Starting Calibre-Server with multiple Librarys

kpleines · 11-02-2019, 02:36 PM

Hi,

I've installed an Debian-Server which startes the Calibre-Server headless on Startup using an system service.
It works find. The only Question I have is:

How can I pase multiple calibre librarys from commandline?
I tried:

calibre-server "path to lib1" "path to lib2"

and as an bash array

calibre-server ("path to lib1" "path to lib2")

nothing work.

I would be glad, if someone can help me.

thx

jhowell · 11-02-2019, 02:43 PM

What do you expect it to do, combine the books from multiple libraries?

theducks · 11-02-2019, 02:56 PM

Has the CLI server changed from what it was years ago?
Back then, you had to start multiple servers.
Each ONE had a UNIQUE port and Library call out on the command line

(RTFM'd

) If you do not specify any paths, all the libraries that the main calibre program knows about will be used.
Of coarse, this might be a bit hard to setup on a headless system.
You need to do the equivelant of a Switch/Create: Use Existing to get the value into the configuration

kpleines · 11-02-2019, 03:48 PM

Thanks for the first replys. I guess, there are some missunderstandings.

First, if I start Calibre-GUI, create different librarys and then start the internal server, you can choose the used library after login to the web page (see attache).

I want to create this behaviour using the command line by using the calibre-server.
But the calibre-server cli didn't use the multiple librarys from command line.

And sorry, I didn't find this inside the manual.

jhowell · 11-02-2019, 04:10 PM

The calibre-server command is documented here. You can specify a single library to use. If you do not specify a library then it will allow selection between all the libraries known by the GUI interface.

theducks · 11-02-2019, 05:53 PM

In other words: Do NOT specify the Library, then it will use all (just like the GUI)

This does assume you are running on the same system, so the config file is present that has the paths to those already discovered.

kpleines · 11-08-2019, 01:59 AM

Works find. Thanks for th help.

11-02-2019, 02:36 PM	#1
kpleines Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2019 Device: Android	Starting Calibre-Server with multiple Librarys Hi, I've installed an Debian-Server which startes the Calibre-Server headless on Startup using an system service. It works find. The only Question I have is: How can I pase multiple calibre librarys from commandline? I tried: calibre-server "path to lib1" "path to lib2" and as an bash array calibre-server ("path to lib1" "path to lib2") nothing work. I would be glad, if someone can help me. thx

11-02-2019, 03:48 PM	#4
kpleines Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2019 Device: Android	Multiple Librarys in Calibre Server Thanks for the first replys. I guess, there are some missunderstandings. First, if I start Calibre-GUI, create different librarys and then start the internal server, you can choose the used library after login to the web page (see attache). I want to create this behaviour using the command line by using the calibre-server. But the calibre-server cli didn't use the multiple librarys from command line. And sorry, I didn't find this inside the manual. Attached Thumbnails

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11-02-2019, 02:43 PM	#2
jhowell Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,044 Karma: 91577715 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Charlottesville, VA Device: Kindles	What do you expect it to do, combine the books from multiple libraries?

11-02-2019, 02:56 PM	#3
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,914 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Has the CLI server changed from what it was years ago? Back then, you had to start multiple servers. Each ONE had a UNIQUE port and Library call out on the command line (RTFM'd ) If you do not specify any paths, all the libraries that the main calibre program knows about will be used. Of coarse, this might be a bit hard to setup on a headless system. You need to do the equivelant of a Switch/Create: Use Existing to get the value into the configuration

11-02-2019, 04:10 PM	#5
jhowell Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,044 Karma: 91577715 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Charlottesville, VA Device: Kindles	The calibre-server command is documented here. You can specify a single library to use. If you do not specify a library then it will allow selection between all the libraries known by the GUI interface.

11-02-2019, 05:53 PM	#6
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,914 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	In other words: Do NOT specify the Library, then it will use all (just like the GUI) This does assume you are running on the same system, so the config file is present that has the paths to those already discovered.

11-08-2019, 01:59 AM	#7
kpleines Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2019 Device: Android	Works find. Thanks for th help.

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