MobileRead Forums - View Single Post

bkwrmgrl · 07-02-2014, 07:38 PM

Hi, I love Calibre and have used it for years manually on my laptop. Recently, I used it to convert files to epub and then manually load the books I want to read at that time to Dropbox. Then I load from Dropbox into Marvin.

I wanted to set up Calibre library on my new NAS and have done so. It's updating directly to the NAS. I also wanted to be able to pull the books directly thru Marvin using COPS or OPDS.

I'll be honest, I've read a lot of google search and Mobileread forum posts on both COPS and OPDS for the last 4 weeks including the 62 pages here and frankly I'm still confused about how to set up COPS or OPDS. Nothing I've done have worked so far.

I think the reason is that I'm not a programmer or techie like many enthusiasts here. I've followed the "detailed" instructions but many things that you take for granted is not obvious to newbies. For example, a simple instruction to edit the config_local is not easy when you use MS Notepad. It doesn't show anything that y'all talk about.

After banging my head for days, I finally figured out that I need a PHP editor to actually see the file correctly. There are many other small details like that such as clicking on the install file for COPS does not automatically install like the install file for regular programs.

I'd like to do a pictorial & video instruction to show how to install COPS and OPDS for Calibre so that others would not have the same stress and frustration that I've had. I plan to make it very detailed for the total tech newbie. It probably will also reduce the repetition of the basic questions on this forum.

Would someone be willing to walk me thru the set up for COPS via phone or Skype?

07-02-2014, 07:38 PM	#928
bkwrmgrl Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2014 Device: iphone marvin	Hi, I love Calibre and have used it for years manually on my laptop. Recently, I used it to convert files to epub and then manually load the books I want to read at that time to Dropbox. Then I load from Dropbox into Marvin. I wanted to set up Calibre library on my new NAS and have done so. It's updating directly to the NAS. I also wanted to be able to pull the books directly thru Marvin using COPS or OPDS. I'll be honest, I've read a lot of google search and Mobileread forum posts on both COPS and OPDS for the last 4 weeks including the 62 pages here and frankly I'm still confused about how to set up COPS or OPDS. Nothing I've done have worked so far. I think the reason is that I'm not a programmer or techie like many enthusiasts here. I've followed the "detailed" instructions but many things that you take for granted is not obvious to newbies. For example, a simple instruction to edit the config_local is not easy when you use MS Notepad. It doesn't show anything that y'all talk about. After banging my head for days, I finally figured out that I need a PHP editor to actually see the file correctly. There are many other small details like that such as clicking on the install file for COPS does not automatically install like the install file for regular programs. I'd like to do a pictorial & video instruction to show how to install COPS and OPDS for Calibre so that others would not have the same stress and frustration that I've had. I plan to make it very detailed for the total tech newbie. It probably will also reduce the repetition of the basic questions on this forum. Would someone be willing to walk me thru the set up for COPS via phone or Skype?