Calibre library workflow ideas, two-way sync possible?

kak_mn · 01-15-2021, 10:55 AM

Here's what I want to be able to do. If I delete a book from Calibre, I want it to also get removed from my Android tablet and vice versa, delete from MoonReader, also gets removed from Calibre.

I've tried Dropbox in Moon and in CC but it seemed to be one way only. I want some ideas how to make this easy for my wife. Instead of running a server, connecting, etc. would be nice if the two-way sync just worked whenever books were added/removed from Calibre or removed from tablet after reading.

I tried the Drobbox client itself but that doesn't give a local folder on the tablet to use for local library. Saw another post about Foldersync app but looks like one way only.

Thanks

DNSB · 01-15-2021, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kak_mn

Here's what I want to be able to do. If I delete a book from Calibre, I want it to also get removed from my Android tablet and vice versa, delete from MoonReader, also gets removed from Calibre.

I've tried Dropbox in Moon and in CC but it seemed to be one way only. I want some ideas how to make this easy for my wife. Instead of running a server, connecting, etc. would be nice if the two-way sync just worked whenever books were added/removed from Calibre or removed from tablet after reading.

I tried the Drobbox client itself but that doesn't give a local folder on the tablet to use for local library. Saw another post about Foldersync app but looks like one way only.

Thanks

Deleting books from a calibre library should only be done by calibre. Otherwise, the calibre database is going to have records for books that no longer exist. An inconsistent database is a very very bad idea.

kak_mn · 01-15-2021, 01:51 PM

OK, I think then the way I should probably do this is have her use CC or Moon (whichever GUI she likes better) to connect to Calibre as content server. Would that be a good assumption?

kovidgoyal · 01-15-2021, 08:57 PM

If you are making the content server available over the public internet then she can just access it via the browser on her device (you can save it as an app on the home screen). From there she can do anything she likes including, read, convert, delete, edit metadata all from the browser. Or use one of the apps, but I dont know if they implement as much functionality as the server interface. I doubt it.

01-15-2021, 10:55 AM	#1
kak_mn Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2017 Device: Android	Calibre library workflow ideas, two-way sync possible? Here's what I want to be able to do. If I delete a book from Calibre, I want it to also get removed from my Android tablet and vice versa, delete from MoonReader, also gets removed from Calibre. I've tried Dropbox in Moon and in CC but it seemed to be one way only. I want some ideas how to make this easy for my wife. Instead of running a server, connecting, etc. would be nice if the two-way sync just worked whenever books were added/removed from Calibre or removed from tablet after reading. I tried the Drobbox client itself but that doesn't give a local folder on the tablet to use for local library. Saw another post about Foldersync app but looks like one way only. Thanks

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01-15-2021, 01:51 PM	#3
kak_mn Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2017 Device: Android	OK, I think then the way I should probably do this is have her use CC or Moon (whichever GUI she likes better) to connect to Calibre as content server. Would that be a good assumption?

01-15-2021, 08:57 PM	#4
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,345 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	If you are making the content server available over the public internet then she can just access it via the browser on her device (you can save it as an app on the home screen). From there she can do anything she likes including, read, convert, delete, edit metadata all from the browser. Or use one of the apps, but I dont know if they implement as much functionality as the server interface. I doubt it.

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