calibre-web/readme.md
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##About
Calibre Web is a web app providing a clean interface for browsing, reading and downloading eBooks using an existing [Calibre](https://calibre-ebook.com) database.
*This software is a fork of [library](https://github.com/mutschler/calibreserver) and licensed under the GPL v3 License.*
![screenshot](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/janeczku/docker-calibre-web/master/screenshot.png)
##Features
- Bootstrap 3 HTML5 interface
- User management
- Admin interface
- User Interface in english, french, german, simplified chinese, spanish
- OPDS feed for eBook reader apps
- Filter and search by titles, authors, tags, series and language
- Create custom book collection (shelves)
- Support for editing eBook metadata
- Support for converting eBooks from EPUB to Kindle format (mobi/azw)
- Restrict eBook download to logged-in users
- Support for public user registration
- Send eBooks to Kindle devices with the click of a button
- Support for reading eBooks directly in the browser (.txt, .epub, .pdf)
- Upload new books in PDF, epub, fb2 format
- Support for Calibre custom columns
- Fine grained per-user permissions
## Quick start
1. Rename `config.ini.example` to `config.ini` and set `DB_ROOT` to the path of the folder where your Calibre library (metadata.db) lives
2. Execute the command: `python cps.py`
3. Point your browser to `http://localhost:8083` or `http://localhost:8083/opds` for the OPDS catalog
**Default admin login:**
*Username:* admin
*Password:* admin123
## Runtime Configuration Options
`PUBLIC_REG`
Set to 1 to enable public user registration.
`ANON_BROWSE`
Set to 1 to allow not logged in users to browse the catalog.
`UPLOADING`
Set to 1 to enable PDF uploading. This requires the imagemagick library to be installed.
## Requirements
Python 2.7+
Optionally, to enable on-the-fly conversion from EPUB to MOBI when using the send-to-kindle feature:
[Download](http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=1000765211) Amazon's KindleGen tool for your platform and place the binary named as `kindlegen` in the `vendor` folder.
## Docker image
Calibre Web can be run as Docker container. The latest image is available on [Docker Hub](https://registry.hub.docker.com/u/janeczku/calibre-web/).
## Reverse Proxy
Reverse proxy configuration examples for apache and nginx to use calibre-web:
nginx configuration for a local server listening on port 8080, mapping calibre web to /calibre:
```
http {
upstream calibre {
server 127.0.0.1:8083;
}
server {
location /calibre-web {
proxy_bind $server_addr;
proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8083;
proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
proxy_set_header X-Scheme $scheme;
proxy_set_header X-Script-Name /calibre-web;
}
}
}
```
Apache 2.4 configuration for a local server listening on port 443, mapping calibre web to /calibre-web:
The following modules have to be activated: headers, proxy, rewrite.
```
Listen 443
<VirtualHost *:443>
SSLEngine on
SSLProxyEngine on
SSLCipherSuite ALL:!ADH:!EXPORT56:RC4+RSA:+HIGH:+MEDIUM:+LOW:+SSLv2:+EXP:+eNULL
SSLCertificateFile "C:\Apache24\conf\ssl\test.crt"
SSLCertificateKeyFile "C:\Apache24\conf\ssl\test.key"
<Location "/calibre-web" >
RequestHeader set X-SCRIPT-NAME /calibre-web
RequestHeader set X-SCHEME https
ProxyPass http://localhost:8083/
ProxyPassReverse http://localhost:8083/
</Location>
</VirtualHost>
```
## Start calibre-web as service under Linux
Create a file "cps.service" as root in the folder /etc/systemd/system with the following content:
```[Unit]
Description=Calibre-web
[Service]
Type=simple
User=[Username]
ExecStart=[path to python] [/PATH/TO/cps.py]
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
```
Replace the user and ExecStart with your user and foldernames.
`sudo systemctl enable cps.service`
enables the service.