BooksRendezVous
BooksRendezVous is an open source self-hosted website that allows users to create and share their own book lists.(name not definitive)
- Year
- 2024
- Role
- Solo project — design and development
- Type
- Open source
Overview
A self-hosted alternative to the big reading-tracker platforms. Build book lists, track what you've read, and share a list with a link — on your own server, with your own data.
Self-hosting is the point: no account on someone else's service, no reading history sold on. Name is still not settled.
Stack
Frontend
Nuxt
App framework and routing
Vue 3
List building and book management UI
Backend
Go
Backend API and data storage
Highlights
- Self-hosted — your reading data stays on your own instance
- Shareable public book lists
- Open source
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