Video coming soon…
📚 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.
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
| Port | Purpose |
|---|---|
| 8131 | Web UI + OPDS (host → container 8083) |