# Home assistant add-on: calibre

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## About

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[Calibre](https://calibre-ebook.com/) is a powerful and easy to use e-book manager. Users say it’s outstanding and a must-have. It’ll allow you to do nearly everything and it takes things a step beyond normal e-book software. It’s also completely free and open source and great for both casual users and computer experts.

This addon is based on the docker image https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-calibre

## Installation

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The installation of this add-on is pretty straightforward and not different in comparison to installing any other add-on.

1. Add my add-ons repository to your home assistant instance (in supervisor addons store at top right, or click button below if you have configured my HA)
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1. Install this add-on.
1. Click the `Save` button to store your configuration.
1. Set the add-on options to your preferences
1. Start the add-on.
1. Check the logs of the add-on to see if everything went well.
1. Open the webUI and adapt the software options

## Configuration

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Webui can be found at <http://homeassistant:PORT> or through the sidebar using Ingress.
Please read the upstream container documentation for further info: https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-calibre#application-setup

**Note**: The webserver and wireless connection need to be manually enabled from the desktop app, using ports 8081 and 9090 respectively.

### Options

| Option | Type | Default | Description |
|--------|------|---------|-------------|
| `PGID` | int | `0` | Group ID for file permissions |
| `PUID` | int | `0` | User ID for file permissions |
| `TZ` | str | | Timezone (e.g., `Europe/London`) |
| `PASSWORD` | str | | Optional password for GUI access |
| `CLI_ARGS` | str | | Optional CLI start arguments for Calibre |
| `localdisks` | str | | Local drives to mount (e.g., `sda1,sdb1,MYNAS`) |
| `networkdisks` | str | | SMB shares to mount (e.g., `//SERVER/SHARE`) |
| `cifsusername` | str | | SMB username for network shares |
| `cifspassword` | str | | SMB password for network shares |
| `cifsdomain` | str | | SMB domain for network shares |

### Example Configuration

```yaml
PGID: 0
PUID: 0
TZ: "Europe/London"
PASSWORD: "secure-password"
CLI_ARGS: "--with-library=/books"
localdisks: "sda1,sdb1"
networkdisks: "//192.168.1.100/books"
cifsusername: "bookuser"
cifspassword: "password123"
cifsdomain: "workgroup"
```

### Mounting Drives

This addon supports mounting both local drives and remote SMB shares:

- **Local drives**: See [Mounting Local Drives in Addons](https://github.com/alexbelgium/hassio-addons/wiki/Mounting-Local-Drives-in-Addons)
- **Remote shares**: See [Mounting Remote Shares in Addons](https://github.com/alexbelgium/hassio-addons/wiki/Mounting-remote-shares-in-Addons)

### Custom Scripts and Environment Variables

This addon supports custom scripts and environment variables through the `addon_config` mapping:

- **Custom scripts**: See [Running Custom Scripts in Addons](https://github.com/alexbelgium/hassio-addons/wiki/Running-custom-scripts-in-Addons)
- **env_vars option**: Use the add-on `env_vars` option to pass extra environment variables (uppercase or lowercase names). See https://github.com/alexbelgium/hassio-addons/wiki/Add-Environment-variables-to-your-Addon-2 for details.

## Support

Create an issue on github

## Illustration

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![illustration](https://calibre.com/img/slider/artistdetails.png)

[repository]: https://github.com/alexbelgium/hassio-addons


