Booktype is web-based software which means you do not install it on the author's computer; instead, authors access the Booktype server through a web browser. For writing and editing books, authors can use any computer or mobile device with a browser such as Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome.
The Booktype server can be installed on various GNU/Linux distributions and Mac OS X. Packages for Debian and Ubuntu GNU/Linux are in preparation.
Before you can install your own Booktype server, you will need a database to be available. PostgreSQL is the recommended database management system for production servers.
Installation from the git repository is recommended for development and testing.
Files for Booktype installation with Docker can be found in the Booktype-docker project.
Booktype can use a variety of renderers to convert HTML book sources into PDF. mPDF must be installed separately from Booktype in a directory such as /var/www/mpdf/ and the Booktype server configured for the installation path.
The mPDF library requires the PHP GD library to be installed.