Adding books without GUI?

Jjoony21 · 02-16-2012, 07:03 AM

Hi

I have just installed Calibre to my NAS, Synology 710+. which is intel based.
Since my NAS doesn't have display output, I had to use Xming to load up the GUI.
It works, I can add books, conver ebooks, and do the stuffs, but I don't want to run Xming every time I need an operation.
The ebooks I have already are in the NAS, so if I can do something like just importing the whole directory then the work will be easy.
The other problem of using Xming is that, if I'm not home, then I cannot add book at all.
I want to run the Calibre server and access to ebooks outside my home, add books if I get new one, and etc.
So, is there any way to add book not using GUI?
For example, I can designate a folder, and if I upload some ebooks from outside then the server will fetch it periodically.
I thought recipe might help, but looks like it is for RSS feed, not for my use.

Thanks!

mbovenka · 02-16-2012, 07:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jjoony21

So, is there any way to add book not using GUI?
For example, I can designate a folder, and if I upload some ebooks from outside then the server will fetch it periodically.

The main Calibre program does monitor a (configurable) directory and auto-imports ebooks found there since version 0.8.38. Whether the server does so I don't know.

You could look at the 'calibre-db' CLI program to add books manually or through cron, if your NAS supports that.

Jjoony21 · 02-16-2012, 08:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mbovenka

You could look at the 'calibre-db' CLI program to add books manually or through cron, if your NAS supports that.

This is exactly what I needed!!! Thank you very much!

Jjoony21 · 02-16-2012, 09:53 AM

One more question,

I used calibredb and it worked just as I wanted.
The problem is now from calibre-server.
I ran calibre-server with --daemonize option.
After I add books with calibredb, it shows the meta data of newly added book, but with no "Get" button.
If I restart the calibre-server, it does show "Get" button now.
While running calibre-server, if I add book from GUI, it is same.
But if I kill manually-ran server and run server from GUI, then it shows "Get" button immediately no matter how I added.
So looks like running calibre-server manually causes the problem.
Do you have any advice?

Thank you.

ilovejedd · 02-16-2012, 10:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jjoony21

After I add books with calibredb, it shows the meta data of newly added book, but with no "Get" button.
If I restart the calibre-server, it does show "Get" button now.
While running calibre-server, if I add book from GUI, it is same.
But if I kill manually-ran server and run server from GUI, then it shows "Get" button immediately no matter how I added.
So looks like running calibre-server manually causes the problem.
Do you have any advice?

What version of Calibre are you running? I think this bug cropped up in 0.8.36 but has been fixed since then.

Jjoony21 · 02-16-2012, 10:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ilovejedd

What version of Calibre are you running? I think this bug cropped up in 0.8.36 but has been fixed since then.

I'm running 0.8.39. I ran calibre-server --version and it prompts
calibre-server (calibre 0.8.39)

Any idea?

Thanks!

kovidgoyal · 02-16-2012, 10:33 AM

calibredb does not refresh calibre-server running as a standalone process, only if you run it in the GUI. IF you are running it standalone, kill and restart it yourself.

EDIT: Added code to have the standalone servers also updated by calibredb add, in next release.

Jjoony21 · 02-16-2012, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

calibredb does not refresh calibre-server running as a standalone process, only if you run it in the GUI. IF you are running it standalone, kill and restart it yourself.

EDIT: Added code to have the standalone servers also updated by calibredb add, in next release.

So for now, I have to restart the server manually, right?
I'll wait for the release of next version! Thanks!

02-16-2012, 07:03 AM	#1
Jjoony21 Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: IRiver Story HD	Adding books without GUI? Hi I have just installed Calibre to my NAS, Synology 710+. which is intel based. Since my NAS doesn't have display output, I had to use Xming to load up the GUI. It works, I can add books, conver ebooks, and do the stuffs, but I don't want to run Xming every time I need an operation. The ebooks I have already are in the NAS, so if I can do something like just importing the whole directory then the work will be easy. The other problem of using Xming is that, if I'm not home, then I cannot add book at all. I want to run the Calibre server and access to ebooks outside my home, add books if I get new one, and etc. So, is there any way to add book not using GUI? For example, I can designate a folder, and if I upload some ebooks from outside then the server will fetch it periodically. I thought recipe might help, but looks like it is for RSS feed, not for my use. Thanks!

02-16-2012, 10:33 AM	#7
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,569 Karma: 28548962 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	calibredb does not refresh calibre-server running as a standalone process, only if you run it in the GUI. IF you are running it standalone, kill and restart it yourself. EDIT: Added code to have the standalone servers also updated by calibredb add, in next release. Last edited by kovidgoyal; 02-16-2012 at 11:23 AM.

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02-16-2012, 09:53 AM	#4
Jjoony21 Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: IRiver Story HD	One more question, I used calibredb and it worked just as I wanted. The problem is now from calibre-server. I ran calibre-server with --daemonize option. After I add books with calibredb, it shows the meta data of newly added book, but with no "Get" button. If I restart the calibre-server, it does show "Get" button now. While running calibre-server, if I add book from GUI, it is same. But if I kill manually-ran server and run server from GUI, then it shows "Get" button immediately no matter how I added. So looks like running calibre-server manually causes the problem. Do you have any advice? Thank you.

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