This is the repo for the Library Website of DSC Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala , Punjab. This is the fork of the Calibre Repository, modified for the needs of our servers and userbase.
Calibre-Web is a web app providing a clean interface for browsing, reading and downloading eBooks using an existing Calibre database.
This software is a fork of library and licensed under the GPL v3 License.
- Bootstrap 3 HTML5 interface
- full graphical setup
- User management with fine-grained per-user permissions
- Admin interface
- User Interface in czech, dutch, english, finnish, french, german, hungarian, italian, japanese, khmer, polish, russian, simplified chinese, spanish, swedish, turkish, ukrainian
- OPDS feed for eBook reader apps
- Filter and search by titles, authors, tags, series and language
- Create a custom book collection (shelves)
- Support for editing eBook metadata and deleting eBooks from Calibre library
- Support for converting eBooks through Calibre binaries
- Restrict eBook download to logged-in users
- Support for public user registration
- Send eBooks to Kindle devices 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)
- 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
- Install dependencies by running
pip3 install --target vendor -r requirements.txt(python3.x) orpip install --target vendor -r requirements.txt(python2.7). - Execute the command:
python cps.py(ornohup python cps.py- recommended if you want to exit the terminal window) - Point your browser to
http://localhost:8083orhttp://localhost:8083/opdsfor the OPDS catalog - Set
Location of Calibre databaseto 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 - Go to Login page
Default admin login:
Username: admin
Password: admin123
Issues with Ubuntu:
Please note that running the above install command can fail on some versions of Ubuntu, saying "can't combine user with prefix". This is a known bug and can be remedied by using the command pip install --system --target vendor -r requirements.txt instead.
python 3.x+, (Python 2.7+)
Optionally, to enable on-the-fly conversion from one ebook format to another when using the send-to-kindle feature, or during editing of ebooks metadata:
Download and install 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.
*** DEPRECATED *** Support will be removed in future releases
Download Amazon's KindleGen tool for your platform and place the binary named kindlegen in the vendor folder.
For further information, How To's and FAQ please check the Wiki