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Venia Legendi · 11-13-2025, 05:19 PM

Hello, I run a content server in docker with

Code:

/usr/bin/calibre-server --port 8081 \
--enable-local-write --enable-auth --userdb /ebook/server-users.sqlite \
--ssl-certfile /config/ssl/cert.pem --ssl-keyfile /config/ssl/cert.key \
--url-prefix /ebook /ebook/eBooks

works great, thanks.

But when I try to connect from docker shell with:

Code:

calibredb --with-library https://localhost:8081/#eBooks \
--username Huh --password Buh list --limit 10

I get an somewhat explainable "urlopen error [SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] certificate verify failed: unable to get local issuer certificate", it's self signed.

I have no idea how to provide calibredb with the certificate it seems to miss, any one has?

Thanks.

11-13-2025, 05:19 PM	#1
Venia Legendi Member Posts: 17 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2013 Device: lots of, frequently changing	Connecting calibredb to running content server using SSL (self signed) Hello, I run a content server in docker with Code: /usr/bin/calibre-server --port 8081 \ --enable-local-write --enable-auth --userdb /ebook/server-users.sqlite \ --ssl-certfile /config/ssl/cert.pem --ssl-keyfile /config/ssl/cert.key \ --url-prefix /ebook /ebook/eBooks works great, thanks. But when I try to connect from docker shell with: Code: calibredb --with-library https://localhost:8081/#eBooks \ --username Huh --password Buh list --limit 10 I get an somewhat explainable "urlopen error [SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] certificate verify failed: unable to get local issuer certificate", it's self signed. I have no idea how to provide calibredb with the certificate it seems to miss, any one has? Thanks.