Calibre Web is a free and open-source web application for managing and viewing ebook collections with Calibre. It is built on Python and Flask, making it easy to use on a wide range of operating systems, including Linux.
In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Calibre Web on EndeavourOS Latest.
Before you start, make sure that your system meets the following requirements:
Calibre Web requires some system dependencies to be installed before it can be installed. We will install those dependencies by running the following command:
sudo pacman -S git python python-pip python-virtualenv
Next, we will download Calibre Web from Github using the Git command.
git clone https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web.git
After the download is complete, navigate to the Calibre Web directory.
cd calibre-web
To install Calibre Web, we will create a new Python virtual environment and then install the necessary Python dependencies in it.
python -m virtualenv calibre-venv
source calibre-venv/bin/activate
pip install --upgrade pip setuptools
pip install -r requirements.txt
To configure Calibre Web, copy the sample configuration file to a new file called config.py.
cp config-example.py config.py
Next, open the config.py using your preferred text editor, update the following parameters:
DATABASE = "/path/to/your/database.db"
\# Replace `/path/to/your/database.db` with the path where you want to keep the Calibre Web database file.
LDAP = False \# Set LDAP to `True` if you have configured LDAP
DEFAULT_USERNAME = 'admin' \# Replace `admin` with your preferred username
DEFAULT_PASSWORD = 'admin123' \# Replace `admin123` with your preferred password
To start Calibre Web, activate the virtual environment and run the application.
source calibre-venv/bin/activate
python cps.py
The default web server port is 8083, so open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8083. You should see the Calibre Web login page.
Enter the username and password you have set in the config.py file and click on the "Login" button. You should now see the Calibre Web dashboard.
That's it! You have successfully installed Calibre Web on EndeavourOS Latest. You can now start uploading your ebook collection and begin managing it using Calibre Web.
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