Calibre Web is a web-based front-end for the Calibre e-book library management system. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Calibre Web on a Fedora Server.
Before we get started, make sure that your Fedora server is up to date and has Python 3 installed. You can check whether Python 3 is installed by running the following command:
python3 -V
If Python 3 is not installed, you can install it with the following command:
dnf install python3
To install Calibre Web, we first need to install some dependencies. Run the following command to install the required packages:
dnf install git python3-pip python3-devel gcc
Now we need to clone the Calibre Web repository from Github. Run the following command to clone it:
git clone https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web.git
This will create a directory called calibre-web in your current working directory.
Navigate to the calibre-web directory and install Calibre Web using pip:
cd calibre-web
pip3 install --user -r requirements.txt
This will install Calibre Web along with its dependencies.
Copy the sample configuration file and make the necessary changes:
cp config-example.py config.py
nano config.py
In the configuration file, you need to provide the path to your Calibre library and your preferred username and password for Calibre Web.
Run the following command to start Calibre Web:
python3 cps.py
This will start the Calibre Web server on port 8083.
Open your web browser and navigate to http://<your-server-IP>:8083. You will be prompted to log in with your username and password.
Now you can start managing your e-book library using Calibre Web!
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Calibre Web on a Fedora Server. If you encounter any issues during installation, please refer to the official Calibre Web documentation.
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