Adding titles to Server running as Service on Ubuntu

[ckronengold]

I guess I'm unclear what is wrong with this script or why its kicking out a "/home/calibre/CalibreAdd/*" not found message.

if [ "$(ls -A /home/calibre/CalibreAdd)" ]; then
calibredb add -r "/home/calibre/CalibreAdd" --library-path="/home/calibre/$
rm "/home/calibre/CalibreAdd/*"
fi

Similarly:
"
*/10 * * * * calibredb add -r --with-library "/home/calibre/Calibre-Library" --username user --password pwd "/home/calibre/CalibreAdd/*"




I suspect trying to get either the crontab or script to work at the same time isn't helping. But the script seems to run and then gives the message that it wont add titles that are already in the library. But I can't find them in the GUI. I see the folder and the book in the /home/calibre/Library/Author folder.

[ckronengold]

For example, my crontab:
*/10 * * * * calibredb add -r --with-library "/home/calibre/Calibre-Library" --username user --password pwd "/home/calibre/CalibreAdd/*"

looks like its working, but the titles aren't being added on the front end. I can't find them in the webpage GUI (localhost:8080) but I see the folder and the book in the /home/calibre/Library/Author folder.


The following books were not added as they already exist in the database (see --duplicates option):
Title : Horse Soldiers
Author(s) : Doug Stanton
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Languages : eng
Published : 2009-01-15T05:00:00+00:00
Rights : Copyright © 2009 by Reed City Productions, LLC
Comments : From the New York Times-bestselling author of In Harm's Way comes a true-life story of American soldiers overcoming great$

Title : Half of a Yellow Sun
Author(s) : Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Publisher : Anchor
Book Producer : calibre (0.8.27) [http://calibre-ebook.com]
Tags : Political, General, Fiction, Nigeria, Literary, Historical
Languages : eng
Published : 2006-01-02T08:00:00+00:00
Identifiers : isbn:9781400095209, mobi-asin:a3e07eac-65ba-440b-8ab1-696eaf7d9e45

Title : Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
Author(s) : Neil DeGrasse Tyson
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Languages : eng
Published : 2017-01-15T05:00:00+00:00
Rights : Copyright © 2017 by Neil deGrasse Tyson
Comments : <p>The essential universe, from our most celebrated and beloved astrophysicist.</p><p>What is the nature of space and tim$
/home/calibre/CalibreAdd/_New York Times Best Sellers 2018-01-21 (non fiction)/Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson.ep$
Title : Let Trump Be Trump
Author(s) : Corey R. Lewandowski [LEWANDOWSKI, COREY R. / BOSSIE, DAVID N.]
Publisher : Center Street
Tags : Political Science / General
Languages : eng
Published : 2017-12-05T00:00:00+00:00
Comments : <p><b>LET TRUMP BE TRUMP: THE INSIDE STORY OF HIS PRESIDENCY is the ultimate behind-the-scenes account of how he became P$
/home/calibre/CalibreAdd/_New York Times Best Sellers 2018-01-21 (non fiction)/Let Trump Be Trump by Corey R. Lewandowski, Dave N. Bossie.e$
Added book ids: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29

[kovidgoyal]

Dont follow the tutorial at digital ocean, it is out of date. Since calibre 3.0 multiple calibre programs cannot access the same library at the same time.

Once again, use calibredb --with-library with the server URL and in the server either setup a username or password or use the --enable-local-write option.

[ckronengold]

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Dont follow the tutorial at digital ocean, it is out of date. Since calibre 3.0 multiple calibre programs cannot access the same library at the same time.

Once again, use calibredb --with-library with the server URL and in the server either setup a username or password or use the --enable-local-write option.

Got it. I streamlined my install to be as "traditional" as possible, rather than trying to piece together the bits from outdated sources. My bad on that front for sure.

So I'm almost there. I've got the CalibreServer.service starting Calibre on reboot and the "CalibreAdd" folder being monitored.

But now its not adding the books.

My Cron is kicking out "Another calibre program such as calibre-server or the main calibre program is running. Having multiple programs that can make changes to a calibre library running at the same time is a bad idea. calibredb can connect directly to a running calibre content server, to make changes through it, instead. See the documentation of the --with-library option for details."

This is after a fresh restart, so I'm not sure which other instance could be running. I haven't opened Calibre. When I stop the server in the CLI (systemctl stop calibreserver.service) and then launch the actual program, it loads up. If I don't stop it first, the program gives me the error warning about another service running that accesses the database.

So I'm confused about where the other instance is coming from.

Crontab -e:
*/2 * * * * calibredb add -r /mnt/mediastore/CalibreAdd/* --username user --password password --library-path ~/mnt/mediastore/CalibreLibrary/

Getting the same error with */1 * * * * calibredb add --with-library "192.168.1.25:8080/#CalibreLibrary" as well.

