After six months of running Kavita on a Raspberry Pi 5, the answer is a confident yes. In this long-term, real-world review, I break down how Kavita performs as a self-hosted comic, manga, and ebook server, covering day-to-day usability, performance, maintenance, and where the Pi starts to show its limits. If you’re looking for a clean, private, cloud-free way to enjoy your digital reading collection, this setup might be exactly what you’re after.