If you want to maintain access to the official Kobo store on the device, you can set the Proxy unknown requests to Kobo Store checkbox. Caution: Syncing all books to kobo reader and then activating this checkbox will archive all books which are not part of a synced shelf after the next sync with your kobo reader. If the checkbox is not ticked all books are synced to kobo reader. For each shelf you can select if the books in it are synced to Kobo reader or not. If this is ticked new options are showing up on a per-user basis in the Edit Shelf section. There is a checkbox for setting the sync to only use specific shelf. Users can generate a URL to sync with Calibre-Web instead by clicking the Create/View button under their Calibre-Web profile page. If the row does not exist it must be created under the group.

By default, the config file contains the following row: kobo/Kobo directory on Kobo devices is used to configure which URL the device uses for syncing books. This necessary due to a bug in HTTP-requests the Kobo reader creates, and can't be avoided. your router maps port X to machine Y on port Z), please change the External Port setting to port X in this example (the external port). If you are accessing your Calibre-Web instance from your Kobo via some sort of portforwarding mechanism (e.g. Kobo integration must first be enabled in Calibre-Web by toggling ON the Enable Kobo sync checkbox in the Basic configuration > Feature Configuration page. venv/bin/python3 -m pip install -r kobo-requirements.txt

#1276 : Syncing of large libraries may timeout and fail.Īs a prerequiste you need to install the dependencies listed in optional-requirements.txt under the Kobo integration section.Ī simple way to do this is to move them to a kobo-requirements.txt file, then run the following for a pip install.

#1219 : Fixed Layout ePubs aren't imported correctly over the Sync protocol.

I'd recommend waiting a little bit for this cautionary message do disappear if you aren't comfortable with some rough edges. This feature is fairly new in Calibre-Web and has had limited testing: You will likely run into new issues if you try this out.

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