Specified in the corresponding Arch Linux package.
#KIWIX SERVER MANUAL#
License, except for the contents of the manual pages, which have their own license The website is available under the terms of the GPL-3.0
#KIWIX SERVER INSTALL#
End users just need a WiFi-enabled device with a browser: no need to download and install anything on their devices. Using mandoc for the conversion of manual pages. What is a Kiwix Hotspot A Kiwix Hotspot allows you to distribute free content through a local WiFi network with an inexpensive mini computer like the Raspberry Pi.This solution is especially useful for homes, schools, libraries, community centers, etc. Package information: Package name: community/kiwix-tools Version: 3.4.0-2 Upstream: Licenses: GP元 Manuals: /listing/community/kiwix-tools/ Table of contents Library is an XML file created using kiwix-manage. Serves the contents of a library file instead of a single ZIM file. ZIM_PATH ZIM file of the content to serve. attachToProcess=PID Shutdown the server when process numbered PID dies. port=PORT Port number on which the server should listen. index=INDEX_PATH Path to index folder created using kiwix-install. Stand-alone HTTP server for serving ZIM contents over the Try it out for yourself: all the instructions are shown in the Github page.Kiwix-serve You can then play with Kiwix on your personal machine or even set up your router to make Kiwix available to everyone connected to your local area network.
To make it “easier” to set up a Kiwix Server, I have a Dockerfile that creates a Linux virtual machine, installs the Kiwix software, installs your chosen ZIM files, and starts up the server for you. Setting up a Kiwix Server Docker container This could all change, however, as development progresses. Also, it only runs on Linux, which means one must use virtualization in order to deploy or experiment with it on a non-Linux machine.įor people wanting to write custom applications around Kiwix Server, the API to interact with it programatically are also pretty limited.
#KIWIX SERVER UPDATE#
add, delete, update them) as in the desktop app. It is not as easy to manage ZIM files (e.g. There are some downsides to using Kiwix Server, however. Using this approach, one could run Kiwix on a shared server and allow many users to connect to it on their own computers through a local area network. Instead of using a dedicated desktop app to view ZIMs, one runs this server and simply connects to it using their favorite web browser. Kiwix Serverįor users interested in using Kiwix on a desktop, another solution is to use “kiwix-serve” or Kiwix Server, which is a Linux program that runs a server for ZIM files. The Kiwix project actually supports something called kiwix-serve, which takes a ZIM file and creates a web server. However, the latest release of the desktop app is version 0.9 which was released in 2014 and does not appear to be under active development (the mobile apps do appear to be under active development, however). There also exist ports for iOS and Android. The desktop version of Kiwix can be downloaded for Windows, macOS, and Linux and basically serves as a browser for viewing ZIM files. By default the server listens on all available IP addresses. This is possible through the availability of ZIM files that are essentially compressed versions of these websites at a moment in time (visit this link to see the kinds of content you can download). kiwix-serve is a tool for serving ZIM file content over HTTP. kiwix-manage allows one to manage the content of the Kiwix.
#KIWIX SERVER SOFTWARE#
Kiwix is a software project that lets you view several popular websites like Wikipedia, TED, and StackOverflow without having to connect to the internet. It includes: kiwix-serve is a standalone HTTP server for serving ZIM files over the network. Host a local version of Wikipedia and other sites for you and your friends and family What is Kiwix? What are ZIM files?
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