Cubari guide
Guide on how to proxy comic through Cubari.
This guide explains how to publish your comic using Cubari. Cubari does not host any files directly; instead, it reads a JSON file containing image links and other metadata. To host the images, we’ll use Image Chest, and to generate the JSON file, we’ll use the Kaguya script.
Cubari ≠ Cubari Proxy
Cubari and Cubari Proxy serve different purposes. Cubari Proxy is a scraper, while Cubari acts as a proxy that displays images from your own hosted sources.
Files and metadata
Your comic folder should follow this naming scheme:
- Folder names should be formatted like
V# Ch# Title. The volume number (V#) and chapter title are optional, but the chapter number (Ch#) is required. - Make sure the images inside each folder are sorted alphabetically.
bash
Comic_Folder/
├── info.txt # Comic metadata
├── V01 Ch001 First Chapter/
│ ├── page001.jpg
│ ├── page002.jpg
│ └── ...
└── V01 Ch002 Second Chapter/
├── page001.jpg
└── ...Kaguya
Kaguya is a Python-based script, so you need to install Python first.
- Download and install the latest Python release from here.
- During installation, make sure to check the option "Add Python X.XX to PATH".
Note: For this guide, I used PowerShell 7.5.1.
Cubari
- You need a GitHub account. An older account is less likely to be flagged by GitHub.
- Go to GitHub Gist and upload your JSON file. You can choose to make it a public or secret gist.
- After uploading, click the RAW button and copy the URL.
- Go to Cubari and paste the RAW URL there. It will load all your chapters along with their metadata.
The Cubari link generated on that page will be your comic’s final shareable link.