User Guide
How to download, install and use FLibGoLite
FLibGoLite program is written in GO as a single executable and doesn’t require any prerequisites.
All you have to do is to download, install and start it.
Download program executable of the current release v2.1.2 for your OS and CPU type
| OS | CPU type | Program executable | Tested[^1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | Intel, AMD 64-bit | flibgolite-linux-amd64.exe | Yes |
| macOS | Intel, AMD 64-bit | flibgolite-darwin-amd64 | No |
| macOS | ARM 64-bit | flibgolite-darwin-arm64 | No |
| Linux | Intel, AMD 64-bit | flibgolite-linux-amd64 | No |
| Linux | ARM 32-bit (armhf) | flibgolite-linux-arm-6 | Yes |
| Linux | ARM 64-bit (armv8) | flibgolite-linux-arm64 | Yes |
[^1]: Some of executables was only cross-builded and not tested on real computers, but you can still try them out
You may rename downloaded program executable to flibgolite or any other name you wish. For convenience, the name flibgolite will be used throughout the documentation.
Place the executable flibgolite in any folder where you have read, write and execute permissions.
Although FLibGoLite program can be run from command line, the preferred setup is program to be installed as a system service running in background that will automatically start after power on or reboot.
Before use, you need to complete three steps: install, start, and check the status of the service.
Service installation and control requires administrator privileges.
If status is like running you can start to use it.
At the first run program will create the set of subfolders in the folder where program is located
flibgolite
├─ books
| ├─ stock - library book files and archives are stored here
| └─ trash - files with processing errors will go here
├─ config - contains main configuration file config.yml and genre tree file
| └─ locales - subfolder for localization files
├─ dbdata - database with book index resides here
└─ logs - scan and opds rotating logs are here
Put your book files or book file zip-archives in books/stock folder and start to setup bookreader. Meanwhile book descriptions will be added to book index of OPDS-catalog.
Set bookreader opds-catalog url to http://<PC_name or PC_IP_address>:8085/opds to choose and download books on your device to read. See bookreader manual/help.
Note
While searching book in bookreader use native keyboard layout for chosen language to fill search pattern. For example, don’t use Latin English “i” instead of Cyrillic Ukrainian “i”, because it’s not the same Unicode symbol.