Quick Start Guide </h2><ol> <li>Create a dedicated directory for Kavita on your server.</li> <li>Create a file named <code>docker-compose.yml</code> and paste the code above into it.</li> <li>Run the following command to spin up your container: <code>docker compose up -d</code></li> <li>Access the Kavita web interface via your server&rsquo;s IP address.</li> </ol> <hr> <blockquote> <p><strong>🚀 Need a reliable server for your self-hosted apps?</strong> We highly recommend deploying Docker containers on a high-performance VPS. <a class="link" href="https://%e4%bd%a0%e7%9a%84VPS%e6%8e%a8%e5%b9%bf%e9%93%be%e6%8e%a5" target="_blank" rel="noopener" ><strong>Click here to get the best VPS for Docker with an exclusive discount!</strong></a></p> </blockquote>