From ff6892be46ced515dcc9745c2b43e3a1b9078911 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: James Armstrong <32995055+jmarmstrong1207@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 01:17:48 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Updated Automatically import new books (Linux) (markdown) --- Automatically-import-new-books-(Linux).md | 5 +---- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/Automatically-import-new-books-(Linux).md b/Automatically-import-new-books-(Linux).md index c74847e..67709af 100644 --- a/Automatically-import-new-books-(Linux).md +++ b/Automatically-import-new-books-(Linux).md @@ -1,10 +1,7 @@ Calibre web doesn't have an automatic library scan feature, so by default you have to modify the associated Calibre database yourself. However it's possible to instead setup a service which can monitor a directory for changes. After which it triggers a script to import new books. This removes the need to setup something like 'Calibre Content Server'. -## Fully automated setup - -If you prefer to have a full calibre-web instance that implements auto import (but without readarr implementation built in), view [Calibre-web Automated](https://github.com/jmarmstrong1207/Calibre-Web-Auto). Otherwise, follow the instructions below. - ## Pre-requisites +Before even going through this, check if all you need is to import multiple books at once. You can do this by shift-clicking in the upload window when selecting your books to upload. This example is based on using Readarr to download books, but you could easily adapt these steps to fit your own process.