Remote-access Guide

ubooquity remote access

by Glenna Donnelly Published 1 year ago Updated 1 year ago
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Once Ubooquity is running, go to the administration page on http://YOUR_IP:2203/adminand choose an administration password. For security reasons, the administration is only reachable from the device Ubooquity is running on. To allow access from a remote computer, use the --remoteadminoption.

Once Ubooquity is running, go to the administration page on http://YOUR_IP:2203/admin and choose an administration password. For security reasons, the administration is only reachable from the device Ubooquity is running on. To allow access from a remote computer, use the --remoteadmin option.

Full Answer

How do I run ubooquity from a remote computer?

Once Ubooquity is running, go to the administration page on http://YOUR_IP:2203/adminand choose an administration password. For security reasons, the administration is only reachable from the device Ubooquity is running on. To allow access from a remote computer, use the --remoteadminoption.

What is ubooquity and how does it work?

Metadata from library management software Calibre and ComicRack are also supported. Ubooquity can be installed on any OS supporting Java (Windows, Linux, Mac OS...) and on a wide range of hardware (desktop computer, server, NAS...). Ubooquity lets you create user accounts and set access rights for each shared folder.

How do I share files in ubooquity?

Once Ubooquity is running, go to the administration page on http://YOUR_IP:2203/admin and choose an administration password. Now, add the directories you want to share (comics, ebooks or other types of files) in the appropriate sections of the administration page.

Can I move ubooquity to another device?

As long as Ubooquity is not running, you can move its folder anywhere you want on your device. Ubooquity has all it needs in its own folder. By default, the admin page cannot be reached from another machine. You must activate the “Allow remote administration” option (either in the desktop interface or using command line options) to do that.

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Versatile

Ubooquity supports many types of files, with a preference for ePUB, CBZ, CBR and PDF files. Metadata from library management software Calibre and ComicRack are also supported.

Secure

Ubooquity lets you create user accounts and set access rights for each shared folder. Connections can be protected (HTTPS) using your own certificate.

How to access Ubooquity from another device?

To access Ubooquity from another device (from your local network or from the Internet), don’t forget to properly configure your firewall and/or router. If you ever need to reset your administrator password, just delete the webadmin.cred file in the Ubooquity folder.

Can you move ubooquity folders?

In case you prefer to learn as you go, here are a few useful tips to get you started: As long as Ubooquity is not running, you can move its folder anywhere you want on your device. Ubooquity has all it needs in its own folder.

Can you use Ubooquity on a desktop?

Ubooquity can be deployed in a few minutes on any desktop computer (Windows, Linux or MacOS). As Ubooquity does not modify any file outside of its own directory, you can easily try it out this way before installing it elsewhere.

Change log

new option to bypass Calibre individual book folders (try it if you share a Calibre library)

Change log

fixed a bug preventing bookmark saving on Ubooquity server for PDF files shared in the "books" section

Change log

Fixed crash at startup on platform where JavaFX library is not available

New features and improvements

New internal HTTP server: NanoHTTPD has been replaced by Jetty. This should fix issues related to HTTP headers and connections.

Bug fixes

Fixed a bug that prevented the fonts used by the online Epub reader from being properly extracted during Ubooquity startup.

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