Calibre Database READ ONLY?

johnb0647 · 11-21-2020, 09:52 PM

I have a library of about 10,000 documents used by people in different locations. I've tested "sharing" by using SSHFS to copy the LIBRARIES to the different users but I DO NOT want anyone to add, remove or modify entries. I DO want them to be able to use all the search facilities of the program. New documents (common) or removal of old documents (extremely rare) would be emailed to me where I update the master LIBRARY and update all the remote libraries.

I tried the CALIBRE-SERVER but it is far too slow and clumbsy.

Seems to me that everything would be fine if I could set the files to be READ ONLY. I tried it and couldn't even start up, getting an error about not being able to write a text file to test case sensitivity.

Is there some other way to do this or should I report it as an ENHANCEMENT REQUEST?

OTOH, would it just be too much trouble?

TIA

kovidgoyal · 11-21-2020, 09:55 PM

calibre is never going to allow read only access to its database since it reserves the right to do automatic schema upgrades.

kovidgoyal · 11-21-2020, 09:56 PM

If you want multiple people to have access to the same library via ssh simply setup some master-slave one way syncing, using rsync or similar. Then any changes they make to their copies are irrelevant to the master and get reverted on every sync.

ownedbycats · 11-21-2020, 10:43 PM

CalibreSpy also allows read-only access to a database, though I'm not sure how you'd set it up over a network.

11-21-2020, 09:52 PM	#1
johnb0647 Nameless Being	Calibre Database READ ONLY? I have a library of about 10,000 documents used by people in different locations. I've tested "sharing" by using SSHFS to copy the LIBRARIES to the different users but I DO NOT want anyone to add, remove or modify entries. I DO want them to be able to use all the search facilities of the program. New documents (common) or removal of old documents (extremely rare) would be emailed to me where I update the master LIBRARY and update all the remote libraries. I tried the CALIBRE-SERVER but it is far too slow and clumbsy. Seems to me that everything would be fine if I could set the files to be READ ONLY. I tried it and couldn't even start up, getting an error about not being able to write a text file to test case sensitivity. Is there some other way to do this or should I report it as an ENHANCEMENT REQUEST? OTOH, would it just be too much trouble? TIA

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11-21-2020, 09:55 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,268 Karma: 27111060 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	calibre is never going to allow read only access to its database since it reserves the right to do automatic schema upgrades.

11-21-2020, 09:56 PM	#3
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,268 Karma: 27111060 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	If you want multiple people to have access to the same library via ssh simply setup some master-slave one way syncing, using rsync or similar. Then any changes they make to their copies are irrelevant to the master and get reverted on every sync.

11-21-2020, 10:43 PM	#4
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 10,844 Karma: 74203799 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	CalibreSpy also allows read-only access to a database, though I'm not sure how you'd set it up over a network.

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