:books: Web app for browsing, reading and downloading eBooks stored in a Calibre database
Calibre-Web
Calibre-Web is a web app that offers a clean and intuitive interface for browsing, reading, and downloading eBooks using a valid Calibre database.
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This software is a fork of library and licensed under the GPL v3 License.
Features
Installation Installation via pip (recommended)
pip install calibreweb
(or pip3
depending on your OS/distro)cps
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.
Refer to the Wiki for additional installation examples: manual installation, Linux Mint, Cloud Provider.
Quick Start
http://localhost:8083
or http://localhost:8083/opds
for the OPDS catalogLocation of Calibre database
to the path of the folder containing your Calibre library (metadata.db) and click "Save"Default Admin Login:
Requirements
/opt/kepubify
on Linux or C:\Program Files\kepubify
on Windows)Docker Images
Pre-built Docker images are available in the following Docker Hub repositories (maintained by the LinuxServer team):
LinuxServer - x64, aarch64
GitHub - Optional Calibre layer
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.
Both the Calibre-Web and Calibre-Mod images are automatically rebuilt on new releases and updates.
/usr/bin/ebook-convert
/usr/bin/unrar
We would like to thank all the contributors and maintainers of Calibre-Web for their valuable input and dedication to the project. Your contributions are greatly appreciated.
Contact
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For more information, How To's, and FAQs, please visit the Wiki
Contributing to Calibre-Web
Check out our Contributing Guidelines
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