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Originally Posted by gkbeer
Specifically, I have a Ubuntu box that operates a Calibre content server.
It also shares the folder containing the library out to the home network.
For the purpose of updating the library:
I want to run Calibre interactively from a laptop, with Calibre referencing the library folder, shared from the content server.
Do I need to stop the content server for the time that I am running Calibre interactively on the laptop?
No doubt both the content server and the laptop need to be running the same version of Calibre.
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Only one installation should operate on a given library at any one point in time.
The key to the problem is metadata.db. If that file is open from one computer, changes made with the 2nd computer won't be recognized. You'll be able to successfully add files into the Calibre file system, but the original machine won't know they're in the database.
So, not a recommended practice.
What I do is run a small, secondary installation on my laptop. I add the new content there and get all the metadata the way I like. Then, I save to disk onto my server.
Then, I use the Calibre installation on the server and add the files there. It's the safest way if you want to run a content server.