configuring the content server...

[fyrfli]

hi there. long time user here, but only recently decided to deep dive into all the features.

got the content server setup on my server so i can access my books from any browser to read and whatnot. still working on the configuration (like adding my favourite plugins from desktop), but one question that has been bugging me is:

can we put the config options for the content server in a config file somewhere? because this is a really long line to put in a systemd file

calibre-server \
	--enable-auth \
	--auth-mode=auto \
	--enable-local-write \
	--trusted-ips=0.0.0.0/0 \
	--userdb=users.db \
	--log=server.log \
	--access-log=access.log \
	--port=8080 \
	--daemonize \
	CalibreLibrary

i mean ... it works but ... just wondering whether that's an option.

[kovidgoyal]

No, content-server doesnt read configuration from a file only via comman line options.

[fyrfli]

thought so ... thanks!

[ckronengold]

Whats the best way to pass those in the calibre-server.service file?

When I edited the line "ExecStart=/opt/calibre/calibre-server --userdb /srv/calibre/users.sqlite --enable-auth" I'm getting an error.

Error: Unhandled error
Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'is_local')
Error at http://192.168.0.221:8080/:10878:141
Traceback (most recent call last):
at XMLHttpRequest.ρσ_anonfunc (http://192.168.0.221:8080/:5951:21)
at complete_callback (http://192.168.0.221:8080/:5919:17)
at on_data_loaded (http://192.168.0.221:8080/:11515:24)
at UserSessionData.set_library_option (http://192.168.0.221:8080/:10897:25)
at UserSessionData.set (http://192.168.0.221:8080/:10878:141)
TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'is_local')

But it works when I launch calibre-server directly from the command line.

I created three users and removed write access from them. (I didn't specify a library because I have 3 different libraries, all of which were working before adding users).

[DNSB]

Originally Posted by ckronengold

Whats the best way to pass those in the calibre-server.service file?

When I edited the line "ExecStart=/opt/calibre/calibre-server --userdb /srv/calibre/users.sqlite --enable-auth" I'm getting an error.

Spoiler:

Error: Unhandled error
Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'is_local')
Error at http://192.168.0.221:8080/:10878:141
Traceback (most recent call last):
    at XMLHttpRequest.ρσ_anonfunc (http://192.168.0.221:8080/:5951:21)
    at complete_callback (http://192.168.0.221:8080/:5919:17)
    at on_data_loaded (http://192.168.0.221:8080/:11515:24)
    at UserSessionData.set_library_option (http://192.168.0.221:8080/:10897:25)
    at UserSessionData.set (http://192.168.0.221:8080/:10878:141)
TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'is_local')

But it works when I launch calibre-server directly from the command line.

I created three users and removed write access from them. (I didn't specify a library because I have 3 different libraries, all of which were working before adding users).

You may want to check the two message threads currently directly below your thread:
Content server error... and Calibre server error after updating to 7.5.1 which mention the same error and which will be corrected in the next calibre release.

[ckronengold]

Yes, I read those. I was curious if there was something unique to the fact that I was only experiencing the error when launching from the calibre-server.service file rather than the command line directly. They also both mentioned Windows and I'm running Ubuntu.

Looking forward to the update.

[ckronengold]

Originally Posted by DNSB

which mention the same error and which will be corrected in the next calibre release.

I thought, perhaps, it was a different cause because I was only experiencing the issue when running from the calibre-server.service file and not having any problem when launching by the command line.