Komga

Media server for comics/mangas/BDs with API and OPDS support, a modern web interface for exploring your libraries, as well as a web reader.

Actively maintained

At a glance

GitHub stars
6.8k
Last activity
2026-11-02
Latest release
1.29.2
2026-10-28
Commits (12 mo)
528
License
MIT
Language / platform
Java, Docker

Maintenance health: Actively maintained — Commits in the last 3 months.

Run Komga yourself

  • RAM: ~2 GB server (1 vCPU)
  • Docker: yes — image gotson/komga on Docker Hub (46592.3k pulls)

Estimated monthly server cost

ProviderPlan size~ USD / month
Vultr2 GB$10Deploy →
DigitalOcean2 GB$12Deploy →
Akamai (Linode)2 GB$12Deploy →

Rough estimate from the app's stack and category, not a benchmark. Several light apps can share one server. Some hosting links may be affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no extra cost to you; it never affects which apps we list.

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