BookBounty
Retrieve missing Readarr books from Library Genesis.
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Commit activity more than 4% of tracked projects; popularity more than 15%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 291 |
|---|---|
| Latest release | v0.2.15 · 21 Aug 2026 |
| Repo updated | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Licence | MPL-2.0 |
| Built with | Docker |
Is BookBounty actively maintained?
Over the last 11 months the project absorbed 5 commits, of which 2 arrived in the most recent quarter — roughly 1 commit a month.
Activity is accelerating: the last quarter carried 100% more commits than the one before it.
The most recent tagged release, v0.2.15, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Note that BookBounty depends on a third-party service to work fully. It is self-hosted, but not self-contained: if that external service changes its terms or disappears, your instance is affected.
BookBounty ranks #21 of 32 tracked automation projects. Several better-maintained options exist in the same category — they are listed below.
What BookBounty actually does
BookBounty is an automation tool designed to retrieve missing literature by connecting Readarr with Library Genesis. It handles the background workflow of sourcing titles that cannot be found through your standard download clients.
Best fit: Self-hosters who rely on Readarr for their digital library and frequently encounter unavailable titles that require alternative sourcing channels.
Worth knowing: The project has a modest community footprint with slowing development activity, meaning you may need to rely on community patches or troubleshoot issues yourself.
Deployment notes
As a containerised application, you will typically need to configure persistent storage volumes for application data and ensure proper network routing if you access the interface externally.
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