Best NAS solution for Calibre? - Page 2

ownedbycats · 05-31-2021, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

What good is a NAS for home use? I just don't see it.

It makes more sense if you have multiple devices.

Wrecked · 05-31-2021, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

What good is a NAS for home use? I just don't see it.

Well, that could be a whole new thread. :-)
I use mine for backup, sharing to different systems and controlling my surveillance system.

I got the Libra today and getting books from Calibre server was pretty straightforward.

theducks · 05-31-2021, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

What good is a NAS for home use? I just don't see it.

Just because YOU don't, does not mean others don't.
I use for backups, shares to other devices. IT stays UP (and uses less power) when other computers are off.

chrisparker · 06-02-2021, 09:08 AM

FWIW, my Calibre library has been in Dropbox for many years. It works perfectly as long as you only access it on one device at a time.

Speedy1 · 06-05-2021, 01:34 AM

Hi.
If there is more than one computer in your home, a NAS could be a good thing to have.
I would recommend FreeNas.

Regards

Quoth · 06-07-2021, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Speedy1

Hi.
If there is more than one computer in your home, a NAS could be a good thing to have.
I would recommend FreeNas.

Regards

Or an old PC with Linux. Though the last Mint for 32 bit is 19.3, and 2G RAM will work for that. Performance is limited by HDD and LAN, not the CPU.

ShellShock · 06-07-2021, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by chrisparker

FWIW, my Calibre library has been in Dropbox for many years. It works perfectly as long as you only access it on one device at a time.

I can second this. Dropbox seems to work OK as a single user.

JSWolf · 06-07-2021, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by ShellShock

I can second this. Dropbox seems to work OK as a single user.

Please don't recommend Dropbox or any other cloud service to store an active Calibre library. It fails more often then it works. And with some Cloud services, it fails and never works.

ownedbycats · 06-07-2021, 11:45 AM

Google Drive specifically will eat the numbers that Calibre uses to keep track of what folder a book is in.

Sirtel · 06-07-2021, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by ownedbycats

Google Drive specifically will eat the numbers that Calibre uses to keep track of what folder a book is in.

Yes, and OneDrive doesn't work either. But Dropbox does work, if one is careful.

Ansem_93 · 06-07-2021, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Speedy1

Hi.
If there is more than one computer in your home, a NAS could be a good thing to have.
I would recommend FreeNas.

Regards

OpenMediaVault is better for a basic user and on older/less powerfull pc.

JSWolf · 06-07-2021, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Sirtel

Yes, and OneDrive doesn't work either. But Dropbox does work, if one is careful.

The only way to be careful enough is to never ever have any cloud software touch the library. If you really want to put your library on some cloud server, sync your active library to the directory for the cloud server software. Then if it all goes horribly wrong, you've lost nothing.

Sirtel · 06-07-2021, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

The only way to be careful enough is to never ever have any cloud software touch the library. If you really want to put your library on some cloud server, sync your active library to the directory for the cloud server software. Then if it all goes horribly wrong, you've lost nothing.

I've explained several times why it doesn't work in my case (the need to sync back and forth between two different computers. Mirror sync won't do.)

Of course I have backups elsewhere than the cloud.

JSWolf · 06-07-2021, 04:56 PM

I do wish these cloud storage programs allowed a one way sync to the server.

Sirtel · 06-07-2021, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

I do wish these cloud storage programs allowed a one way sync to the server.

Yeah, me too.

Fortunately Dropbox is more robust than Google Drive or OneDrive. In the case there is conflict in syncing, it doesn't delete your files, but creates two copies of the conflicted file (one of them named conflicted copy). So if you catch the error soon enough, it won't be hard to correct it. In addition Dropbox has 30 or 180-day (depending on the plan) file history and recovery. I've never needed to use this option, though. The few times I made a mistake and Dropbox created conflicted copies, I always found them quickly with the library check.

OneDrive now, that really just deleted my files, even when there was no conflict. OneDrive is very unreliable with a Calibre library.

06-05-2021, 01:34 AM	#20
Speedy1 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2021 Device: Calibre	NAS Hi. If there is more than one computer in your home, a NAS could be a good thing to have. I would recommend FreeNas. Regards

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