calibre-server on port 80 problem

jquest · 11-05-2009, 12:48 PM

Hi,

I'm running under ubuntu 9.04 amd64. Calibre version 6.20. Installed using binary installer as an upgrade from 6.16.

I want to run the calibre-server under port 80, so my kindle will connect to it ok. I've changed the apache on this system to use port 81, so no conflict there I hope.

The GUI won't let me change the port to anything below 1025, so I tried to run from the command line:

calibre-server -p 80

as a test. When I run as a non sudo user I get the following:

xxx@amd:~$ calibre-server -p 80
Exception in thread HTTPServer Thread-3:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/threading.py", line 525, in __bootstrap_inner
self.run()
File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/threading.py", line 477, in run
self.__target(*self.__args, **self.__kwargs)
File "/home/kovid/build/calibre/src/cherrypy/process/servers.py", line 73, in _start_http_thread
File "/home/kovid/build/calibre/src/cherrypy/wsgiserver/__init__.py", line 1596, in start
error: [Errno 13] Permission denied

If I do a sudo -i and run as root I get:

root@amd:/home/nboddie# calibre-server -p 80
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/tmp/init.py", line 48, in <module>
File "/home/kovid/build/calibre/src/calibre/library/server.py", line 867, in main
File "/home/kovid/build/calibre/src/calibre/library/database2.py", line 407, in __init__
File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/genericpath.py", line 18, in exists
st = os.stat(path)
TypeError: coercing to Unicode: need string or buffer, NoneType found

Is this doable?

Cheers,

Ned

kovidgoyal · 11-05-2009, 01:11 PM

Don't run user land apps as root. It's generally a bad idea. Just forward port 80 to 8080 using your router or iptables

jquest · 11-06-2009, 06:04 AM

Awesome idea! (I would never have thought of doing this)

It was a piece of cake when I got home last night, issued the following commands:

iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp -i eth1 -d XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX --dport 80 -j DNAT --to XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:8080
iptables -A FORWARD -p tcp -i eth1 -d XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX --dport 8080 -j ACCEPT
iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o eth1 -j MASQUERADE

Kindle connected right up.

Thanks so much,

Ned

11-05-2009, 12:48 PM	#1
jquest Member Posts: 24 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: kindle	calibre-server on port 80 problem Hi, I'm running under ubuntu 9.04 amd64. Calibre version 6.20. Installed using binary installer as an upgrade from 6.16. I want to run the calibre-server under port 80, so my kindle will connect to it ok. I've changed the apache on this system to use port 81, so no conflict there I hope. The GUI won't let me change the port to anything below 1025, so I tried to run from the command line: calibre-server -p 80 as a test. When I run as a non sudo user I get the following: xxx@amd:~$ calibre-server -p 80 Exception in thread HTTPServer Thread-3: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/threading.py", line 525, in __bootstrap_inner self.run() File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/threading.py", line 477, in run self.__target(self.__args, *self.__kwargs) File "/home/kovid/build/calibre/src/cherrypy/process/servers.py", line 73, in _start_http_thread File "/home/kovid/build/calibre/src/cherrypy/wsgiserver/__init__.py", line 1596, in start error: [Errno 13] Permission denied If I do a sudo -i and run as root I get: root@amd:/home/nboddie# calibre-server -p 80 Traceback (most recent call last): File "/tmp/init.py", line 48, in <module> File "/home/kovid/build/calibre/src/calibre/library/server.py", line 867, in main File "/home/kovid/build/calibre/src/calibre/library/database2.py", line 407, in __init__ File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/genericpath.py", line 18, in exists st = os.stat(path) TypeError: coercing to Unicode: need string or buffer, NoneType found Is this doable? Cheers, Ned

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11-05-2009, 01:11 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,856 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Don't run user land apps as root. It's generally a bad idea. Just forward port 80 to 8080 using your router or iptables

11-06-2009, 06:04 AM	#3
jquest Member Posts: 24 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2008 Device: kindle	Awesome idea! (I would never have thought of doing this) It was a piece of cake when I got home last night, issued the following commands: iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp -i eth1 -d XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX --dport 80 -j DNAT --to XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:8080 iptables -A FORWARD -p tcp -i eth1 -d XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX --dport 8080 -j ACCEPT iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o eth1 -j MASQUERADE Kindle connected right up. Thanks so much, Ned

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