+ The Calibre library server is a great way to store your eBooks. + It allows you to: +
Installation
+ ++ Install the Calibre package. +
+ +apt update && apt install calibre
+mkdir /opt/calibre
+
+
+ Either upload your existing library using rsync
. For example to /opt/calibre/
.
+
+ On client: +
+ +cd ~/Documents
+rsync -avuP your_library root@example.org:/opt/calibre/
+
+ + Or create a library and add a book to it: +
+ +cd /opt/calibre
+calibredb add book.epub --with-library your_library
+
+
+
+ + Add a new user to protect your server: +
+ +calibre-server --manage-users
+
+ Creating a service
+ +
+ Create a new file /etc/systemd/system/calibre-server.service
and add the following:
+
[Unit]
+Description=Calibre library server
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+User=root
+Group=root
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/calibre-server --enable-auth --enable-local-write /opt/calibre/your_library --listen-on 127.0.0.1
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+
+
+
+
+ Issue systemctl daemon-reload
to apply the changes.
+
+ Enable and start the service. +
+ +systemctl enable calibre-server
+systemctl start calibre-server
+
+ A reverse proxy with Nginx
+ +
+ Create a new file /etc/nginx/sites-available/calibre
and enter the following:
+
server {
+ listen 80;
+ client_max_body_size 64M; # to upload large books
+ server_name calibre.example.org;
+
+ location / {
+ proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8080;
+ }
+}
+
+ + Issue a Let's Encrypt certificate. Detailed instructions and additional information. +
+ +certbot --nginx
+
+ + Now just go to calibre.example.org. The server will request an username and a password. +
+ + + + + ++ After login you will see something like this. +
+ + + + + ++ +
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