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📚 Setup Calibre-Web — Browser-Based Ebook Library

Deploy Calibre-Web on Ubuntu — a clean web interface for browsing, reading, and downloading your Calibre ebook library from any device, with OPDS and send-to-Kindle support.

⚠️ This script is provided for demo and testing purposes only. Not intended for production use.

📦 Resources & Setup Scripts

Grab the automated bash script from GitHub to follow along with the video.

Automated install script — one command deploys Calibre-Web on port 8131 with persistent config and books volumes.
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Quick Install:

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mhmdali94/Docker/main/media/calibre-web/calibre-web-ubuntu.sh
chmod +x calibre-web-ubuntu.sh
sudo bash calibre-web-ubuntu.sh

Tutorial Steps

1 Download the Script

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mhmdali94/Docker/main/media/calibre-web/calibre-web-ubuntu.sh

2 Make it Executable

chmod +x calibre-web-ubuntu.sh

3 Run the Installer

The script installs Docker if needed, pulls the lscr.io/linuxserver/calibre-web image, and starts it on port 8131 with persistent ./config and ./books volumes.

sudo bash calibre-web-ubuntu.sh

4 Access the Web UI

Open your browser and navigate to Calibre-Web, then log in with admin / admin123 and change the password immediately:

http://<your-server-ip>:8131

Ports Used

PortPurpose
8131Web UI + OPDS (host → container 8083)

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