Calibre Content Server - change port - Windows Firewall Settings

rl77 · 02-19-2014, 12:33 AM

Hi All,
Sorry if this has been asked already, but I couldn't find the information I needed in the search.

I am running the Calibre Content server on my PC - running Windows 8.1 64 bit - for my LAN. Because port 8080 is already used, I had to switch it.

I have run into trouble with the Windows Firewall and am wondering if any one has an answer. I looked at the documentation and other threads and gather the program I should be allowing through is calibre-server.exe. However, that did not work. I also checked the bonjour protocol - basically making sure it was allowed inbound, for the port I needed, but that also did not work.

I was able to get the firewall to work by punching a big hole on the port number I specified, but am curious - what program(s) should I be allowing to specify just the calibre content server? It seems that running 8080 is no trouble for the Windows Firewall, so are other changes needed when the port it changed? Thanks!

kovidgoyal · 02-19-2014, 12:35 AM

If you are running the server from withing the main calibre program you need to allow calibre.exe not calibre-server.exe

rl77 · 02-19-2014, 02:15 PM

Hi Kovid,
Thanks! - I should have thought about that - Calibre had outbound permissions - I did forget to check inbound

02-19-2014, 12:33 AM	#1
rl77 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2014 Device: iPad/iPhone	Calibre Content Server - change port - Windows Firewall Settings Hi All, Sorry if this has been asked already, but I couldn't find the information I needed in the search. I am running the Calibre Content server on my PC - running Windows 8.1 64 bit - for my LAN. Because port 8080 is already used, I had to switch it. I have run into trouble with the Windows Firewall and am wondering if any one has an answer. I looked at the documentation and other threads and gather the program I should be allowing through is calibre-server.exe. However, that did not work. I also checked the bonjour protocol - basically making sure it was allowed inbound, for the port I needed, but that also did not work. I was able to get the firewall to work by punching a big hole on the port number I specified, but am curious - what program(s) should I be allowing to specify just the calibre content server? It seems that running 8080 is no trouble for the Windows Firewall, so are other changes needed when the port it changed? Thanks!

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02-19-2014, 12:35 AM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,857 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	If you are running the server from withing the main calibre program you need to allow calibre.exe not calibre-server.exe

02-19-2014, 02:15 PM	#3
rl77 Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2014 Device: iPad/iPhone	Hi Kovid, Thanks! - I should have thought about that - Calibre had outbound permissions - I did forget to check inbound

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