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Does anyone know of a self hosting option for hosting ebooks? I keep hoping there is an open source library type app where I could add my ebooks and host them for myself and others.

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[–] EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Calibre is great but it’s not a server based program, it’s just a desktop client. There is Calibre-web which you can host which kinda turns it into a server but it does that by exposing a website you connect to that shows you the Calibre interface via VNC, so it’s a bit hackey.

I haven’t tried it but https://www.kavitareader.com/ might be a good alternative if you end up not liking Calibre.

[–] jjakc@lemthony.com 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's not what calibre-web does. As per the GitHub page:

Calibre-Web is a web app that offers a clean and intuitive interface for browsing, reading, and downloading eBooks using a valid Calibre database.

There is no VNC involved.

[–] Sehandler@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

There's a Calibre container, I believe by LinuxServer.io, that comes with this VNC setup for serving calibre in a browser window. Probably what was meant here.

Calibre-web is basically a nice UI for a file server over the calibre library.

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