Calibre2opds and Calibre content server -> Aldiko

[chaley]

Originally Posted by itimpi

If you are using DropBox with a Calibre library, then you set use the facility within DropBox to make that a "Public" folder. Once you have done that you can browser calibre2opds generated catalogs. The HTML catalog is accessed (starting with the catalog.html file as the top level) just like a web site using any browser you like. If you have an OPDS aware reader you set the catalog.xml file up as the start point.

Thanks. Never tried using public folders because -- ahhh -- they are public, so I didn't realize it served files instead of folders. Should have, because the photo folders do that.

[Starson17]

Originally Posted by chaley

Thanks. Never tried using public folders because -- ahhh -- they are public, so I didn't realize it served files instead of folders.

Does "public" mean "public" or does it still provide some sort of password control? (That sounds like a really stupid question .... doesn't it?)

[Starson17]

Originally Posted by chaley

I have tried and failed to get EPUBReader to see any content server other than the 3 built-in ones. Have anyone succeeded? If so, how?

I've tried a few times to get EPUBReader to access the content server /opds, without success. I assumed, perhaps incorrectly, that it would be straight forward to do so with a calibre2opds structure.

[chaley]

Originally Posted by Starson17

Does "public" mean "public" or does it still provide some sort of password control? (That sounds like a really stupid question .... doesn't it?)

It means public. Anyone who has the URL can see the file. For example, I put a file in my public folder, which you will be able to see, at least until I delete it.

Guessing filenames also works. For example, there might be a text file in that folder holding my bank account information.

[itimpi]

Public mean exactly what it says so you need to be careful of what you put in there. Having said that the URL is not exactly guessable so as long qas you do not give it out it is unlikely that others would find it, but I would certainly not want to put any really sensitive information in a public folder. However it is extremely convenient way of allowing selected users access to less sensitive information with the minimum of setup required.

I think that the level of control of the security of files that are visible via a web browser is one area where the different web storage services differ. One also tends to find that more is offered on paying accounts than free ones. One needs to decide what your requirement actually is if this is an important factor in choosing between them.

I personally host my ebook collection and calibre2opds catalogs under an apache web server so that I can get individual username/password control (i.e. more granular than the Calibre content server). Apache would allow more stringent secutiry if I wanted to set it up but I have not bothered with that yet but I do monitor the web logs for anomolous access.