Sync Server for Windows 10

[reotel]

Hi, not sure where to post this but is there any way to run sync server on Windows 10? I tried to follow the steps on github but it's only for linux.

https://github.com/koreader/koreader-sync-server

I also tried to install docker and run linux container but can only execute "docker run -d -p 7200:7200 --name=kosync koreader/kosync:latest" through command line.

I'd appreciate if someone could help me with detailed instructions how to run this server on Windows. Thank you for help.

Reotel

[pazos]

Originally Posted by reotel

Hi, not sure where to post this but is there any way to run sync server on Windows 10? I tried to follow the steps on github but it's only for linux.

https://github.com/koreader/koreader-sync-server

I also tried to install docker and run linux container but can only execute "docker run -d -p 7200:7200 --name=kosync koreader/kosync:latest" through command line.

I'd appreciate if someone could help me with detailed instructions how to run this server on Windows. Thank you for help.

Reotel

There are a few alternatives implemented following the same "spec" that are easily deployable on win10, based on python and node.

See https://github.com/dobladov/koreader-node-sync-server or https://github.com/myelsukov/koreader-sync

[reotel]

Originally Posted by pazos

There are a few alternatives implemented following the same "spec" that are easily deployable on win10, based on python and node.

See https://github.com/dobladov/koreader-node-sync-server or https://github.com/myelsukov/koreader-sync

Wow, thank you for these. Somehow nothing shows up when I googled for windows. Will try these.

Thanks again.

[reotel]

I managed to install and run both servers but can't connect to them. I've tried port forwarding to my localhost computer but no dice.

Could you help?

Thanks.

[pazos]

Originally Posted by reotel

I managed to install and run both servers but can't connect to them. I've tried port forwarding to my localhost computer but no dice.

Could you help?

Thanks.

Did you modify https://github.com/koreader/koreader...lugin/api.json to match your url domain?

Note that you can implement your own service but is not exactly supported and requires some knowledge of the kosync plugin: https://github.com/koreader/koreader...osync.koplugin

IIRC any change done on the plugin will be override by updates so you would want to create your own, slightly, modified version of the plugin with other name to avoid that.

[reotel]

Originally Posted by pazos

Did you modify https://github.com/koreader/koreader...lugin/api.json to match your url domain?

Note that you can implement your own service but is not exactly supported and requires some knowledge of the kosync plugin: https://github.com/koreader/koreader...osync.koplugin

IIRC any change done on the plugin will be override by updates so you would want to create your own, slightly, modified version of the plugin with other name to avoid that.

Sorry, pazos. I was trying to edit my post but screwed it up and couldn't fully edit it. I got it to work on LAN now. Didn't know my pc has firewall on. I was focused on router firewall.

I do want to know if there's a way to connect to the server from the internet. I'm using dobladov/koreader-node-sync-server. I've tried port forwarding to the localhost server pc but it didn't work.

Thanks a lot for your help.

[pazos]

Originally Posted by reotel

I do want to know if there's a way to connect to the server from the internet...

Too generic question. You need to forward the port where the service runs from your public IP to your device private IP. That's easy if your ISP provides you a public static IP address but a PITA if your IP is dynamic.

Most people use DDNS services. That requires a router able to communicate with the service that updates the public IP address each time it changes.

Anyways this has nothing to do with koreader or the sync feature. Please look on the internet. If you manage to expose a single port to the internet (say a webserver running on port 80) you'll be able to use the same method to expose the sync server.

When in doubt use what's already provided, free of charge, by the ko team

[reotel]

Originally Posted by pazos

Too generic question. You need to forward the port where the service runs from your public IP to your device private IP. That's easy if your ISP provides you a public static IP address but a PITA if your IP is dynamic.

Most people use DDNS services. That requires a router able to communicate with the service that updates the public IP address each time it changes.

Anyways this has nothing to do with koreader or the sync feature. Please look on the internet. If you manage to expose a single port to the internet (say a webserver running on port 80) you'll be able to use the same method to expose the sync server.

When in doubt use what's already provided, free of charge, by the ko team

Thanks for the response. It's no biggie. I understand how port/ddns forwarding works but just somehow can't get it to work with sync sever. For now I'm just using it locally. Thanks again for your help. Really appreciate it.