Setting Up Services
Instructions on setting up various services on your PC, Mac, Android, or iOS devices. Dashboard of links and other relevant information can be found here.
- Plex - TV, Movies, Anime, Music
- Audiobookshelf
- Calibre
- Comics
- Pictures
- General Cloud Service
- Paperless
- Web based tools
- Books - E and Audio
Plex - TV, Movies, Anime, Music
Setting up Plex should be the same on just about every type of device.
You should have received an invite from me, from that invite you will either create a Plex.tv account or, if you already have one, log in and accept the invitation.
Plex account & client setup.
Please see the Overseerr setup page as well to be able to request new content being added.
You should have received an invite that looks something like this:
Follow the link in the email and set up or log in to a Plex.tv account. Use the following guide to setup Plex on whatever devices you prefer.
Audiobookshelf
Audio books streaming and downloads.
Mobile app setup
- Android users can download the Audiobookshelf app here.
- In the server box, put https://abs.mumquhar.com
- Use the login credentials you were given.
- iOS users must use the beta version, as the final version has yet to be released. You can check the status of the beta version here.
- Chances are the beta is full. You can try to wait and get lucky; spots open up occasionally.
- The better option is to use a PWA (progressive web app)
- To do that, open the Audiobookshelf website in Safari on your iOS device.
- Click the 'Share' button.
- Click the 'Add to Home Screen' button.
Calibre
Ebooks streaming and downloads.
Mobile app setup
The best way to access the ebook library is via the OPDS server, which some ebook apps have. The best option is Moon+ Reader or Maple ReaderSE (Android/iOS) on Android or iOS respectively. They are not free apps, but they have ad-supported versions.
Regardless of which app you choose, the setup should be the same. In the app, add a new OPDS server. The server URL should be https://calibre.mumquhar.com/opds, and the login credentials you were given should work.
If logging in does not work, do not keep trying. There is a Fail2Ban protocol running on the server that monitors logs for multiple failed attempts and bans the IP they come from.
Comics
Comic books streaming and downloads.
Pictures
Photo saving and backup.
General Cloud Service
Setting up saving and sharing of files, calendars, etc...Google Workspace replacement.
Paperless
Scan in, save, OCR, organize documents, and do anything else.
Web based tools
List of tools/services that are web-based.
Books - E and Audio
Audiobooks:
iPhone:
The first party app is still in beta and is likely currently full. The developer should be releasing the iOS app out of beta soon.
If the beta is full (very likely), then the alternative for iOS is plappa.
Android:
Download on the Google Play Store.
Logging In:
Server/URL - https://abs.mumquhar.com
User/pass as assigned.
Ebooks:
The audiobook apps (not including plappa, it does not have ebook support) set up in the previous steps are capable of reading and downloading ebooks as well. It does lack some features, anotating and highlighting for example, are not yet implemented on the backend.
An app that supports OPDS servers is required to set up a dedicated reader app. There are many to choose from; my recommendations are:
iPhone - Kybook 3
To log in, select 'Catalogs' from the bottom menu and click 'Add'. Put whatever you'd like in the 'Title' field and https://calibre.mumquhar.com/opds in the URL field. Click done, and you should be prompted for your user/pass.
Android - Moon+
To log in, click 'Add New Catalog...' from the' Online Library' tab. Input https://calibre.mumquhar.com/opds as the URL and you should be prompted for your user/pass.