CalibreServer.service:
[Unit]
Description=calibre content server
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
User=user
Group=group
ExecStart=/opt/calibre/calibre-server "/mnt/mediastore/CalibreLibrary"

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

calibreserver.service - calibre content server
Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/calibreserver.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Sat 2018-01-27 00:35:31 EST; 3min 56s ago
Main PID: 1130 (calibre-server)
Tasks: 14 (limit: 4915)
CGroup: /system.slice/calibreserver.service
└─1130 /opt/calibre/bin/calibre-server /mnt/mediastore/CalibreLibrary

Jan 27 00:35:31 corbuntu systemd[1]: Started calibre content server.
Jan 27 00:35:33 corbuntu calibre-server[1130]: calibre server listening on 0.0.0.0:8080
Jan 27 00:35:35 corbuntu calibre-server[1130]: OPDS feeds advertised via BonJour at: 127.0.1.1 port: 8080

[ckronengold]

Originally Posted by Roshni Patel

When you don't have permissions, log will give you this message. Maybe there is password problem as well.

Its not a password problem. 110%.

[kovidgoyal]

Your syntax for server URLs is wrong, look at the examples DivingDuck posted earlier in this thread

[ckronengold]

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Your syntax for server URLs is wrong, look at the examples DivingDuck posted earlier in this thread

I am trying multiple ways to structure the syntax, all of which are giving the same result.

With:
*/1 * * * * calibredb add --with-library "http://localhost:8080/#CalibreLibrary" --username user --password password --library-path "/mnt/mediastore/CalibreAdd/"
I get: Message-Id: <20180127135901.9B96460186@corbuntu.fios-router.home>
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2018 08:59:01 -0500 (EST)

Another calibre program such as calibre-server or the main calibre program is running. Having multiple programs that can make changes to a cal$



And when I remove the "--library-path"
*/1 * * * * calibredb add --with-library "http://localhost:8080/#CalibreLibrary" --username user --password password "/mnt/mediastore/CalibreAdd/"

I get:
Message-Id: <20180127140601.6F8BB60186@corbuntu.fios-router.home>
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2018 09:06:01 -0500 (EST)

Forbidden

When I change to:
add --with-library "http://localhost:8080/#CalibreLibrary" --username user --password password "~/mnt/mediastore/CalibreAdd/"

I get:
Message-Id: <20180127141801.C6F3E60186@corbuntu.fios-router.home>
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2018 09:18:01 -0500 (EST)
/home/corey/~/mnt/mediastore/CalibreAdd not found.

This, I understand, is b/c the "~" is inserting the /home/corey in front of my folder address.

Removing the "~" and putting back the "--library-path" modifier brings me back to the "another calibre program is running."

I'm the only user on the machine. So I don't see how it could be a user/password error.

[kovidgoyal]

Originally Posted by ckronengold

I am trying multiple ways to structure the syntax, all of which are giving the same result.

With:
*/1 * * * * calibredb add --with-library "http://localhost:8080/#CalibreLibrary" --username user --password password --library-path "/mnt/mediastore/CalibreAdd/"
I get: Message-Id: <20180127135901.9B96460186@corbuntu.fios-router.home>
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2018 08:59:01 -0500 (EST)

You've got both --with-library and --library-path the latter of which will override the former.

[ckronengold]

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

You've got both --with-library and --library-path the latter of which will override the former.

I've been trying all of the different permutations.

When I remove the "--library-path"
*/1 * * * * calibredb add --with-library "http://localhost:8080/#CalibreLibrary" --username user --password password "/mnt/mediastore/CalibreAdd/"

I get:
Message-Id: <20180127140601.6F8BB60186@corbuntu.fios-router.home>
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2018 09:06:01 -0500 (EST)

Forbidden

If I remove --with-library and use --library path, I get:

calibredb add "http://localhost:8080/#CalibreLibrary" --username user --password password --library-path "/mnt/mediastore$
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
X-Cron-Env: <SHELL=/bin/sh>
X-Cron-Env: <HOME=/home/corey>
X-Cron-Env: <PATH=/usr/bin:/bin>
X-Cron-Env: <LOGNAME=corey>
Message-Id: <20180127174201.A861F6016B@corbuntu.fios-router.home>
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2018 12:42:01 -0500 (EST)

Another calibre program such as calibre-server or the main calibre program is running.

[kovidgoyal]

1) use --with-library
2) Run the server with --enable-local-write

[ckronengold]

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

1) use --with-library
2) Run the server with --enable-local-write

Running the server with --enable-local-write was the issue.

Thank you so much for your help. As a CLI noob, its a bit of a challenge to learn the context of the commands in general, plus the specific requirements of a new program as well.

I appreciate your patience.