Install
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monloader needs a monbooru to send downloads to, and nothing else. It comes the same three ways as monbooru.
Docker#
monbooru’s docker/docker-compose.yml already has a monloader
service on the same network, so there’s nothing to wire up:
docker compose up -d monloader
Open http://localhost:8456. The compose file only publishes the port
on the machine itself; change its ports: line to reach monloader
from elsewhere on your network.
| Mount | What goes there |
|---|---|
/config |
monloader.toml, gallery-dl’s config, cookies, and your site profiles |
/ptr |
optional: the Hydrus PTR copy, only if you turn it on (tens of GB, see Hydrus PTR) |
Portable#
Download a portable build from the
releases page,
unpack it and run it. Everything it writes goes in a data folder next
to the program. The lite build expects gallery-dl to be installed
already; the bundled one brings its own.
Installed#
On Windows there’s an installer; on Linux, an AppImage and a Flatpak. They keep their files here:
| Linux | Windows | |
|---|---|---|
| Settings and site profiles | ~/.config/monloader |
%AppData%\monloader |
| Queue, cookies and gallery-dl’s files | ~/.local/share/monloader |
%LocalAppData%\monloader |
| Log file | logs in that same folder |
same |
| PTR copy | ptr in that same folder |
same |
A Flatpak keeps all of it under
~/.var/app/io.github.monbooru.Monloader/ instead.
Next#
Pair it with monbooru, pick the gallery downloads go to, then paste a URL into the add bar on the home page. The downloading guide explains what happens next.