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bickleigh · 02-12-2014, 08:34 PM

Ok guys thanks for your help...

Unfortunately I am not making myself understood here.

I am aware of the caliber-server CLI on both the linux version and windows version.
My library is on the linux NAS server; I am running the calibre-server process on the linux box to service the library. The db is also on the Linux box. The db is is locked by the calibre server process as is expected.

To manage the library on the linux box I use the windows version of the Calibre gui and this is running on a laptop. I point the gui at the db and library on the linux box. However because the db is locked by the calibre-server on the linux box, any changes or additions are rejected because I don't have permission,the db is locked by the calibre-server process running on the linux box.

I don't want the calibre-server.exe running on my laptop so lets park that.

My question is this: Can the calibre-server process running on the linux box be started or stopped remotely via a calibre gui running on my windows laptop?

For example: I also run a program called serviio on the linux box which is a highly recommended DLNA server. The server manages film, pictures, music, anything non ebook related in fact. I manage the DLNA server and content on the linux box via a gui that runs on my laptop(windows). The gui connects to the DLNA Server running on the linux box using a built in REST interface and I can start, stop the server, make changes and do what ever I need to do, all done remotely via my windows laptop.

It would be nice to be able to manage the calibre library and db on the linux NAS remotely via the Calibre gui with out having to manually access the linux NAS via it's own web frontend gui, shutdown the calibre-server process, go back to my laptop make changes, go back to the nas gui, start the server again.
See what I am getting at. It would be nice to do it all from with in the calibre GUI running on my laptop. I could see an option that tells me the the status of the calibre-server, that it is running and as changes are made or books are added the Calibre gui would shutdown the content server running on the linux box, make its changes then fire up the content server again. This would trigger a message to any user that is accessing the library at the time.

Apologies for labouring the point here but this has been a source of frustration to me for a while.

Many thanks for your patience.

Bick

02-12-2014, 08:34 PM	#11
bickleigh Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: htc desire	Ok guys thanks for your help... Unfortunately I am not making myself understood here. I am aware of the caliber-server CLI on both the linux version and windows version. My library is on the linux NAS server; I am running the calibre-server process on the linux box to service the library. The db is also on the Linux box. The db is is locked by the calibre server process as is expected. To manage the library on the linux box I use the windows version of the Calibre gui and this is running on a laptop. I point the gui at the db and library on the linux box. However because the db is locked by the calibre-server on the linux box, any changes or additions are rejected because I don't have permission,the db is locked by the calibre-server process running on the linux box. I don't want the calibre-server.exe running on my laptop so lets park that. My question is this: Can the calibre-server process running on the linux box be started or stopped remotely via a calibre gui running on my windows laptop? For example: I also run a program called serviio on the linux box which is a highly recommended DLNA server. The server manages film, pictures, music, anything non ebook related in fact. I manage the DLNA server and content on the linux box via a gui that runs on my laptop(windows). The gui connects to the DLNA Server running on the linux box using a built in REST interface and I can start, stop the server, make changes and do what ever I need to do, all done remotely via my windows laptop. It would be nice to be able to manage the calibre library and db on the linux NAS remotely via the Calibre gui with out having to manually access the linux NAS via it's own web frontend gui, shutdown the calibre-server process, go back to my laptop make changes, go back to the nas gui, start the server again. See what I am getting at. It would be nice to do it all from with in the calibre GUI running on my laptop. I could see an option that tells me the the status of the calibre-server, that it is running and as changes are made or books are added the Calibre gui would shutdown the content server running on the linux box, make its changes then fire up the content server again. This would trigger a message to any user that is accessing the library at the time. Apologies for labouring the point here but this has been a source of frustration to me for a while. Many thanks for your patience. Bick Last edited by bickleigh; 02-12-2014 at 08:44 PM.