Thread: Is it possible for Calibre on one PC to read from the library on another?
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Old 03-03-2014, 07:30 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by Kuram View Post
Here's the situation: At home I have an htpc/server box that I use for all my media, that I share with my family (who do not all live in the same place). I want to have a Calibre library on this box, and through the Content Server be able to link "client" Calibres (ie mine and my families PCs) to it.

Essentially what I'm trying to accomplish is to circumvent the web UI, and have client Calibres actually hook into the "host" calibre library, and have the whole thing populate inside the client libraries inside their copy of Calibre.

Is this even possible? I've been searching all day and I haven't been able to find anything relating to this.

Thanks!
No! The content server is the only safe way.

Content server does not really have Calibre Clients.
It has WEB browser clients (read only) as you noted. Almost any browser on any device(even phones) can be used.

Once they 'save' the book to the local disk, they could add it to their Local Calibre.
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