Powerful e-book management program Calibre uses server components to let you access your e-book library anywhere. This manual will walk you through Calibre Server and Calibre Web installation on Ubuntu 22.04.
Calibre Web and Calibre Server:
Table of Contents
- Calibre Server is a built-in tool in Calibre allowing network access to your e-book collection.
- Calibre Web is an online application offering a decent browsing, reading, and book downloading experience from your Calibre library.
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Part 1: Calibre Installation
First step: Update your system
Check first that your system is current:
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade -y
Second step: Install Calibre
Install Calibre using this command:
sudo apt install calibre -y
Part 2: Configuring the Calibre Server
First: Make a Calibre Library
Create a Calibre library if you do not yet have one:
mkdir ~/calibre-library
Second step: Begin Calibre Server
Command starting the Calibre server:
calibre-server --port 8080 --username your_username --password your_password ~/calibre-library
Replace “your_username” and “your_password” with your preferred credentials.
Third: Access Calibre Server
Visit http://your_server_ip:8080 in your web browser to access Calibre Server.
Part 3: Installing Calibre Web
First step: Install the necessary packages
Install the required modules:
sudo apt install python3-pip python3-venv git -y
Second step: Clone the Calibre Web repository
Clone the Calibre Web repository:
git clone https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web.git
Third step: Set up the virtual environment
Create and activate a virtual environment:
cd calibre-web
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
Fourth step: Install Calibre Web
Install Calibre Web together with its dependencies:
pip install -r requirements.txt
Fifth step: Set the Calibre Web configuration
Copy the default config file:
cp config.yaml.example config.yaml
Step 6: Start Calibre Web
Start Calibre Web:
python3 cps.py
Step 7: Access Calibre Web
Visit http://your_server_ip:8083 in your web browser to access Calibre Web.
Setting up as a Service (Optional)
Create a systemd service file if you wish to operate Calibre Server or Calibre Web as a service. Here’s a Calibre Server example:
sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/calibre-server.service
Add the following content:
[Unit] Description=Calibre Server After=network.target [Service] Type=simple User=your_username ExecStart=/usr/bin/calibre-server --port 8080 --username your_username --password your_password /path/to/your/calibre-library [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target
Replace “your_username” and “/path/to/your/calibre-library” with your actual username and library path.
Then enable and start the service:
sudo systemctl enable calibre-server
sudo systemctl start calibre-server
Final Thoughts
On your Ubuntu 22.04 system, you have now configured Calibre Server and Calibre Web. Calibre helps you to manage your e-books and access them from anywhere using either Calibre Server or Calibre Web. Maintaining the optimum performance and security depends on you keeping your system and these programs current.
