Calibre-web is a web-based front-end of Calibre ebook management software. It allows you to access your Calibre library and read books from any device with an internet connection. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Calibre-web on nixOS Latest.
Before starting, make sure your nixOS Latest is up-to-date and has sudo access.
The first step is to install Calibre on nixOS. To install Calibre, open a terminal and run the following command:
sudo nix-env -i calibre
You need to install some dependencies before installing Calibre-web. Open a terminal and run the following command to install the dependencies:
sudo nix-env -i python3 python38 pip git
Now, clone the Calibre-web repository using git. To do so, run the following command:
sudo git clone https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web.git /opt/calibre-web
Next, create a virtual environment for Calibre-web using the following command:
sudo python3 -m venv /opt/calibre-web/venv
Activate the virtual environment using the following command:
source /opt/calibre-web/venv/bin/activate
Now, you need to install the required pip packages for Calibre-web. To do so, run the following command:
pip install -r /opt/calibre-web/requirements.txt
Next, initialize Calibre-web by running the following command:
python /opt/calibre-web/cps.py
After initializing Calibre-web, you need to configure it. Open a web browser and go to the following URL:
http://localhost:8083
You should see the Calibre-web login page. Login with default username admin
and password admin123
. After logging in, go to the Settings page and configure the database settings and the Calibre library path.
Finally, start Calibre-web by running the following command:
python /opt/calibre-web/calibre-web.py
You can now access your Calibre library from any device with a web browser by going to the following URL:
http://<your-ip-address>:8083
In this tutorial, you have learned how to install Calibre-web on nixOS Latest. You can now manage and read your ebooks from any device with an internet connection.
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