Server Upload error (404) w/ enable-local-write

[ejwright]

Hi, I am getting an error trying to upload a book to the calibre-server running on linux

I am running the following command line:

/usr/bin/calibre-server --port=8888 --enable-local-write /mnt/drive/Books/

and get this error

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Failed to communicate with "/cdb/add-book/2/n/test1.azw3/Books", with status: [403 (error)] Forbidden

Anonymous users are not allowed to make changes
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I have serached the forums, but am at a bit of a loss as to what the issue may be.. the log files doesn't show anything

[kovidgoyal]

you'll need --enable-auth as well IIRC.

[ejwright]

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

you'll need --enable-auth as well IIRC.

Thank-you-- I tried that, but it just turns on authentication.

I was looking to use the "--enable-local-write" which, according to the documentation is supposed to "Allow un-authenticated local connections to make changes. Normally, if you do not turn on authentication, the server operates in read-only mode, so as to not allow anonymous users to make changes to your calibre libraries. This option allows anybody connecting from the same computer as the server is running on to make changes. This is useful if you want to run the server without authentication but still use calibredb to make changes to your calibre libraries. Note that turning on this option means any program running on the computer can make changes to your calibre libraries. By default, this option is disabled."

That is what I was hoping to enable

[kovidgoyal]

Works for me with:

calibre-server --enable-local-write                                                                                 
calibre server listening on 0.0.0.0:8080
OPDS feeds advertised via BonJour at: 192.168.1.5 port: 8080

and

calibredb --with-library=http://localhost:8080 add /t/demo.epub

[ejwright]

Ahh.. thanks for your help getting this sorted...

Mine does work using the local IP

calibredb --with-library=http://localhost:8080 add /t/demo.epub

but doesn't work with external IP (or via the website)

calibredb --with-library=http://192.168.1.100:8080 add /t/demo.epub

Is there anything else that could be causing it?

[kovidgoyal]

local write means write by connections form the local ip address.

[ejwright]

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

local write means write by connections form the local ip address.

Duh! -- I took that to mean enable the process to conduct local writes, thanks for clarifying! (Also, thanks for Calibre - its awesome!)