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nodje · 05-25-2019, 08:30 AM

I want to ask if using only Calibre Server is a viable solution.
In other words, are the possibilities offered by Calibre server web interface iso with what desktop offers?

I've got my main Calibre library on my previous laptop. It's grown big I don't want to move it on each new computer I get, so I thought it was time to put it on a lan facing screen-less server, so that I can actually get to it from any machine.

So far so good, works well. I just can't find how to Merge Book Records on the server. Which is an important one for my usage.

And so it makes me wonder if I can really get rid of desktop or if I'd be better off keeping a dedicated computer to manage the Library with it, and simply sync it with the server (which would mostly serve content but could occasionally be used to add books, if sync works both ways)

How do you guys do this?

05-25-2019, 08:30 AM	#1
nodje Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Kindle	Going for Calibre Server, getting rid of Calibre desktop? I want to ask if using only Calibre Server is a viable solution. In other words, are the possibilities offered by Calibre server web interface iso with what desktop offers? I've got my main Calibre library on my previous laptop. It's grown big I don't want to move it on each new computer I get, so I thought it was time to put it on a lan facing screen-less server, so that I can actually get to it from any machine. So far so good, works well. I just can't find how to Merge Book Records on the server. Which is an important one for my usage. And so it makes me wonder if I can really get rid of desktop or if I'd be better off keeping a dedicated computer to manage the Library with it, and simply sync it with the server (which would mostly serve content but could occasionally be used to add books, if sync works both ways) How do you guys do this?