---
title: Calibre
description: Calibre server setup
published: true
date: 2024-12-22T11:03:46.862Z
tags: calibre
editor: markdown
dateCreated: 2024-12-22T10:55:43.183Z
---

# Calibre

[Calibre](https://calibre-ebook.com/) is a ebook managment system. 
The Calibre library needed for the calibre instance is located in the external ssd 
	* /Calibre
The ebook files are located at 
	* /eBooks
## Installation

Installed through pacman 

```
sudo pacman -S calibre
```

Created the calibre library and add the eBooks folder to it
```
calibredb add --with-library /home/lukas/Drive/Calibre -r /home/lukas/Drive/eBooks
```

### systemd configuration 
The systemd config file for the instance 
```
[Unit]
Description=Calibre Server
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/usr/bin/calibre-server --port=8180 --enable-local-write /home/lukas/Drive/Calibre
Restart=on-failure
WorkingDirectory=/home/lukas/Drive/Calibre

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
```