Headless Calibre Server Setup

godzilla8nj · 03-09-2010, 03:32 PM

I'm looking for advice or a guide to help me set up a headless Calibre server for multiple devices readers (Kindle, iPhone, Android phones, etc.) to access.

I'm using a VPS (VPSville) with choices of Ubuntu Server 8.04 - 9.04.

I've already tried and failed to install Gnome and VNC on the VPS (not sure if that's my own fault or the specialized VPS templates) so I could access Calibre graphically. (Here is the failed attempt. I cannot get past a missing fonts error.)

I'm not brand new to Linux, but I am self-taught with many gaps and this is an ambitious undertaking for me. So any hand-holding would be appreciated.

The deliverable would be a server I can add Project Gutenberg and Creative Commons licensed ebooks to for the public library at which I work so that we may retain our own collection of ebooks. (Currently we subscribe to titles with DRM-restrictive Overdrive.)

Thanks in advance to anyone with recommendations.

kovidgoyal · 03-09-2010, 03:52 PM

IIRC the server will run just fine ona headless machine.

Install it by following the instructions on the calibre website then run it as

Code:

calibre-server --with-library /path/to/the/calibre/library/to/be/served

godzilla8nj · 03-09-2010, 04:10 PM

Thank you for the quick response!

Okay, so...

Part I: Follow the installation instructions.
Part II: Run it as you described.
Part II: Bone up on the CLI commands documented here. (I suppose between calibre-server -p, fetch-ebook-meta, and ebook-convert it will do what I'm hoping.)

Thanks again.

Starson17 · 03-10-2010, 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by godzilla8nj

Thank you for the quick response!

Okay, so...

There are some useful commands in this batch file for pointing to library directory, configuration directory, etc. I realize you're not on Windows, but the CLI options are the same. (I'd credit the author of this batch file, but I've forgotten who did it.)

godzilla8nj · 03-10-2010, 02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Starson17

There are some useful commands in this batch file...

This is a great help. Thanks!

03-09-2010, 03:32 PM	#1
godzilla8nj Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 13 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: G1	Headless Calibre Server Setup I'm looking for advice or a guide to help me set up a headless Calibre server for multiple devices readers (Kindle, iPhone, Android phones, etc.) to access. I'm using a VPS (VPSville) with choices of Ubuntu Server 8.04 - 9.04. I've already tried and failed to install Gnome and VNC on the VPS (not sure if that's my own fault or the specialized VPS templates) so I could access Calibre graphically. (Here is the failed attempt. I cannot get past a missing fonts error.) I'm not brand new to Linux, but I am self-taught with many gaps and this is an ambitious undertaking for me. So any hand-holding would be appreciated. The deliverable would be a server I can add Project Gutenberg and Creative Commons licensed ebooks to for the public library at which I work so that we may retain our own collection of ebooks. (Currently we subscribe to titles with DRM-restrictive Overdrive.) Thanks in advance to anyone with recommendations. Last edited by godzilla8nj; 03-09-2010 at 03:46 PM.

03-09-2010, 03:52 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 44,542 Karma: 24495948 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	IIRC the server will run just fine ona headless machine. Install it by following the instructions on the calibre website then run it as Code: calibre-server --with-library /path/to/the/calibre/library/to/be/served

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03-09-2010, 04:10 PM	#3
godzilla8nj Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 13 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: G1	Thank you for the quick response! Okay, so... Part I: Follow the installation instructions. Part II: Run it as you described. Part II: Bone up on the CLI commands documented here. (I suppose between calibre-server -p, fetch-ebook-meta, and ebook-convert it will do what I'm hoping.) Thanks again.

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