Is it possible for Calibre on one PC to read from the library on another?

Kuram · 03-03-2014, 06:47 PM

Here's the situation: At home I have an htpc/server box that I use for all my media, that I share with my family (who do not all live in the same place). I want to have a Calibre library on this box, and through the Content Server be able to link "client" Calibres (ie mine and my families PCs) to it.

Essentially what I'm trying to accomplish is to circumvent the web UI, and have client Calibres actually hook into the "host" calibre library, and have the whole thing populate inside the client libraries inside their copy of Calibre.

Is this even possible? I've been searching all day and I haven't been able to find anything relating to this.

Thanks!

theducks · 03-03-2014, 07:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kuram

Here's the situation: At home I have an htpc/server box that I use for all my media, that I share with my family (who do not all live in the same place). I want to have a Calibre library on this box, and through the Content Server be able to link "client" Calibres (ie mine and my families PCs) to it.

Essentially what I'm trying to accomplish is to circumvent the web UI, and have client Calibres actually hook into the "host" calibre library, and have the whole thing populate inside the client libraries inside their copy of Calibre.

Is this even possible? I've been searching all day and I haven't been able to find anything relating to this.

Thanks!

No! The content server is the only safe way.

Content server does not really have Calibre Clients.
It has WEB browser clients (read only) as you noted. Almost any browser on any device(even phones) can be used.

Once they 'save' the book to the local disk, they could add it to their Local Calibre.

eschwartz · 03-03-2014, 08:24 PM

Or use dropbox to sync the library between multiple PCs. Be very careful you finish syncing from each computer before and after opening calibre, though, or you could end up having file conflicts.

Kuram · 03-04-2014, 02:03 PM

Thanks guys/girls.

Is there then a way to download the whole library at once?

eschwartz · 03-04-2014, 02:18 PM

Sync/copy the library folder. There is nothing in the Content server that I know of.

03-03-2014, 06:47 PM	#1
Kuram Enthusiast Posts: 38 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2013 Device: PW1, KAO (current)	Is it possible for Calibre on one PC to read from the library on another? Here's the situation: At home I have an htpc/server box that I use for all my media, that I share with my family (who do not all live in the same place). I want to have a Calibre library on this box, and through the Content Server be able to link "client" Calibres (ie mine and my families PCs) to it. Essentially what I'm trying to accomplish is to circumvent the web UI, and have client Calibres actually hook into the "host" calibre library, and have the whole thing populate inside the client libraries inside their copy of Calibre. Is this even possible? I've been searching all day and I haven't been able to find anything relating to this. Thanks!

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eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,422 Karma: 85397180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Or use dropbox to sync the library between multiple PCs. Be very careful you finish syncing from each computer before and after opening calibre, though, or you could end up having file conflicts.

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Kuram Enthusiast Posts: 38 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2013 Device: PW1, KAO (current)	Thanks guys/girls. Is there then a way to download the whole library at once?

03-04-2014, 02:18 PM	#5
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