How to build an e-library tutorial

2026-01-14 23:00

Here are a few ways to build an e-library: ** 1. Build an e-book library with Calibre and cpolar (applicable to the access of the Kindle)** 1. ** Downloading and installing the software ** - Downloading cpolar ("""Downloading calibre ( 2. ** Web Library Server Setting ** - After the installation was complete, he opened Calibre's main interface, found the "connect/share" option in the shortcut bar, and clicked on "Start the content server" to open it. Once again, click on the "connect/share" option, and the local computer's IP address, port number, and "ip" will be displayed. At this time, Calibre will become an e-book server that can be accessed by devices in the local area network (through the local area network IP + port number, such as: , such as: " 3. ** Intranet Penetration Tool Setting ** - Open cpolar's web-ui interface (you can open it through the cpolar shortcut in the Windows start menu or enter localhost:9200 in the browser address bar). Enter the CPolar account password to enter the main page, and select the "Create Tunnel" option under "Tunnel Management". - The tunnel is named as "kindle";; the protocol is "ttp";; the local address is filled with the port number displayed when Calibre activates the "content server"(such as 8080); the domain name type can be selected as "random domain name"(VIP customers can choose second-level sub-domain name and custom domain name); the region is selected as the actual use region, and then click the "create" button to generate the intranet penetrating data tunnel. You can see the public network address on the "Online Tunnel List" page under "Status". 4. ** Using the public network to access the private library on the intranet with the Kindle ** - In the web browser of the Kindle, enter cpolar as the public network address generated by the local calibre port, and you can connect to calibre on the local area network computer to retrieve the book. ** 2. Build an e-book library with Calibre-Web (Take the Windows system as an example)** 1. ** Installment ** - Calibre-Web is easy to install. For the first time, you need to set the location of the e-library. If you don't have a Calibre library, you can download the sample database to quickly start using it. It provided online reading, format conversion, device synchronization, and other functions. It could be deployed on one's own server for free. 2. ** Function * - The interface design was simple, and the reading experience was good. It had management functions and supported a variety of devices. ** 3. Build an e-book library by deploying TaleBook through Docker ** 1. **Docker deployed TaleBook** - Open image management in Docker Manager, search for talebook/talebook, and choose the latest version to download. Find the downloaded image in the local image, click on create container, name the container, select start container after creation, and set the restart policy in the basic settings to always restart the container when the container exits. - In the storage space settings, create and specify a local folder (such as Docker/Talebook), mount the container's/data folder, and set the configuration type to read and write. In the port settings, set a port (such as 11111, external network access needs to be forwarded on the server), then click Next, Finish, and the container creation is complete. 2. ** Configured TaleBook** - Access the container via IP: Port or Domain Name: Port (e.g.,. If you don't want to be accessed by others, you can turn on the private library mode, fill in the website title, username, password, email address, access code, and other information, and click to complete the settings. - After entering the container, he clicked on the "Please log in" button in the upper right corner and logged in with the account password he had set. Find the books/import folder under the local folder (such as Docker/Talebook/), upload the book to this folder, then go to the management page in the upper left corner of the webpage and enter the import book page. Then click on the scan book, select the book to be imported from the list of scanned books, and click the "import book" button. After the import was successful, the user could read or push the book online. The user could also manually update the book's information and update the book's information from the Internet. Read more exciting novels for free