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chaley · 08-03-2015, 04:28 PM

First, thank you for coming here from the GP review system. We are constantly frustrated that people ask questions etc there. We are limited to exactly one 350-character response. There is no history. The ratings get in the way (TBH: often they annoy me to the point I simply will not respond). etc etc etc.

Unfortunately CC is unable to access arbitrary "cloud" storage. Every vendor does things differently, and some don't do much at all. For example, I have a Synology NAS with "cloud" support, but it doesn't support any interface that allows me to access it securely from CC.

On the other hand, if you are willing to sync your cloud storage to your device, perhaps to an SD card, then CC can access it using its "local storage" option. The intent of the local storage option is to allow people to put their library on an SD card and plug that into the device, but it will work fine with a library synced over a network. I don't know if the WD Cloud app can sync; I see indications both ways. It seems that the app AndFTP Pro can sync folders on the device, but I don't see any way to test it without spending money. And of course the downside of this solution is that the entire library must be synced to the device.

The current "local provider" can read a calibre book database downloaded from the "cloud" using whatever app is appropriate. Simply download the metadata.db file to a folder and aim CC at that folder. The problem is that the books and covers will not be available, so there isn't much you can do after you find a book. Things would work if after finding a book you went to the cloud and downloaded the calibre book folder, but that would require you to put that folder in exactly the right spot on your device.

I have been considering making a provider that uses a downloaded calibre file, but instead of expecting a real calibre library, when you download a book it asks you where it can find the cover and the book file. This would let you use the cloud app to get the book & cover and save them so CC can find them, but it is very manual. I am not sure that the use case justifies the significant development.

08-03-2015, 04:28 PM	#4
chaley Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,461 Karma: 8025600 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Notts, England Device: Kobo Libra 2	First, thank you for coming here from the GP review system. We are constantly frustrated that people ask questions etc there. We are limited to exactly one 350-character response. There is no history. The ratings get in the way (TBH: often they annoy me to the point I simply will not respond). etc etc etc. Unfortunately CC is unable to access arbitrary "cloud" storage. Every vendor does things differently, and some don't do much at all. For example, I have a Synology NAS with "cloud" support, but it doesn't support any interface that allows me to access it securely from CC. On the other hand, if you are willing to sync your cloud storage to your device, perhaps to an SD card, then CC can access it using its "local storage" option. The intent of the local storage option is to allow people to put their library on an SD card and plug that into the device, but it will work fine with a library synced over a network. I don't know if the WD Cloud app can sync; I see indications both ways. It seems that the app AndFTP Pro can sync folders on the device, but I don't see any way to test it without spending money. And of course the downside of this solution is that the entire library must be synced to the device. The current "local provider" can read a calibre book database downloaded from the "cloud" using whatever app is appropriate. Simply download the metadata.db file to a folder and aim CC at that folder. The problem is that the books and covers will not be available, so there isn't much you can do after you find a book. Things would work if after finding a book you went to the cloud and downloaded the calibre book folder, but that would require you to put that folder in exactly the right spot on your device. I have been considering making a provider that uses a downloaded calibre file, but instead of expecting a real calibre library, when you download a book it asks you where it can find the cover and the book file. This would let you use the cloud app to get the book & cover and save them so CC can find them, but it is very manual. I am not sure that the use case justifies the significant development.