Quick start

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This page adds monloader (downloads and lookups) and the monsender browser extension to a monbooru you already run. It assumes the Docker setup from Install; if you use the desktop downloads instead, install monloader the same way from its install page and continue from step 2.

1. Start monloader#

monbooru’s docker/docker-compose.yml already has a monloader service, on the same network. Start it:

docker compose up -d monloader

Then open http://localhost:8456.

2. Pair monloader with monbooru#

  1. In monloader, go to Settings. Under monbooru, the default api url http://monbooru:8455 is right for the shared compose network.
  2. Under pairing, click connect to monbooru.
  3. In monbooru, open Settings -> Plugins and approve the request.
  4. Back in monloader, pick the default gallery downloads go to, and save.

To try it, paste the URL of a booru post into monloader’s add bar. A moment later the image is in monbooru, with its tags.

3. Add the browser extension#

  1. Install monsender in Firefox or Chrome.
  2. In the extension’s options, set the monloader URL, the address your browser reaches it at: http://localhost:8456 on the same machine, or your server’s address, like http://192.168.1.20:8456.
  3. Click connect to monloader, then approve the request in monloader under Settings -> pairing.

Now open a post on a booru and press the extension’s toolbar button (or Ctrl+Shift+L). The page goes to monloader, downloads, and shows up in monbooru.

Where next#