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[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

What's the benefit of this over ftp?

[–] axx@slrpnk.net 6 points 5 months ago

Most people don't know how to use ftp anymore. It's a pretty limited protocol (and requires 2 open ports to function). It's hard to integrate with good modern auth solutions. Probably more, that's off the top of my head.

[–] velxundussa@sh.itjust.works 5 points 5 months ago

I personally use Calibre+Calibre-web.

It's configured as a proxy for the Kobo store, the default store for my e-reader.

That means that when I click the sync button on my Kobo, it downloads anything hosted on my calibre-web server, while still keeping the ability to browse the Kobo store.