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Clem2605 · 09-26-2023, 01:40 PM

Hello,

So, here it is:

My current set up:

So, right now I have Calibre on my laptop, with its libraries backed up on my OneDrive.

Until now, I had two kobos, one for my books and one for my fanfictions, and I connected them to their own Calibre library as needed when I wanted to add new books/update the metadata of either one.
While this works really well with my 'book' library, my 'fanfiction' library changes a lot nearly every day, and connecting my kobo each time is a pain, so I mostly read on my computer which my eyes really don't like.

I recently purchased an e-ink android tablet whose main purpose is for my studies, but I would like to make it my solution in handling my fanfictions as well.

So, I would like to be able to access my Calibre library (on OneDrive, ideally) at all times (while on wifi of course) on my tablet without the trouble of downloading/re-downloading every time my metadata changes.

I have two problems:

1) The tablet doesn't read metadata other than the cover, size (?), and title, much less allow me to search/browse by them.
This really isn't practical, so I would like a site/app that allows me to browse my library online and only download the one I want to read right now on my tablet.
Consulting my book on OneDrive have the same problem: I can't easily access the metadata, and I don't see a way of arranging the library to make it easily browsable.

So, the obvious solution is to use the Calibre Content Server.

2) But since I only have a laptop, the server won't work if it's sleeping or turned off, this means I can only use it if I'm right in front of my computer. This is not ideal. I also don't have access to any computer/server that would always be turned on, on which I could run Calibre.

So my question is: is there any way to set up the Calibre Content Server in such a way that I could access it anytime via the net?
Maybe on an external server, but how?
I don't know anything about web hosting. Any resource I find on the net is made for regular websites and I have no idea about how to adapt it to Calibre or the Content server.

I already did some research on other resources and I'm pretty sure that Calibre Sync is my only option, but since it's not free I wanted to make sure there wasn't any other way to do what I want before buying it. If you have any other suggestions, I would welcome them.

This has been so frustrating because I basically only need a way to display my OneDrive books nicely and download them as needed to read on my device. But every app/site I come across is either a reading app that doesn't display the metadata that well (and needs the book to be downloaded to do it anyway) or a cloud app that doesn't display metadata that well and makes me pay for the service I'm already paying for with OneDrive

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09-26-2023, 01:40 PM	#1
Clem2605 Connoisseur Posts: 52 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2020 Device: Kobo H2O, Kobo Libra H2O, Boox Tab Ultra C	How to run the content server when my laptop is turned off? Hello, So, here it is: My current set up: So, right now I have Calibre on my laptop, with its libraries backed up on my OneDrive. Until now, I had two kobos, one for my books and one for my fanfictions, and I connected them to their own Calibre library as needed when I wanted to add new books/update the metadata of either one. While this works really well with my 'book' library, my 'fanfiction' library changes a lot nearly every day, and connecting my kobo each time is a pain, so I mostly read on my computer which my eyes really don't like. I recently purchased an e-ink android tablet whose main purpose is for my studies, but I would like to make it my solution in handling my fanfictions as well. So, I would like to be able to access my Calibre library (on OneDrive, ideally) at all times (while on wifi of course) on my tablet without the trouble of downloading/re-downloading every time my metadata changes. I have two problems: 1) The tablet doesn't read metadata other than the cover, size (?), and title, much less allow me to search/browse by them. This really isn't practical, so I would like a site/app that allows me to browse my library online and only download the one I want to read right now on my tablet. Consulting my book on OneDrive have the same problem: I can't easily access the metadata, and I don't see a way of arranging the library to make it easily browsable. So, the obvious solution is to use the Calibre Content Server. 2) But since I only have a laptop, the server won't work if it's sleeping or turned off, this means I can only use it if I'm right in front of my computer. This is not ideal. I also don't have access to any computer/server that would always be turned on, on which I could run Calibre. So my question is: is there any way to set up the Calibre Content Server in such a way that I could access it anytime via the net? Maybe on an external server, but how? I don't know anything about web hosting. Any resource I find on the net is made for regular websites and I have no idea about how to adapt it to Calibre or the Content server. I already did some research on other resources and I'm pretty sure that Calibre Sync is my only option, but since it's not free I wanted to make sure there wasn't any other way to do what I want before buying it. If you have any other suggestions, I would welcome them. This has been so frustrating because I basically only need a way to display my OneDrive books nicely and download them as needed to read on my device. But every app/site I come across is either a reading app that doesn't display the metadata that well (and needs the book to be downloaded to do it anyway) or a cloud app that doesn't display metadata that well and makes me pay for the service I'm already paying for with OneDrive .