calibre-web/README.md

# About

Calibre-Web is a web app providing a clean interface for browsing, reading and downloading eBooks using a valid [Calibre](https://calibre-ebook.com) database.

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*This software is a fork of [library](https://github.com/mutschler/calibreserver) and licensed under the GPL v3 License.*

![Main screen](https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/wiki/images/main_screen.png)

## Features

- Bootstrap 3 HTML5 interface
- full graphical setup
- User management with fine-grained per-user permissions
- Admin interface
- User Interface in brazilian, czech, dutch, english, finnish, french, galician, german, greek, hungarian, indonesian, italian, japanese, khmer, korean, norwegian, polish, russian, simplified and traditional chinese, spanish, swedish, turkish, ukrainian, vietnamese
- OPDS feed for eBook reader apps 
- Filter and search by titles, authors, tags, series, book format and language
- Create a custom book collection (shelves)
- Support for editing eBook metadata and deleting eBooks from Calibre library
- Support for downloading eBook metadata from various sources, sources can be extended via external plugins
- Support for converting eBooks through Calibre binaries
- Restrict eBook download to logged-in users
- Support for public user registration
- Send eBooks to E-Readers with the click of a button
- Sync your Kobo devices through Calibre-Web with your Calibre library
- Support for reading eBooks directly in the browser (.txt, .epub, .pdf, .cbr, .cbt, .cbz, .djvu)
- Upload new books in many formats, including audio formats (.mp3, .m4a, .m4b)
- Support for Calibre Custom Columns
- Ability to hide content based on categories and Custom Column content per user
- Self-update capability
- "Magic Link" login to make it easy to log on eReaders
- Login via LDAP, google/github oauth and via proxy authentication

## Installation

#### Installation via pip (recommended)
1. To avoid problems with already installed python dependencies, it's recommended to create a virtual environment for Calibre-Web
2. Install Calibre-Web via pip with the command `pip install calibreweb` (Depending on your OS and or distro the command could also be `pip3`). 
3. Optional features can also be installed via pip, please refer to [this page](https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/wiki/Dependencies-in-Calibre-Web-Linux-and-Windows) for details 
4. Calibre-Web can be started afterwards by typing `cps` 

Issues with Raspberry Pi - Raspberry Pi OS:
Depending on your version of pip it's possible that the installation fails with `Failed to build cryptography
ERROR: Could not build wheels for cryptography, which is required to install pyproject.toml-based projects`. 
In this case please try to update pip with `./venv/bin/python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip` first, and then try installing Calibre-Web again. 
If this isn't working please also install cargo via `sudo apt install cargo`, and try installing Calibre-Web again.

In the Wiki there are also examples for: a [manual installation](https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/wiki/Manual-installation), [installation on Linux Mint](https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/wiki/How-To:Install-Calibre-Web-in-Linux-Mint-19-or-20), [installation on a Cloud Provider](https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/wiki/How-To:-Install-Calibre-Web-on-a-Cloud-Provider).

## Quick start

Point your browser to `http://localhost:8083` or `http://localhost:8083/opds` for the OPDS catalog \
Login with default admin login \
If you don't have a Calibre database already, this [database](https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/blob/master/library/metadata.db) can be used. **IMPORTATNT** Please move the database out of the calibre-web folder structure, as it will be overwritten during update. \
Set `Location of Calibre database` to the path of the folder where your Calibre library (metadata.db) lives, push "submit" button. \
Optionally a Google Drive can be used to host the calibre library [-> Using Google Drive integration](https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/wiki/G-Drive-Setup#using-google-drive-integration) \
Afterwards you can configure your Calibre-Web instance ([Basic Configuration](https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/wiki/Configuration#basic-configuration) and [UI Configuration](https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/wiki/Configuration#ui-configuration) on admin page)  

#### Default admin login:
*Username:* admin\
*Password:* admin123


## Requirements

python 3.5+

[Download](https://imagemagick.org/script/download.php) Imagemagick to extract covers from epubs. On Windows the additional installation of [ghostscript](https://ghostscript.com/releases/gsdnld.html) might be necessary to extract covers from pdf files. On Linux Imagemagick and Ghostscript can often be installed using the system package manager.

Optionally, to enable on-the-fly conversion from one ebook format to another when using the send-to-ereader feature, or during editing of ebooks metadata:

[Download and install](https://calibre-ebook.com/download) the Calibre desktop program for your platform and enter the folder including program name (normally /opt/calibre/ebook-convert, or C:\Program Files\calibre\ebook-convert.exe) in the field "calibre's converter tool" on the setup page.

[Download](https://github.com/pgaskin/kepubify/releases/latest) Kepubify tool for your platform and place the binary starting with `kepubify` in Linux: `/opt/kepubify` Windows: `C:\Program Files\kepubify`.


## Docker Images

A pre-built Docker image is available in these Docker Hub repository (maintained by the LinuxServer team):

#### **LinuxServer - x64, armhf, aarch64**
+ Docker Hub - [https://hub.docker.com/r/linuxserver/calibre-web](https://hub.docker.com/r/linuxserver/calibre-web)
+ Github - [https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-calibre-web](https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-calibre-web)
+ Github - (Optional Calibre layer) - [https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-calibre-web/tree/calibre](https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-calibre-web/tree/calibre) 

   This image has the option to pull in an extra docker manifest layer to include the Calibre `ebook-convert` binary.  Just include the environmental variable `DOCKER_MODS=linuxserver/calibre-web:calibre` in your docker run/docker compose file. **(x64 only)**
  
   If you do not need this functionality then this can be omitted, keeping the image as lightweight as possible.
    
   Both the Calibre-Web and Calibre-Mod images are rebuilt automatically on new releases of Calibre-Web and Calibre respectively, and on updates to any included base image packages on a weekly basis if required.
   + The "path to convertertool" should be set to `/usr/bin/ebook-convert`
   + The "path to unrar" should be set to `/usr/bin/unrar`

# Contact

Just reach us out on [Discord](https://discord.gg/h2VsJ2NEfB)

For further information, How To's and FAQ please check the [Wiki](https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/wiki)

# Contributing to Calibre-Web

Please have a look at our [Contributing Guidelines](https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)