
Side note: I'd also like to move the CALIBRE_CONFIG_DIRECTORY but I can't get Calibre to recognize that either. Nothing works.ĭoes anyone have a documented procedure that works? I've always tried logging out/in after these changes. I've tried creating a shell script to export CALIBRE_OVERRIDE_DATABASE_PATH prior to loading the GUI. I've tried setting it in /etc/environment.

I've tried all sorts of methods to set the environmental variables but I can't seem to get Calibre (via GUI) to recognize the CALIBRE_OVERRIDE_DATABASE_PATH variable. However, my library is on a NAS and I don't want the metadata.db to co-locate as I'd prefer it be local to Calibre. You might get a message from your computer’s firewall or anti-virus program asking if it is OK to allow access to calibre.exe. I've noticed Calibre-Web being quite slow so I dug around a bit and realized Calibre creates the metadata.db database in the same location as the library. Creating a service for the calibre server on a modern Linux system To start the server, click the Connect/share button and choose Start Content server. I am not using Calibre Server to read via the web as I am using Calibre-Web for that purpose.

I am using Calibre to warehouse my ebooks on Ubuntu Server 18.04.
