.. calibre_server:


Calibre Server
==============

1. Installation
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See `install calibre ubuntu <https://itsfoss.com/install-calibre-ubuntu/>`__ of how to install Calibre on Debian.

Install Calibre:

.. code:: 

   sudo apt-get install calibre

Start Calibre server with 2 Libraries

.. code:: 

   calibre-server \
      --enable-auth --port 8081 --timeout 120 \
      --userdb /usr/local/logistics/google-drive/Computer/Books/Calibre/UserDB/users.sqlite \
      /usr/local/logistics/google-drive/Computer/Books/Calibre/Aktuell \
      /usr/local/logistics/google-drive/Computer/Books/Calibre/Archiv

The user database is located in ``/usr/local/logistics/google-drive/Computer/Books/Calibre/UserDB``. Manage the user access:

.. code:: 

   calibre-server --manage-users --userdb \
   	/usr/local/logistics/google-drive/Computer/Books/Calibre/UserDB/users.sqlite

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2. System Service
-----------------

Create a service in the directory ``/etc/systemd/system`` with the command:

.. code:: 

   sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/calibre-server.service

Content:

.. code:: 

   [Unit]
   Description=Calibre Content Server
   After=multi-user.target

   [Service]
   Type=simple
   ExecStart=/usr/bin/calibre-server --enable-auth \
   --userdb /usr/local/logistics/google-drive/Computer/Books/Calibre/UserDB/users.sqlite \
   --port 8081 --timeout 120 \
   /usr/local/logistics/google-drive/Computer/Books/Calibre/Aktuell \
   /usr/local/logistics/google-drive/Computer/Books/Calibre/Archiv

   [Install]
   WantedBy=multi-user.target

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3. Start and Stop of the Service
--------------------------------

Reload Systemd to read the new service unit file:

.. code:: 

   sudo systemctl daemon-reload

Enable the service to start at boot:

.. code:: 

   sudo systemctl enable calibre-server

Start of the Server

.. code:: 

   sudo systemctl start calibre-server

Stop of the Server

.. code:: 

   sudo systemctl stop calibre-server

Status of the Server

.. code:: 

   sudo systemctl status calibre-server