Calibre, while a fantastic tool for its age, has several problems when containerised, including its reliance on a KasmVNC server instance for the UI, which is near impossible to use on mobile and is relatively resource-heavy if youâre running a small, lower power server like I am.
For many, Calibre-Web has really swooped in to save the day, offering an alternative to a containerised Calibre instance thatâs resource-light and with a much more modern UI to boot.
However, when compared to full-fat Calibre, it unfortunately lacks a few core features leading many to run both services in parallel, each serving to fill in where the other lacks, resulting in an often clunky, imperfect solution.
tofu@lemmy.nocturnal.garden â¨3⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
From the Readme:
Why does it exist? đ
Calibre, while a fantastic tool for its age, has several problems when containerised, including its reliance on a KasmVNC server instance for the UI, which is near impossible to use on mobile and is relatively resource-heavy if youâre running a small, lower power server like I am.
For many, Calibre-Web has really swooped in to save the day, offering an alternative to a containerised Calibre instance thatâs resource-light and with a much more modern UI to boot.
However, when compared to full-fat Calibre, it unfortunately lacks a few core features leading many to run both services in parallel, each serving to fill in where the other lacks, resulting in an often clunky, imperfect solution.
Kirk@startrek.website â¨3⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
This is explaining the difference between Calibre and Calibre-Web.
The person you replied to asked what the connection is between âCalibre-Webâ and âCalibre-Web Automatedâ
tofu@lemmy.nocturnal.garden â¨3⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Itâs both
Kirk@startrek.website â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Ah ok, so ignoring Calibre for a moment, whatâs the difference between Calibre-Web and Calibre-Web Automated?
stephen01king@lemmy.zip â¨2⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
I donât see any mention of calibre-web-automated in that comment.
sxan@midwest.social â¨3⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
I hope this isnât a step towards replacing the native app with an SPA.
tofu@lemmy.nocturnal.garden â¨3⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Which native app do you mean? Calibre desktop?
Itâs by different devs. One is a desktop application, one a selfhosted Webservice. I think thereâs room for both.
gedaliyah@lemmy.world â¨3⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
So is this a fork of calibre web or something that runs on top or what?