<# .SYNOPSIS Starts a local Calibre server .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script starts a local Calibre server as background process (Web port number is 8099 by default). .PARAMETER port Specifies the Web port number (8099 by default) .EXAMPLE PS> ./start-calibre-server .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz / License: CC0 #> param([int]$port = 8099) try { $StopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew() "Step 1/2: Searching for Calibre server executable..." & calibre-server --version if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "Can't execute 'calibre-server' - make sure Calibre server is installed and available" } "Step 2/2: Starting Calibre server as background process..." & calibre-server --port $port --num-per-page 100 --userdb $HOME/CalibreUsers.sqlite --log $HOME/CalibreServer.log --daemonize $HOME/'Calibre Library' [int]$Elapsed = $StopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds "✔️ started Calibre server with port $port in $Elapsed sec" exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])" exit 1 }