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# Short Notice from the maintainer
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After 6 years of more or less intensive programming on Calibre-Web, I need a break.
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The last few months, maintaining Calibre-Web has felt more like work than a hobby. I felt pressured and teased by people to solve "their" problems and merge PRs for "their" Calibre-Web.
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I have turned off all notifications from Github/Discord and will now concentrate undisturbed on the development of “my” Calibre-Web over the next few weeks/months.
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I will look into the issues and maybe also the PRs from time to time, but don't expect a quick response from me.
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# Calibre-Web
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Calibre-Web is a web app that offers a clean and intuitive interface for browsing, reading, and downloading eBooks using a valid [Calibre](https://calibre-ebook.com) database.
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[](https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/blob/master/LICENSE)
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[](https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/releases)
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[](https://pypi.org/project/calibreweb/)
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[](https://pypi.org/project/calibreweb/)
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[](https://discord.gg/h2VsJ2NEfB)
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<details>
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<summary><strong>Table of Contents</strong> (click to expand)</summary>
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1. [About](#calibre-web)
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2. [Features](#features)
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3. [Installation](#installation)
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- [Installation via pip (recommended)](#installation-via-pip-recommended)
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- [Quick start](#quick-start)
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- [Requirements](#requirements)
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4. [Docker Images](#docker-images)
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5. [Contributor Recognition](#contributor-recognition)
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6. [Contact](#contact)
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7. [Contributing to Calibre-Web](#contributing-to-calibre-web)
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</details>
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*This software is a fork of [library](https://github.com/mutschler/calibreserver) and licensed under the GPL v3 License.*
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## Features
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- Modern and responsive Bootstrap 3 HTML5 interface
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- Full graphical setup
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- Comprehensive user management with fine-grained per-user permissions
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- Admin interface
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- Multilingual user interface supporting 20+ languages ([supported languages](https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/wiki/Translation-Status))
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- OPDS feed for eBook reader apps
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- Advanced search and filtering options
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- Custom book collection (shelves) creation
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- eBook metadata editing and deletion support
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- Metadata download from various sources (extensible via plugins)
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- eBook conversion through Calibre binaries
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- eBook download restriction to logged-in users
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- Public user registration support
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- Send eBooks to E-Readers with a single click
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- Sync Kobo devices with your Calibre library
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- In-browser eBook reading support for multiple formats
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- Upload new books in various formats, including audio formats
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- Calibre Custom Columns support
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- Content hiding based on categories and Custom Column content per user
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- Self-update capability
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- "Magic Link" login for easy access on eReaders
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- LDAP, Google/GitHub OAuth, and proxy authentication support
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## Installation
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#### Installation via pip (recommended)
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1. Create a virtual environment for Calibre-Web to avoid conflicts with existing Python dependencies
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2. Install Calibre-Web via pip: `pip install calibreweb` (or `pip3` depending on your OS/distro)
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3. Install optional features via pip as needed, see [this page](https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/wiki/Dependencies-in-Calibre-Web-Linux-and-Windows) for details
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4. Start Calibre-Web by typing `cps`
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*Note: Raspberry Pi OS users may encounter issues during installation. If so, please update pip (`./venv/bin/python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip`) and/or install cargo (`sudo apt install cargo`) before retrying the installation.*
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Refer to the Wiki for additional installation examples: [manual installation](https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/wiki/Manual-installation), [Linux Mint](https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/wiki/How-To:-Install-Calibre-Web-in-Linux-Mint-19-or-20), [Cloud Provider](https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/wiki/How-To:-Install-Calibre-Web-on-a-Cloud-Provider).
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## Quick Start
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1. Open your browser and navigate to `http://localhost:8083` or `http://localhost:8083/opds` for the OPDS catalog
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2. Log in with the default admin credentials
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3. If you don't have a Calibre database, you can use [this database](https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/raw/master/library/metadata.db) (move it out of the Calibre-Web folder to prevent overwriting during updates)
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4. Set `Location of Calibre database` to the path of the folder containing your Calibre library (metadata.db) and click "Save"
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5. Optionally, use Google Drive to host your Calibre library by following the [Google Drive integration guide](https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/wiki/G-Drive-Setup#using-google-drive-integration)
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6. Configure your Calibre-Web instance via the admin page, referring to the [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) guides
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#### Default Admin Login:
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- **Username:** admin
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- **Password:** admin123
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## Requirements
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- Python 3.5+
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- [Imagemagick](https://imagemagick.org/script/download.php) for cover extraction from EPUBs (Windows users may need to install [Ghostscript](https://ghostscript.com/releases/gsdnld.html) for PDF cover extraction)
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- Optional: [Calibre desktop program](https://calibre-ebook.com/download) for on-the-fly conversion and metadata editing (set "calibre's converter tool" path on the setup page)
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- Optional: [Kepubify tool](https://github.com/pgaskin/kepubify/releases/latest) for Kobo device support (place the binary in `/opt/kepubify` on Linux or `C:\Program Files\kepubify` on Windows)
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## Docker Images
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Pre-built Docker images are available in the following Docker Hub repositories (maintained by the LinuxServer team):
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#### **LinuxServer - x64, aarch64**
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- [Docker Hub](https://hub.docker.com/r/linuxserver/calibre-web)
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- [GitHub](https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-calibre-web)
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- [GitHub - Optional Calibre layer](https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-mods/tree/universal-calibre)
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Include the environment variable `DOCKER_MODS=linuxserver/mods:universal-calibre` in your Docker run/compose file to add the Calibre `ebook-convert` binary (x64 only). Omit this variable for a lightweight image.
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Both the Calibre-Web and Calibre-Mod images are automatically rebuilt on new releases and updates.
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- Set "path to convertertool" to `/usr/bin/ebook-convert`
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- Set "path to unrar" to `/usr/bin/unrar`
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## Contributor Recognition
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We would like to thank all the [contributors](https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/graphs/contributors) and maintainers of Calibre-Web for their valuable input and dedication to the project. Your contributions are greatly appreciated.
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## Contact
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Join us on [Discord](https://discord.gg/h2VsJ2NEfB)
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For more information, How To's, and FAQs, please visit the [Wiki](https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/wiki)
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## Contributing to Calibre-Web
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Check out our [Contributing Guidelines](https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)
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