How to Install Calibre Web on Fedora CoreOS Latest

Calibre Web is a free and open-source e-book management tool that allows users to access their e-book library over the internet. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Calibre Web on Fedora CoreOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Step 1: Install Docker

Docker is used to build and run containerized applications. To install Docker on Fedora CoreOS Latest, run the following command:

sudo rpm-ostree install docker

Step 2: Install Git

Git is a distributed source code management system. To install Git on Fedora CoreOS Latest, run the following command:

sudo rpm-ostree install git

Step 3: Clone the Calibre Web Repository

Use Git to clone the Calibre Web repository:

git clone https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web.git

Step 4: Build the Calibre Web Docker Image

Build the Docker image using the provided Dockerfile. Navigate to the directory where the repository was cloned to and run this command:

docker build -t calibre-web .

Step 5: Run the Calibre Web Container

Run the Calibre Web container using the following command:

docker run -d --name=calibre-web -p 8083:8083 -v /path/to/library:/books -v /path/to/config:/config calibre-web

Replace /path/to/library and /path/to/config with the paths where you want to store your library and configuration files, respectively.

Step 6: Access Calibre Web

By default, Calibre Web runs on port 8083. To access the web interface, open a web browser and go to http://<server-ip-address>:8083.

You should now be able to access your Calibre e-book library through the Calibre Web interface.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Calibre Web on Fedora CoreOS Latest. By following these steps, you will be able to access your e-book library over the internet via a web interface.

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