Calibre-server doesn't update books list without stop/start service

gonzalo.cao · 07-12-2017, 06:09 AM

Somethings weird happens.

After updating to 3.3 version, calibre-server doesn't update books list when I upload changes with rsync. I've to manually stopt/start service to see the changes.

This is my init script. Ubuntu 16.04

/etc/init/calibre-web-server.conf

Code:

description "Calibre (ebook manager) web server"

start on runlevel [2345]
stop on runlevel [^2345]

respawn

env LIBRARY_PATH='/home/xxxx/xxxx_calibre'
env PORT='31000'

script

  exec /usr/bin/calibre-server $LIBRARY_PATH --port=$PORT                                   


end script

Any ideas?

itimpi · 07-12-2017, 07:58 AM

This is expected behaviour with v3. This is because you are not meant to run the server and the main Calibre program simultaneously in v3 as both of them can independently update the database.

Kovid’s suggested workaround was to instead start the Main Calibre server program minimised to the systray and set to auto-start the Calibre server from the main Calibre program.

kovidgoyal · 07-12-2017, 08:34 AM

Dont use rsync, instead just directly add books to the running server via calibredb which can connect to a remote server, see https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/gen...calibredb.html

At some point the main calibre GUI will also be able to do that.

07-12-2017, 06:09 AM	#1
gonzalo.cao Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2017 Device: Kindle V4	Calibre-server doesn't update books list without stop/start service Somethings weird happens. After updating to 3.3 version, calibre-server doesn't update books list when I upload changes with rsync. I've to manually stopt/start service to see the changes. This is my init script. Ubuntu 16.04 /etc/init/calibre-web-server.conf Code: description "Calibre (ebook manager) web server" start on runlevel [2345] stop on runlevel [^2345] respawn env LIBRARY_PATH='/home/xxxx/xxxx_calibre' env PORT='31000' script exec /usr/bin/calibre-server $LIBRARY_PATH --port=$PORT end script Any ideas?

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07-12-2017, 07:58 AM	#2
itimpi Wizard Posts: 4,553 Karma: 950151 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Sony PRS-950, iphone/ipad (Marvin/iBooks/QuickReader)	This is expected behaviour with v3. This is because you are not meant to run the server and the main Calibre program simultaneously in v3 as both of them can independently update the database. Kovid’s suggested workaround was to instead start the Main Calibre server program minimised to the systray and set to auto-start the Calibre server from the main Calibre program.

07-12-2017, 08:34 AM	#3
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,962 Karma: 27109050 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Dont use rsync, instead just directly add books to the running server via calibredb which can connect to a remote server, see https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/gen...calibredb.html At some point the main calibre GUI will also be able to do that.

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