Kavita
Kavita is a fast, feature rich, cross platform reading server.
- 1Copy the script below
- 2In HexOS, open Apps, find Kavita and choose Custom Install
- 3Paste, then press Install — full guide with screenshots
1{
12 "version": 5,
23 "script": {
4 "version": "0.1.0",
5 "changeLog": "Auto-generated draft from TrueNAS kavita 1.3.10"
6 },
7 "requirements": {
38 "locations": ["ApplicationsPerformance", "Media"],
49 "specifications": ["2CORE"],
510 "permissions": ["READ_WRITE_LOCATIONS"],
611 "ports": [30069]
12 },
713 "ensure_directories_exists": [
14 {"path": "$LOCATION(ApplicationsPerformance)"},
15 {"path": "$LOCATION(ApplicationsPerformance)/kavita"},
16 {"path": "$LOCATION(Media)", "network_share": true},
17 {
18 "path": "$LOCATION(ApplicationsPerformance)/kavita/config",
19 "snapshot": {"id": "config"}
20 }
21 ],
22 "app_values": {
23 "storage": {
824 "config": "$HOST_PATH($LOCATION(ApplicationsPerformance)/kavita/config)",
925 "additional_storage": [
26 "$MOUNTED_HOST_PATH($LOCATION(Media), /media)"
27 ]
28 },
29 "network": {
1030 "web_port": {"bind_mode": "published", "port_number": 30069}
31 },
1132 "resources": {"limits": {"cpus": 2, "memory": "$MEMORY(10%, 4096)"}}
33 }
34}
What this script does
Hover or tap a box to see the lines it explains.
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Script format
Tells HexOS this is a version 5 install script, so it knows how to read the rest.
Line 2
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Script revision
This copy of the script is revision 0.1.0. Latest change: “Auto-generated draft from TrueNAS kavita 1.3.10”.
Lines 3–6
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Storage locations it needs
The app uses these HexOS storage locations: App storage (fast) and Media. If one isn't set up yet, HexOS will ask you to pick a place for it.
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Minimum hardware
Recommended minimum: 2 CPU cores.
Line 9
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Permission to use your folders
Allows the app to read and write files inside the storage locations listed above — and nowhere else.
Line 10
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Network ports
The app needs port 30069 to be free on your server. A port is like an apartment number for your server's address.
Line 11
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Folders created on install
Creates the folders the app needs before it starts: App storage (fast) › kavita and App storage (fast) › kavita › config. Folders marked “snapshot” are included in HexOS snapshots, so you can roll them back.
Lines 13–21
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Where the app's settings is saved
Where the app's settings is saved on your server: App storage (fast) › kavita › config.
Line 24
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Your shared folders
Gives the app access to your existing files: Media appears inside the app as /media.
Lines 25–27
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Web port: 30069
The app's web page is published on port 30069. You don't need to remember it — clicking the app's card in HexOS takes you there.
Line 30
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Resource limits
Caps how much of your server the app can use: 2 CPU cores and 10% of your server's memory, but never more than 4 GB. This keeps one busy app from slowing everything else down.
Line 32