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https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web#about
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https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web#about
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This Ansible role installs Calibre-Web as part of your Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB)
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This Ansible role installs Calibre-Web as part of your Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB)
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as a possible alternative to Calibre (we'll call it 'calibre-web' from here
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as a possible alternative to Calibre. *WARNING: Calibre-Web depends on
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down, noting that ``calibreweb_*`` variables do not include the dash, per
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Calibre's own /usr/bin/ebook-convert program, so we strongly recommend you
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Ansible recommendations).
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install Calibre too during your IIAB installation!*
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Please note Calibre-Web's Ansible playbook is ``/opt/iiab/iiab/roles/calibre-web``
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whereas that its Ansible variables ``calibreweb_*`` do **not** include the dash,
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per Ansible recommendations.
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Using It
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Using It
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--------
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After installation, try out calibre-web at http://box/books (or box.lan/books).
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After installation, try out Calibre-Web at http://box/books (or box.lan/books).
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Typically students access it without a password (to read and download books)
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Typically students access it without a password (to read and download books)
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whereas teachers add books using an administrative account, as follows::
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whereas teachers add books using an administrative account, as follows::
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Username: Admin
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Username: Admin
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Password: changeme
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Password: changeme
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If the default configuration is not found, the calibre-web server creates a
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If the default configuration is not found, the Calibre-Web server creates a
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new settings file with calibre-web's own default administrative account::
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new settings file with calibre-web's own default administrative account::
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Username: admin
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Username: admin
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Backend
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Backend
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You can manage the backend calibre-web server with these systemd commands::
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You can manage the backend Calibre-Web server with these systemd commands::
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systemctl enable calibre-web
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systemctl enable calibre-web
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systemctl restart calibre-web
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systemctl restart calibre-web
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Configuration
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Configuration
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To configure calibre-web, log in as user 'Admin' then click 'Admin' on top.
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To configure Calibre-Web, log in as user 'Admin' then click 'Admin' on top.
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Check 'Configuration' options near the bottom of the page.
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Check 'Configuration' options near the bottom of the page.
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Critical settings are stored in::
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Critical settings are stored in::
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Please back up the entire folder ``/library/calibre-web`` before upgrading —
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Please back up the entire folder ``/library/calibre-web`` before upgrading —
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as it contains your calibre-web content **and** settings!
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as it contains your Calibre-Web content **and** settings!
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Upgrading
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Upgrading
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Reinstalling calibre-web automatically upgrades to the latest version if your
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Reinstalling Calibre-Web automatically upgrades to the latest version if your
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Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB) is online.
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Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB) is online.
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But first: back up your content **and** settings, as explained above.
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But first: back up your content **and** settings, as explained above.
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**Then move your /library/calibre-web/metadata.db out of the way, if you're
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**Then move your /library/calibre-web/metadata.db out of the way, if you're
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sure you want to (re)install bare/minimal metadata, and force all calibre-web
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sure you want to (re)install bare/minimal metadata, and force all Calibre-Web
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settings to the default. Then run**::
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settings to the default. Then run**::
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cd /opt/iiab/iiab
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cd /opt/iiab/iiab
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cd /opt/iiab/iiab
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cd /opt/iiab/iiab
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./iiab-install --reinstall
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./iiab-install --reinstall
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Or, if you just want to upgrade calibre-web code alone, prior to proceeding
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Or, if you just want to upgrade Calibre-Web code alone, prior to proceeding
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manually::
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manually::
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cd /opt/iiab/calibre-web
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cd /opt/iiab/calibre-web
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* |ss| As of August 2018, it's sometimes impossible to set the language of an
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* |ss| As of August 2018, it's sometimes impossible to set the language of an
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e-book: `#1040 <https://github.com/iiab/iiab/issues/1040>`_, `janeczku/calibre-web#593 <https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/issues/593>`_ |se| |nbsp| Appears fixed as of 2018-09-12: `janeczku/calibre-web#620 <https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/issues/620>`_
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e-book: `#1040 <https://github.com/iiab/iiab/issues/1040>`_, `janeczku/calibre-web#593 <https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/issues/593>`_ |se| |nbsp| Appears fixed as of 2018-09-12: `janeczku/calibre-web#620 <https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/issues/620>`_
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* |ss| As of August 2018, calibre-web doesn't yet include Calibre's e-book
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* |ss| As of August 2018, Calibre-Web doesn't yet include Calibre's e-book
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conversion functionality (e.g. Calibre 3.27.1 [released 2018-07-06] allows
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conversion functionality (e.g. Calibre 3.27.1 [released 2018-07-06] allows
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teachers to convert between PDF, EPUB, HTML, TXT etc — to permit reading on a
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teachers to convert between PDF, EPUB, HTML, TXT etc — to permit reading on a
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wider array client devices and client software). |se| |nbsp| This new calibre-web
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wider array client devices and client software). |se| |nbsp| This new Calibre-Web
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feature (which requires Calibre's ebook-converter program) needs to be manually
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feature (which depends on Calibre's ebook-converter program) needs to be manually
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configured in IIAB 6.6 as of 2018-09-12: `janeczku/calibre-web#624 <https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/issues/624>`_
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configured in IIAB 6.6 as of 2018-09-12: `janeczku/calibre-web#624 <https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/issues/624>`_
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Specifically, to enable e-book conversion, log in as Admin/changeme (etc) then
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Specifically, to enable e-book conversion, log in as Admin/changeme (etc) then
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click http://box/books -> Admin -> Basic Configuration -> External binaries, then
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click http://box/books -> Admin -> Basic Configuration -> External binaries. Then
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change these 2 settings:
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change these 2 settings:
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* Change radio button "No converter" to "Use calibre's ebook converter"
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* Change radio button "No converter" to "Use calibre's ebook converter"
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* In textfield "Path to convertertool" type in: ``/usr/bin/ebook-convert``
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* In textfield "Path to convertertool" type in: ``/usr/bin/ebook-convert``
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* Submit
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* Submit
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* Verify that "ebook-convert" appears on calibre-web's "About" page at http://box/books/stats
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* Verify that "ebook-convert" appears on Calibre-Web's "About" page at http://box/books/stats
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* Test it by clicking any e-book -> Edit metadata -> Convert book format:
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* Test it by clicking any e-book -> Edit metadata -> Convert book format
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* http://192.168.0.x:8083 does not work, as a result of `iptables <https://github.com/iiab/iiab/blob/master/roles/network/templates/gateway/iiab-gen-iptables#L93>`_,
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* http://192.168.0.x:8083 does not work, as a result of `iptables <https://github.com/iiab/iiab/blob/master/roles/network/templates/gateway/iiab-gen-iptables#L93>`_,
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even when ``services_externally_visible: true``. This is fixable, but perhaps
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even when ``services_externally_visible: true``. This is fixable, but perhaps
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it's not a priority, as URL's like {http://192.168.0.x/books,
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it's not a priority, as URL's like {http://192.168.0.x/books,
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http://10.8.0.x/books, http://127.0.0.1/books and http://box/books} all work.
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http://10.8.0.x/books, http://127.0.0.1/books and http://box/books} all work.
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* calibre-web does not currently use version numbers, so glitches might
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* Calibre-Web does not currently use version numbers, so glitches might
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occasionally arise, when upstream developers change its master branch without
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occasionally arise, when upstream developers change its master branch without
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warning.
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warning.
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