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Originally Posted by Ripplinger
No, I don't know of any vulnerabilities in Calibre at all, but it's just common safety to me.
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It's good to be safe, but you'd be even safer if you didn't run your computer at all. That will guarantee you'd not get any viruses or be hacked.
I want 24/7 access to my books and I'm not going to let a theoretical concern about a threat I've never heard of stop me from getting a practical benefit I use every day. I've never heard of anyone getting hacked via the Calibre server. I'd recommend people make backups, use a less common port, use a decent password, and if they're really hyper-worried about security, use an https secure reverse proxy.
You are probably at least as vulnerable just running a common router as you are running Calibre's content server. If you don't turn off your router the minute you stop using it for fear that someone will hack you, I see no reason to turn off your content server.