You can have calibre auto import from a folder. Though be careful because it deletes them from that folder (you might want to do single direction sync into that folder).
And if you share the db with calibre-web or have some other sync method that works, you should be good to go.
Yes, they share the database. Yes, I add the books to calibre. I think I have it as read only for calibre-web.
Regarding overcomplication, I admit the initial setup took a while. But I’ve had it running for a couple years now with no major issues.
There’s a docker that essentially sets up a web VNC for Calibre. I do this for file conversion, DRM removal (only books I buy), etc.
Then I use Calibre-web for the OPDS server and nice web UI.
Funny enough one of the best use cases I have found has been for information retrievel then generation.
Spot on. And not just baked into the model but also extracted from the code base.
Roo + Claude can find the code I want, make flow charts, etc.
Similarly, I use it as a super search tool for my notes I take in Markdown.
And lastly, meeting transcription + custom AI summary is very helpful as a starting point.
All of these are similar in that they don’t need to be 100% accurate. They’re a starting point to save me time and find stuff I may have missed or forgotten. The actual decisions and brain work are done by me.
As for actual code generation, I’m not fully sold yet. I use it situationally, but no PR review will be able to tell because I make sure anything it generates is exactly how I would have written it. That sounds weird, but what I mean is I either use it as “super auto complete” for small stuff or I have it build a draft and heavily edit it until it is good code that I understand completely.
(Senior dev with over 10 years of experience.)
Honestly, this whole thing surprises me. I have a lot of respect for Ars Technica. I hope they clean this up and prevent further issues in the future.
I’ve been looking into this as well and just bought my first components.
I’m trying Meshtastic first and then will try Meshcore.
What does everybody think of Reticulum Network and RNode? It honestly seems superior conceptually to Meshtastic/Meshcore, but I’m not sure how good it is in practice or if anybody is actually using it.
Azure is not Entra. AAD became Entra. They did it because AAD was becoming less about Azure and covering more things than directories. So a rebranding made sense.
It’s a pretty dumb name, though. It doesn’t really mean much when you hear it, and it sounds too similar to other common words.
Finamp is great.
This is my favorite of the thread.
You can even call one Host, haha.
I wonder if they are preparing to stop using it. That could be a benign reason for the change in wording.
Logseq has an Android app and clients for the usual desktop platforms. It stores as .md files. It meets your requirements. I’m not sure why you’re focused on Firefox support?
One I have my eye on is Silverbullet.md. the creator recently promoted it here and it has some nice ideas. It’s a web app that you self host. Behind the scenes everything is stored in .md files.
Thanks for your answers! Very fair thoughts, particularly about the flexibility of keeping things as just files on disk.
Regarding the work thing, I should clarify my use case: I’d like to take work related notes that could contain privileged company data. With a standalone app, I can install it and manage the files on my device (with cloud syncing in an approved corporate way). I could still probably do that here, but it requires the work of running the web server locally. Unfortunately, an external source like a VPS wouldn’t be allowed.
I have one more question, if you have some time: One of the things I like most about Logseq is that when there is a list of back links on a page, the context capture is excellent (likely due to it being an outliner). I’ve noticed that with SilverBullet, the context capture might begin/end in the middle of a word, etc. Is there a way to configure that or plans to enhance it?
This is very cool, and I’ve been watching the project for a month or so.
I like the query setup and the templates look very interesting. One of my biggest complaints about Logseq is how much of a pain simple query operations can be.
A few things make me hesitate a bit:
What are your thoughts on those concerns, OP?
So this whole post is an advertisement, then.
I did basically what you are trying to do:
I installed Calibre docker on my server machine with the DB local (important because the DB won’t work over a share) and the book storage on the NAS.
Then I installed Calibre-web docker and pointed it to the same local DB and the same book storage on the NAS.
Now I can use Calibre for import, DRM removal, metadata updates, etc. And I use Calibre-web for user management, OPDS feed, etc.
Let me know if you want more info.
I also use Logseq and I use SyncThing to sync between devices. I just started a month ago, so I can’t say for sure, but so far it has been pretty great.
If I’m understanding correctly, Emby has been hostile to FOSS (alleged GPL violations, etc.) and Jellyfin forked from it. Due to that, I’m not planning to use Emby.
Having said that, I’m always interested in hearing about projects in this space. What things do you like about Emby?
I think it’s because Jellyfin still needs some polish.
It’s getting better every day, though. I run both in parallel and usually use Jellyfin, but my family uses Plex for now.
Ah, excellent, thanks. That’s one of the things I use most in Mint.
Lots of overcomplicated answers, imo.
Here’s what I did:
Now every device at home can hit all services by domain name over https. No need for any manual configuration on any client device (certs, hosts, etc.)
Bonus: Set up split DNS and subnet routing with Tailscale so that it uses the DNS server for that domain. Now any device connecting to the tailnet can connect to the services just like at home. No need to reconfigure apps, etc.
Simple and it works like magic.