Calibre --with-library - Page 3

libertytrooper · 11-30-2017, 03:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sealbeater

After all this, I think I'll just stick to calibre 2.x

I don't know what advantage that would give you with regard to the questions asked?

ckronengold · 01-18-2018, 12:46 PM

Sorry to bump an old thread, but my UC is slightly different. Just want to make sure I'm not wasting time and energy.

I'm running Calibre Server on my Ubuntu machine, which I use as a media and web server, for Plex, other music servers, etc. Figured I'd add Calibre to it to keep consistent. Calibre Server is running as a service and starts whenever the machine is booted.

In the current setup, can I not access the library via GUI on my main windows machine, which is my day to day computer? Or would I need to shut down the server in order to access the library, and then restart it? I guess I could do this all via SSH pretty easily if that was the only hiccup. I just want to make sure I'm understanding the situation properly before getting frustrated.

theducks · 01-18-2018, 05:13 PM

Calibre Server or Calibre (GUI). That is the rule.
If the server is not headless, why not leave Calibre (GUI) running minimized (with sharing configured)?

ckronengold · 01-18-2018, 11:16 PM

I basically run it headless 99% of the time, but like the GUI to cheat a little bit when I have to.
I'm still not totally comfortable with CLI only. I've made a few mistakes in the learning process that were pretty catastrophic and completely avoidable. So I generally use the GUI to confirm that things are in place and working as they should be.

But 99% of the time, the server is running with no user logged in. Its just a media server running Plex, AssetUPnP, and now Calibre.

I thought I could use the Calibre GUI on my windows machine for adding titles to my kindle or sending to my wife's kindle from within the interface. I always liked how Calibre works as a program. I was just attracted to the server aspect of it more recently.

Still, you didn't quite answer my question. Can you access the library from a local Windows machine if you stop the server via SSH/Putty first? If not, I'll probably just run two identical libraries and sync an "AddTo" folder and let the Server do its thing automagically.

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01-18-2018, 12:46 PM	#32
ckronengold Member Posts: 21 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2018 Device: kindle basic	Sorry to bump an old thread, but my UC is slightly different. Just want to make sure I'm not wasting time and energy. I'm running Calibre Server on my Ubuntu machine, which I use as a media and web server, for Plex, other music servers, etc. Figured I'd add Calibre to it to keep consistent. Calibre Server is running as a service and starts whenever the machine is booted. In the current setup, can I not access the library via GUI on my main windows machine, which is my day to day computer? Or would I need to shut down the server in order to access the library, and then restart it? I guess I could do this all via SSH pretty easily if that was the only hiccup. I just want to make sure I'm understanding the situation properly before getting frustrated.

01-18-2018, 05:13 PM	#33
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 29,781 Karma: 54830978 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Calibre Server or Calibre (GUI). That is the rule. If the server is not headless, why not leave Calibre (GUI) running minimized (with sharing configured)?

01-18-2018, 11:16 PM	#34
ckronengold Member Posts: 21 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2018 Device: kindle basic	I basically run it headless 99% of the time, but like the GUI to cheat a little bit when I have to. I'm still not totally comfortable with CLI only. I've made a few mistakes in the learning process that were pretty catastrophic and completely avoidable. So I generally use the GUI to confirm that things are in place and working as they should be. But 99% of the time, the server is running with no user logged in. Its just a media server running Plex, AssetUPnP, and now Calibre. I thought I could use the Calibre GUI on my windows machine for adding titles to my kindle or sending to my wife's kindle from within the interface. I always liked how Calibre works as a program. I was just attracted to the server aspect of it more recently. Still, you didn't quite answer my question. Can you access the library from a local Windows machine if you stop the server via SSH/Putty first? If not, I'll probably just run two identical libraries and sync an "AddTo" folder and let the Server do its thing automagically.

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