Calibre Setup Guide

Introduction

Calibre is an eBook management application that allows you to organize, convert, and transfer your eBooks across various devices.

Prerequisites

• Docker installed
• Calibre container running in your Docker stack

Configuration Steps

Step 1: Accessing the Calibre UI

1. Open your browser and navigate to http://<your-ip-address>:8080.

Step 2: Initial Setup Wizard

1. Follow the initial setup wizard to configure basic settings.
2. Change, the location of you books to /books, Next
3. Choose your e-book device. Next
4. Finish

Step 2: Sharing over the net

1. ``Preferences**, sharing, **Sharing over the net`
2. Go to the User accounts tab, and select Add user, OK
3. Open the Advanced blade and enter the IP of your host server, and the internal IP of you Readarr container.
4. Select the Main tab, and enable Require username and password to access the Content Server, and Run server automatically when calibre starts
5. Select Start server

Step 4: Plugins For Kobos

1. Navigate to the Preferences, Advanced, Plugins.
2. Get new Plugins, and type KoboTouchExtended
3. Go to the Metadata tab. KoboTouchExtended in the Filter by name:
4. Highlight the Plugin and choose Install, Yes, OK

Step 6: Syncing eBooks to Devices

1. Connect your eBook reader or device to your computer.
2. Navigate to the Devices tab.
3. Transfer selected eBooks to your device.
4. Click Sync.

Notes

• Ensure all paths and environment variables are updated in the calibre.yaml file.
• Regularly backup your config and library directories to save your settings and eBooks.

Troubleshooting

• Common Issues: List common issues and solutions.
• Logs: Check Calibre logs for error messages.
• Support: Link to the Calibre community and support resources.