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lidocayne · 02-18-2018, 02:58 PM

Hello! Longtime Calibre user here. I was hoping someone might be able to help with a solution that seems to be eluding me.

My current setup is Calibre running on a desktop machine in my attic, with my ebooks stored on a Synology NAS. My goal is to get rid of the desktop machine.

In my searching, it seems there is no way to get Calibre to run on the Synology NAS (this would be the ideal solution) - if this exists and I just missed it, please let me know!

Another option which I'm hoping someone here can help with is this: What if I could run Calibre as a headless auto-booting dedicated service on a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B, which would use the NAS storage for the library still? Is this an option?

One of the concerns I have is the frequent Calibre updates. It would be great if there could be a way to have the program check nightly at a designated time for updates, and if there is one present, auto download and install.

I have NO idea if this scenario is a pie-in-the-sky option, or there's the possibility it could work. Any direction or thoughts are MUCH appreciated!

Thank you again!

02-18-2018, 02:58 PM	#1
lidocayne Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2018 Device: iPad	Setup Question - Synology + Pi Hello! Longtime Calibre user here. I was hoping someone might be able to help with a solution that seems to be eluding me. My current setup is Calibre running on a desktop machine in my attic, with my ebooks stored on a Synology NAS. My goal is to get rid of the desktop machine. In my searching, it seems there is no way to get Calibre to run on the Synology NAS (this would be the ideal solution) - if this exists and I just missed it, please let me know! Another option which I'm hoping someone here can help with is this: What if I could run Calibre as a headless auto-booting dedicated service on a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B, which would use the NAS storage for the library still? Is this an option? One of the concerns I have is the frequent Calibre updates. It would be great if there could be a way to have the program check nightly at a designated time for updates, and if there is one present, auto download and install. I have NO idea if this scenario is a pie-in-the-sky option, or there's the possibility it could work. Any direction or thoughts are MUCH appreciated! Thank you again!