Deploy Lute v3 on your own server.
Lute (Learning Using Texts) is a free, open-source web application for learning foreign languages through reading. Import or paste texts in any language, click unknown words to look them up, save definitions and translations, and watch your comprehension grow as the app tracks each term's learning status. It ships with built-in support…
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Screenshots
A closer look at Lute v3.
Setup time
A few minutes
Deployment
Your own server
Services
1 connected service
Why Lute v3
Everything you need, running where you choose.
Get the full Lute v3 experience with Easypanel handling the repetitive infrastructure work around it.
Interactive Reading Pane
Words are colour-coded by learning status (1–5 or well-known). Click a word to open an inline definition form and lookup pane with dictionary results; multi-word terms can be selected by shift-click.
Term Tracking
Every word you look up is saved with a status, translation, tags, and parent form. Terms automatically advance through statuses as you mark them known during reading sessions.
Books and Text Import
Organise reading material as Books. Import plain text files, paste text directly, or use URLs — Lute splits long texts into pages automatically.
Built-in Dictionary Lookup
The reading pane embeds dictionary lookups (FreeDictionary, DeepL, and others you configure) in a side panel so you never need to leave the page.
Audio Support
Attach audio files to books and listen while you read. Lute supports sentence-level audio alignment for immersive listening-reading practice.
Learn Languages Through Real Reading
Read authentic texts in your target language. Click any word to look it up, save a translation and status, and Lute colours each word by how well you know it — giving you instant comprehension feedback as you read.
How it works
From template to live app in three steps.
Easypanel turns the template into real services, storage, and domains on the server you already control.
Already have Easypanel? Open your dashboard at the URL or IP of your own installation.
Installation guide1
Open your dashboard
Visit the URL or IP of your Easypanel installation and choose the target project.
2
Choose Lute v3
Open Templates, select Lute v3, then review its service names and configuration.
3
Deploy and open your app
Easypanel starts every service and provisions an HTTPS domain for you.
Installation options
The template asks for these values before creating your services.
| Option | Default | Required |
|---|---|---|
App Service Name | lute-v3 | Required |
App Service Image | jzohrab/lute3:3.10.1 | Required |
Before you deploy
Open the app at your domain after deployment. On first launch, Lute presents a built-in tutorial. Go to Settings to add your languages, then create a Book and paste or import a text to start reading. Two image variants are available — choose "lean" if you are not studying Japanese or Mandarin (saves ~550 MB). The full image includes MeCab and Mandarin parsers. Data is persisted in two volumes; /lute_data (database and user images) and /lute_backup (auto-backups). Both must be mounted or the container will refuse to start.
Resources
Project documentation and source code.
Latest template update
Jun 25, 2026
First Release
Questions
Deploy with confidence.
The template handles the application setup while Easypanel keeps the infrastructure understandable and under your control.
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Ready to deploy Lute v3?
Open your own Easypanel dashboard, choose Lute v3 from Templates, and review the deployment options.