01-10-2019, 01:19 PM | #1 |
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Automatically Keep Calibre Updated?
I am running Calibre (the server) on a server machine that is offsite, and I'm wondering if there's a way to have Calibre automatically keep itself (and all it's plugins) auto-updated, so that I don't have to keep manually updating it myself?
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01-10-2019, 01:51 PM | #2 |
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Hey ho =)
Do you use a Windows or Linux Machine? For Windows I am aware of two possibilities. 1. A Batch file or 2. A Windows package Manager, which works with Calibre (https://chocolatey.org/) If you want the Batch File, I could give you an Tutorial =) But: I would not recommend it! I had once the Problem, that a new Calibre Version wasn't working properly for my Machine. Which ended in a really nasty Bug and a corrupted Library. It was an aweful waste of time, to get my old stand back. >.< Last edited by Angel Crawford; 01-10-2019 at 01:54 PM. |
01-10-2019, 02:29 PM | #3 | |
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Sticky Fully automatic calibre installer/updater for linux Sticky Fully automatic Calibre autoupate solution (Windows) Use at your own risk. bernie |
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01-10-2019, 04:13 PM | #4 | |
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FWIW: You can get an RSS msg when a Kovid posts a new version summary to the What's New page. The link is at bottom of calibre's home page ==>> https://calibre-ebook.com/ - an RSS msg when the Plugin Updater finds a new or updated plugin from the MR Plugins sub-forum. It would provide the means by which users could be informed of new plugins - which doesn't currently exist. BR |
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01-10-2019, 07:59 PM | #5 |
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It's on my TODO list to add new plugin notifications to calibre as part of the normal new calibre version available popup.
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01-10-2019, 08:30 PM | #6 |
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How many 3rd party plugins work with SERVER?
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01-10-2019, 08:49 PM | #7 | |
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@echo off calibre-debug.exe -c "import urllib as u; from calibre.constants import numeric_version; raise SystemExit(int(numeric_version < (tuple(map(int, u.urlopen('http://code.calibre-ebook.com/latest').read().split('.'))))))" if %ERRORLEVEL%==0 ( echo calibre is up to date. ) else ( calibre.exe --shutdown-running-calibre msiexec /passive /i http://status.calibre-ebook.com/dist/win64 ) calibre-server [options]
But, as @BetterRed pointed out, this will not update the plugins. |
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01-10-2019, 09:20 PM | #8 | |
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I recall Kovid mentioning server-side plugins when V3 was first released, I can't recall the context - possibly to do with non-browser based thin clients accessing a common server. And, AFAIK the automation tool links bernie posted are not server specific tools, they also work on the desktop. BR |
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01-12-2019, 09:57 PM | #9 |
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Thank you all for the helpful replies, it's very much appreciated!
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01-12-2019, 09:58 PM | #10 |
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01-12-2019, 10:00 PM | #11 |
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01-12-2019, 10:16 PM | #12 | |
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calibre on flatpak bernie |
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01-12-2019, 10:18 PM | #13 | |
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And who would pay for the network bandwidth at the server end? Kovid Goyal. I'll leave you to calculate the cost he would have to bear. BR |
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01-12-2019, 10:25 PM | #14 | |
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01-12-2019, 10:28 PM | #15 | |
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I'm running it on a basic win 10 x64 server. |
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