---
title: "Deploy Kavita"
description: "Lightning-fast digital library for books, docs & research papers"
category: "Storage"
url: https://railway.com/deploy/kavita
---

# Deploy Kavita

Lightning-fast digital library for books, docs & research papers

**[Deploy Kavita on Railway](https://railway.com/template/kavita)**

- **Creator:** PollyWolly's Projects
- **Category:** Storage
- **Total deploys:** 41

## Template content

### kavita

- **Source:** railtools/kavita
- **Public domain:** Yes

## Documentation

# Deploy and Host Kavita on Railway

Kavita is a fast, feature-rich self-hosted digital library server that supports manga, comics, books, and webtoons. With responsive web readers, metadata management, user accounts, and progress tracking, it provides a complete solution for organizing and reading your digital collection across any device.

## About Hosting Kavita

Lightning-fast digital library for programming books, technical docs, and research papers. Supports PDF, EPUB, CBZ/CBR and more with automatic metadata extraction and progress sync across devices.

WARNING: right now railway does not yet support a good way to manage files on volumes. Only CLI access.

## Common Use Cases

- Technical documentation library for development teams and programming references
- Personal knowledge base for research papers, academic materials, and study resources
- Shared team library for onboarding materials, coding standards, and best practices
- Digital book collection management for technical and educational content

## Dependencies for Kavita Hosting

- .NET Core runtime environment
- PostgreSQL database for metadata and user management
- File system storage for digital library assets

### Deployment Dependencies
- [Official Kavita Docker Image](https://hub.docker.com/r/linuxserver/kavita)

## Why Deploy Kavita on Railway?

Railway is a singular platform to deploy your infrastructure stack. Railway will host your infrastructure so you don't have to deal with configuration, while allowing you to vertically and horizontally scale it.

By deploying Kavita on Railway, you are one step closer to supporting a complete full-stack application with minimal burden. Host your servers, databases, AI agents, and more on Railway.

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