Komga is an open-source media server that allows you to organize and read comic books, manga, and other digital books from your local storage. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Komga on Clear Linux Latest.
Before proceeding with the installation, ensure that you have the following:
Komga requires some dependencies that we will need to install first. Open a terminal window and run the following command to update the package information:
sudo swupd update
Next, run the following command to install the required dependencies:
sudo swupd bundle-add java-runtime ffmpeg janus
java-runtime: Java is required to run Komgaffmpeg: Required for video thumbnail generation and web playbackjanus: Required for PDF renderingTo install Komga, we will first need to download the latest version of the software. Visit the Komga website (https://komga.org/downloads.html) and download the latest stable version in ZIP format.
Once you have downloaded the file, unzip it to a directory of your choice. In this example, we will download and unzip it to /opt/komga:
sudo mkdir /opt/komga
sudo chmod 777 /opt/komga
cd /opt/komga
sudo wget https://github.com/gotson/komga/releases/download/vX.X.X/komga-vX.X.X.zip
sudo unzip komga-vX.X.X.zip
Replace X.X.X with the actual version number.
Once the files are extracted, we will need to configure Komga to run as a service.
First, create a new system user account to run Komga:
sudo useradd -r -d /opt/komga -s /usr/sbin/nologin komga
sudo chown -R komga /opt/komga
Next, create a new systemd service file for Komga:
sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/komga.service
Copy and paste the following lines into the file:
[Unit]
Description=Komga media server
After=network.target
[Service]
User=komga
Group=komga
WorkingDirectory=/opt/komga
ExecStart=/usr/bin/java -jar komga.jar --server.address=0.0.0.0 --server.port=8080
Restart=on-failure
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Save and exit the file by pressing CTRL+X, Y, and Enter.
To start Komga, run the following command:
sudo systemctl start komga.service
To enable Komga to start automatically on system startup, run the following command:
sudo systemctl enable komga.service
You can now access Komga using your browser by visiting the IP address or hostname of your Clear Linux machine and adding :8080 to the end of the URL (e.g., http://localhost:8080).
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Komga on Clear Linux Latest. You can now organize and read your local comic book and manga collections for a great reading experience.
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