Calibre web book download/read stats

mdw123456 · 12-26-2018, 07:22 AM

I have setup a central calibre server and about 10 users are using over the web on desktop and android browsers. Is there a way to see the stats of book downloads and book reads that they are doing using their browsers?

Thanks

theducks · 12-26-2018, 11:19 AM

Preferences: Sharing over the Net: View Server Logs (button on the right)

mdw123456 · 12-26-2018, 11:57 PM

Thanks much,

I am not using GUI. The calibre-server starts on boot. Is there a way to check these logs using command-line or in a file?

BetterRed · 12-27-2018, 02:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mdw123456

Thanks much,

I am not using GUI. The calibre-server starts on boot. Is there a way to check these logs using command-line or in a file?

The logs (server-access-log.txt and server-log.txt) are in the calibre cache directory, you can set its location via the CALIBRE_CACHE_DIRECTORY environment variable. I'm not sure where it normally lives.

BR

kovidgoyal · 12-27-2018, 03:37 AM

you control the location of the log files by command line optiotns to calibre-server. See

calibre-server --help

mdw123456 · 12-27-2018, 07:55 PM

Thanks Kovid. Used the option.

However, the name of the book is not being logged when I open it. Only ID is showing up. Trying to mine the logs.

kovidgoyal · 12-27-2018, 09:04 PM

You can convert the id to a name by using the calibredb command line tool. Note that you should do that on a different computer than the one running the server as you cant run both the server and the calibredb tool on the same library at the same time.

Or alternately you can use the JSON endpoint of the server to itself to convert the id to a name.

mdw123456 · 12-28-2018, 11:43 PM

can you please point me to the JSON endpoint of the server. Can I modify this without source code?

kovidgoyal · 12-29-2018, 12:49 AM

you dont need to modify anything, if you want to get the metadata for a book from a book id, use

http://localhost:8080/ajax/book/123

replace 123 with the actual book id.

And if you have setup password protection, either supply a username and password, or use the option in the content server preferences to allow local programs full access.

mdw123456 · 12-29-2018, 01:40 AM

I wanted to see if I can edit a html or a JSON file to log the book name instead of the ID. Thanks.

12-26-2018, 07:22 AM	#1
mdw123456 Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2015 Device: Kindle	Calibre web book download/read stats I have setup a central calibre server and about 10 users are using over the web on desktop and android browsers. Is there a way to see the stats of book downloads and book reads that they are doing using their browsers? Thanks

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12-26-2018, 11:19 AM	#2
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,946 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Preferences: Sharing over the Net: View Server Logs (button on the right)

12-26-2018, 11:57 PM	#3
mdw123456 Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2015 Device: Kindle	Thanks much, I am not using GUI. The calibre-server starts on boot. Is there a way to check these logs using command-line or in a file?

12-27-2018, 03:37 AM	#5
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,254 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	you control the location of the log files by command line optiotns to calibre-server. See calibre-server --help

12-27-2018, 07:55 PM	#6
mdw123456 Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2015 Device: Kindle	Thanks Kovid. Used the option. However, the name of the book is not being logged when I open it. Only ID is showing up. Trying to mine the logs.

12-27-2018, 09:04 PM	#7
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,254 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	You can convert the id to a name by using the calibredb command line tool. Note that you should do that on a different computer than the one running the server as you cant run both the server and the calibredb tool on the same library at the same time. Or alternately you can use the JSON endpoint of the server to itself to convert the id to a name.

12-28-2018, 11:43 PM	#8
mdw123456 Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2015 Device: Kindle	can you please point me to the JSON endpoint of the server. Can I modify this without source code?

12-29-2018, 12:49 AM	#9
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,254 Karma: 27110894 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	you dont need to modify anything, if you want to get the metadata for a book from a book id, use http://localhost:8080/ajax/book/123 replace 123 with the actual book id. And if you have setup password protection, either supply a username and password, or use the option in the content server preferences to allow local programs full access.

12-29-2018, 01:40 AM	#10
mdw123456 Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2015 Device: Kindle	I wanted to see if I can edit a html or a JSON file to log the book name instead of the ID. Thanks.

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