Sync your reading progress with Komga or Kavita
LiveComics syncs reading progress both ways with your own Komga or Kavita server. Open a book you imported from that server and it picks up the server's page when the server's read is the newer one. As you read, it sends your page back about 15 seconds after a page turn, and again when you leave the book. There is nothing to switch on: it runs when this device remembers the server's key.
How does Komga and Kavita progress sync work?
One book at a time, in both directions. When you open a book that came from your server, LiveComics asks the server which page you are on, and opens there if the server's read is newer than this device's. While you read, it sends your page to the server about 15 seconds after a page turn, and once more when you leave the book. So a page you reached in Komga's web reader, Mihon, Panels or Kavita's reader is where LiveComics opens, and the other way round.
How do I turn progress sync on?
There is no switch. It runs by itself when three things are true: the book was imported from your Komga or Kavita server, this device remembers that server's key, and the server can be reached at a public https address.
- In LiveComics, open your library, tap From a link next to Add, then choose Your library server.
- Choose Komga and enter your server's https address with a Komga API key, or choose Kavita and paste its OPDS URL, which already holds your key.
- Leave Remember this server on this device ticked and press Connect.
- Browse your libraries or search, tick the issues you want and press Add. When they have downloaded, choose how to import them and press Add.
Why does sync need a key and not a password?
Because a password is never stored. It is used while you browse and import, then dropped, so there is nothing left to sync with the next time you open a book. A Komga API key or a Kavita OPDS key can be remembered on your own device, and sync uses it from there. A server connected with only a password does not sync.
Does it work with a server on my home network?
Not yet. The server has to be reachable over public https, the same as for importing. A server that only answers on your home network is not supported yet. The remote access guide shows a free way to give a home server a public https address.
What happens to a book I already finished?
It stays finished. LiveComics never un-finishes a book your server already has as read, so opening it again here does not move it back to unread or in progress on the server.
Which books sync?
Books you imported from your Komga or Kavita server through Your library server. A comic you added as a file from your phone or computer has no link to a server, so there is nothing to sync it with. Progress sync is for Komga and Kavita servers.
Straight answers
Does Komga progress sync work both ways?
Yes. When you open a book, LiveComics picks up Komga's page if Komga's read is the newer one, and it sends your page back to Komga about 15 seconds after a page turn and when you leave the book.
How do I sync progress with Kavita?
Connect Kavita with its OPDS URL and leave Remember this server on this device ticked. The URL holds your OPDS key, which is what sync uses. Books you import from Kavita then keep their page in step with it, both ways.
Why is my progress not syncing?
Check three things. The book has to be one you imported from your Komga or Kavita server. This device has to remember the server's key, so a server connected with only a password does not sync. And the server has to be reachable over public https.
Does it work with Mihon or Panels?
It works with your server, whichever reader you use beside it. The page your Komga or Kavita server has for a book is the page LiveComics opens on, and the page you reach here is sent back to the server.
Will it mark a finished book as unread?
No. LiveComics never un-finishes a book your server already has as read.
Is my Komga or Kavita password stored?
No. Passwords are never stored, which is why sync needs a Komga API key or a Kavita OPDS key remembered on your device.
Is it free?
Yes, to connect, browse and read. A free account imports 30 comics a month with 1 GB of storage, and voices come with a monthly plan or a top-up.
LiveComics is not affiliated with Komga, Kavita, Mihon or Panels. They are named only to describe the servers and readers you may already use.
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