Calibre RDP and Calibre WEB

docker-rdp-calibre (by aptalca) is an app that runs a calibre instance and makes it accessible in a web browser. We will be using a fork created by cgspeck (https://github.com/cgspeck/docker-rdp-calibre) to provide us with a specific library path and proper permissions with User/Group IDs.

docker-calibre-web (by janeczku) is a web app providing a clean interface for browsing, reading and downloading eBooks using an existing Calibre database.

Installing Calibre RDP

1. Check the Books Folder Exists at Media/Books - create this prior to running the script. You can either transfer your existing calibre library to Media/Books (the book folders and metadata.db) or start with a new one.

2. cd ~/community

3. The Role has the below values pre-configured, change as needed: (nano ~/community/roles/calibre-rdp/tasks/main.yml)

   • Subdomain Record "calibrerdp.{{domain}}" - Default will be accessible via calibrerdp.yourdomain.com

   • Time Zone Locale TZ: "America/New_York"

   • Automatic Calibre Updates Change the Edge Variable from 0 to 1 and latest version of calibre is installed on restart.

     EDGE: "1"
     

   • Content Server If you want to use the Calibre Content Server, expose port 8081 (will access via yourip:8081) by changing the published ports to

     published_ports:
       - "127.0.0.1:8080:8080"
       - "0.0.0.0:8081:8081"
     

4. Run the following command:

   sudo ansible-playbook community.yml --tags calibre-rdp
   

5. Go to your domain (calibrerdp.yourdomain.com), and login with your htpasswd if used.

6. On the initial screen, click 'OK'

   

7. If you moved over an existing calibre library to Media/Books, on the next screen click cancel, and your library should load. You are done! If creating a new library, click next.

   

8. You can select your e-book device, and click next.

   

9. If using a Kindle or Amazon device you can then set the calibre email settings, click next once done:

   

   If you don't know your Kindle Email:

   1. Go to Manage Your Content and Devices.

   2. From Settings, scroll down to Personal Document Settings.

   3. Under Send-to-Kindle Email Settings, your Send to Kindle email address will be listed.

10. You are done! You should now see this screen, and can click finish:

    

11. If you wanted to use the Content Server, go to Preferences > Sharing Over the Net and change the port to 8081 and apply - will need a restart via docker restart calibrerdp

    

12. If you want to install Calibre Web, cd ~/community

13. sudo ansible-playbook community.yml --tags calibre-web

14. Go to your domain (books.yourdomain.com) and set your calibre database location to /books

15. Under "External Binaries" set the Location of Unrar binary to /usr/bin/unrar

16. For converting e-books [Untested currently]:

    -For the option Use Kindlegen set the Path to convertertool to /calibre-web/app/vendor/kindlegen and at About you will see then kindlegen Amazon kindlegen(Linux) V2.9 build 1028-0897292

    -For the option Use calibre's ebook converter (recommended) set the Path to convertertool to /usr/bin/ebook-convert

    

17. Hit Submit then Login. Default admin login:

    Username: admin
    Password: admin123
    

    After successful login change the default password and set the email address.