If I need to move around GBs of data local network rocks!Īlso, as I said it’s mostly for fun so I don’t have to justify it completely to myself :-) Roll up your sleeves! Step 0: Setup Raspberry Pi.Īccessible both from inside and outside: Of course I could just launch a cheap AWS instance and use it as the content server but.Isolated from my main machine: For security reasons I don’t want to open a port on my desktop computer Here comes the projectĪn online server available all the time: Raspberry pi is very power-efficient little monster so I can keep it running The downside of running it locally on my computer is that the machines needs to be on and I have to enable the content server on Calibre manually before connecting from iPad. I mainly use Stanza on my iPad and connect to my Calibre server to download comic books over WiFi. My favorite feature is that it can act as a server. Check out this page for a full list of features. And when I plug in my Kindle it automatically recognizes the device and I can right-click on a book and send to device very easily. Also it can convert between a wide range of formats. I love its user interface which allows me to easily tag and categorize my collections. With Calibre you can manage any document collection you want. I’ve been a fan of Calibre for many years now. Once it’s connected to network you can do everything over SSH. Keyboard and display are needed for the initial setup. Edimax EW-7811UN 150Mbps Wireless Nano USB Adapter.These are just the components I used in my implementation: If you have one, you can skip this section. Ingredientsīasically all you need is an up-and-running Raspberry Pi. And on top of all it’s purely fun and educational.

But… DIY still rules! There are times you may still want to have your own collection and it doesn’t just have to be an e-book collection. It is extremely convenient to have thousands of books at your fingertips. I have a Safari Books Online subscription which I enjoy a lot. Host Your eBook Library with Calibre on Raspberry PiĮverything is *-as-a-service nowadays and books are no exception.

There is a new version of this article in my new blog published using calibre-web Docker image:

Calibre server addresses