Hello,
I'm trying to setup my ebook library to work on all my familiy's devices rather than the non-accessible mess it currently is. I have a computer that's already on all the time as a sort of family media server for music etc. Ideally, I'd like to be able to share full Calibrea read/write access on that computer plus my laptop and then also have read only access from other family member's laptop as well as all of our Android devices.
In initial searching, it appears that it's challenging for two Calibre installs to share a library. I'd love some help in getting around that.
I'm thinking of running a Calibre server as well as using my 50gb Box.com account to sync the library folder that I currently use for Calibre. This allow me multiple ways to access my books and is plenty of storage for us at this point. I can use Calibre Companion either via the Calibre Content Server as well as directly from my Box.com account.
Where I get messed up is the second computer that I need full Calibre access on. I'd like to simply point my Box.com sync folder to my Calibre libraries on both laptops. Then everything stays in sync in real time and any changes are immediately visible on both machines while not using a traditional networked folder. Each appears as local on both machines. But I'm not sure if this will work. Any thoughts?
I'd really appreciate any help and advice you could offer on this. If the way I'm trying to achieve this is impossible could you offer any alternatives? I feel confident there has to be a way to sync this up to work correctly.
Thanks so much!
I'm trying to setup my ebook library to work on all my familiy's devices rather than the non-accessible mess it currently is. I have a computer that's already on all the time as a sort of family media server for music etc. Ideally, I'd like to be able to share full Calibrea read/write access on that computer plus my laptop and then also have read only access from other family member's laptop as well as all of our Android devices.
In initial searching, it appears that it's challenging for two Calibre installs to share a library. I'd love some help in getting around that.
I'm thinking of running a Calibre server as well as using my 50gb Box.com account to sync the library folder that I currently use for Calibre. This allow me multiple ways to access my books and is plenty of storage for us at this point. I can use Calibre Companion either via the Calibre Content Server as well as directly from my Box.com account.
Where I get messed up is the second computer that I need full Calibre access on. I'd like to simply point my Box.com sync folder to my Calibre libraries on both laptops. Then everything stays in sync in real time and any changes are immediately visible on both machines while not using a traditional networked folder. Each appears as local on both machines. But I'm not sure if this will work. Any thoughts?
I'd really appreciate any help and advice you could offer on this. If the way I'm trying to achieve this is impossible could you offer any alternatives? I feel confident there has to be a way to sync this up to work correctly.
Thanks so much!