01-26-2018, 10:16 AM | #1 |
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Calibre Server on Ubuntu produces strange web gui
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I've just installed Calibre server on Ubuntu 16.04 following this guide: https://www.digitalocean.com/communi...n-ubuntu-14-04 I grabbed the download link from calibre's documnetation yesterday. I installed calibre in a custom location, not in the home folder, but the linux user has permission to that folder. I'm also behind nginx on a separate vhost, reaching calibre with proxy_pass on a custom port. I have 2 issues: ISSUE #1 When I look up calibre in the web browser I get this: Please see installed.png attachment [IMG]installed.png[/IMG] However, I should see something like this: Please see normal.png attachment [IMG]normal.png[/IMG] I can only list the books, and search among them, but can't add categories for example. It's like most of the functionalities are missing. ISSUE #2 When i click on a book (epub), then read, I get various errors, like: Cannot read file from book: Could not open Teach Yourself Data Structures And Algorithms In 24 hours. undefined This usually means the cache is close to full. Clear the browser cache from the browser settings. I cleared the cache, still having the same problem. Or I can see the bar downloading the book, but then get a blank white screen. Please help me with this, Peter |
01-26-2018, 10:32 AM | #2 |
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You are comapring a screen shot of calibre v2 with v3, they are different. As for you read book issue, try a different browser, see the browser support section in https://manual.calibre-ebook.com/server.html
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01-26-2018, 12:16 PM | #3 |
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Thanks for your quick reply!
I'm using Chrome browser 64bit version 63.0.3239.132, and the documentation says Chrome is supported and tested. So am I using the wrong version? I downloaded it like the documentation says: https://calibre-ebook.com/download_linux Version 3 has less features than version 2? Sorry for the newbie questions, I'm new to calibre. |
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The guide you used is out of date. See for the most resent versions of calibre.
Creating a service for the calibre server on a modern Linux system bernie Quote:
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I've seen those guides also, and it contains nothing that would help me solve my problem. I configured it just as the guide says, so it's working as a service, and also the nginx proxy is working. My problem is, that I can't open a book for reading in the browser (epub, pdf), although I'm using chrome. And I don't undestand the difference between version 2 and 3. |
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01-26-2018, 02:10 PM | #6 |
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Reading books works fine in chrome. The error you get indicates that there is some issue with your particular chrome installation, which is why I suggested trying a different browser. Or try a clean profile, with no extensions in chrome.
And 3 has far more features than 2, they are just organized differently. |
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Could you please tell me, the attached image is which version of calibre? 2 or 3? (I hope it's 3 ) Thanks for your help! Peter |
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It's 3 (the server in 2 has no ability to read books at all, only download them).
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