

To start Calibre Server from AlwaysUp, choose Application > Start "Calibre Server". It is not yet running though, and the state will be Stopped: In a few seconds, an entry for called Calibre Server will show up in the AlwaysUp window. We are now done configuring Calibre Server to run as a service so click the Save button to record your settings. That functionality, which required you to log in before the server started, will no longer be necessary now that AlwaysUp is on the job! While we are here, ensure that the Run server automatically when calibre starts box is un-checked. Open Preferences from Calibre, select the Sharing over the net item and click the Stop Server button. This informs AlwaysUp that Calibre Server needs TCP/IP networking support to do its work.īefore we start Calibre Server from AlwaysUp, let's stop the server from the GUI (otherwise the copy started by AlwaysUp will fail because the port is in use). We have specified Calibre Server but you can enter virtually anything you like.Ĭlick over to the Startup tab and check the Ensure that the Windows Networking components have started box. In the Name field, enter the name that you will call the application in AlwaysUp. To specify the preferences you have selected for running the server ( Preferences > Sharing over the net):


In the Arguments field, enter your arguments to calibre-server.exe. If you have installed Calibre in the default location, this will be:Ĭ:\Program Files\Calibre2\calibre-server.exeĬ:\Program Files (x86)\Calibre2\calibre-server.exe In the Application field, enter the full path to the Calibre Server executable, calibre-server.exe. Select Application > Add to open the Add Application window: To configure Calibre Server to run as a Windows Service:ĭownload and install Calibre, if necessary.ĭownload and install AlwaysUp, if necessary. Unfortunately it is not designed as a Windows Service, so that's where AlwaysUp comes in! TheĬalibre Server stand-alone component allows you to manage your library from the Internet. Calibre is a free, open source application that manages your library of e-books.
