How to let the plugins to connect the internet via VPN

zhliu0124 · 07-22-2022, 08:09 AM

I'm not sure this is the right place to ask, but I have searched for a long time and still couldn't find a solution.

One of my plugins has to use the services provided by Google and Wikepedia, which both are blocked by my ISP. I can access these two websites via VPN, but I couldn't find a way to let the Calibre plugin to do so.

Please can you tell me what I should do if you happen to know how? Thanks in advance.

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My gut feeling is that the plugin is using python to connect to Google and Wikipedia. But I don't know how to set the python environment that Calibre uses to use VPN.

gbm · 07-22-2022, 08:49 AM

it uses system settings.
See this post for more information.
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=28219

bernie

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Originally Posted by zhliu0124

I'm not sure this is the right place to ask, but I have searched for a long time and still couldn't find a solution.

One of my plugins has to use the services provided by Google and Wikepedia, which both are blocked by my ISP. I can access these two websites via VPN, but I couldn't find a way to let the Calibre plugin to do so.

Please can you tell me what I should do if you happen to know how? Thanks in advance.

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My gut feeling is that the plugin is using python to connect to Google and Wikipedia. But I don't know how to set the python environment that Calibre uses to use VPN.

zhliu0124 · 07-27-2022, 06:03 AM

OK, thank you. I tried to add a new environment variable "http_proxy", with the value as the address of my PAC address (http://127.0.0.1:1094/pac?t=1658878244355). But it still doesn't work.

I guess I'm not truly understand how it works...

xxyzz · 07-27-2022, 06:20 AM

Are you sure you are using a VPN? VPN should handle all your data through it without any configuration.

If you're using HTTP proxy you should read these documents: https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq...-my-http-proxy and https://requests.readthedocs.io/en/l...anced/#proxies

07-22-2022, 08:09 AM	#1
zhliu0124 Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2017 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 3	How to let the plugins to connect the internet via VPN I'm not sure this is the right place to ask, but I have searched for a long time and still couldn't find a solution. One of my plugins has to use the services provided by Google and Wikepedia, which both are blocked by my ISP. I can access these two websites via VPN, but I couldn't find a way to let the Calibre plugin to do so. Please can you tell me what I should do if you happen to know how? Thanks in advance. -------- My gut feeling is that the plugin is using python to connect to Google and Wikipedia. But I don't know how to set the python environment that Calibre uses to use VPN.

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07-27-2022, 06:03 AM	#3
zhliu0124 Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2017 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 3	OK, thank you. I tried to add a new environment variable "http_proxy", with the value as the address of my PAC address (http://127.0.0.1:1094/pac?t=1658878244355). But it still doesn't work. I guess I'm not truly understand how it works...

07-27-2022, 06:20 AM	#4
xxyzz Evangelist Posts: 413 Karma: 2666666 Join Date: Nov 2020 Device: none	Are you sure you are using a VPN? VPN should handle all your data through it without any configuration. If you're using HTTP proxy you should read these documents: https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq...-my-http-proxy and https://requests.readthedocs.io/en/l...anced/#proxies

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