Calibre-Web is a web-based user interface for the Calibre ebook library manager, which allows you to manage and access your ebook collection through a web browser. Follow these steps to install Calibre-Web on macOS:
Before installing Calibre-Web, make sure that you have the following:
Clone the Calibre-Web repository to your local machine by executing the following command in your Terminal:
git clone https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web.git
Navigate to the cloned Calibre-Web directory using the following command:
cd calibre-web
Install Calibre-Web's dependencies by executing the following command:
pip3 install -r requirements.txt
Copy config-sample.py to config.py by executing the following command:
cp config-sample.py config.py
Edit the config.py file and set the variables according to your preferences. At minimum, you will need to set the DATABASE_URL variable to the location where you want to store the Calibre database. You can also set the CHROOT variable to restrict the folders that are visible to Calibre-Web.
Execute the following command to initialize the Calibre database:
python3 manage.py --manage-users
Start the Calibre-Web server by executing the following command:
python3 cps.py
You should now be able to access Calibre-Web on http://localhost:8083. If you want to access it from another machine on the network, replace localhost with the IP address of your machine.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Calibre-Web on macOS and can now manage your ebook collection through a web browser.
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