ArchiveBox
Open-source self-hosted web archiving.
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docker-compose (macOS/Linux/Windows) đ recommended (click to expand)docker-compose.yml file into a new empty directory (can be anywhere).
mkdir ~/archivebox && cd ~/archivebox
curl -O 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/dev/docker-compose.yml'
docker compose run archivebox init --setup
docker compose up
# completely optional, CLI can always be used without running a server
# docker compose run [-T] archivebox [subcommand] [--args]
docker run (macOS/Linux/Windows)mkdir ~/archivebox && cd ~/archivebox
docker run -v $PWD:/data -it archivebox/archivebox init --setup
docker run -v $PWD:/data -p 8000:8000 archivebox/archivebox
# completely optional, CLI can always be used without running a server
# docker run -v $PWD:/data -it [subcommand] [--args]
bash auto-setup script (macOS/Linux)curl -sSL 'https://get.archivebox.io' | shsetup.sh for the source code of the auto-install script.
apt (Ubuntu/Debian)echo "deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/archivebox/archivebox/ubuntu focal main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/archivebox.list
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys C258F79DCC02E369
sudo apt update
apt.
sudo apt install archivebox
sudo python3 -m pip install --upgrade --ignore-installed archivebox # pip needed because apt only provides a broken older version of Django
mkdir ~/archivebox && cd ~/archivebox
archivebox init --setup # if any problems, install with pip instead
archivebox server 0.0.0.0:8000
# completely optional, CLI can always be used without running a server
# archivebox [subcommand] [--args]
debian-archivebox repo for more details about this distribution.
brew (macOS)brew.
brew tap archivebox/archivebox
brew install archivebox
mkdir ~/archivebox && cd ~/archivebox
archivebox init --setup # if any problems, install with pip instead
archivebox server 0.0.0.0:8000
# completely optional, CLI can always be used without running a server
# archivebox [subcommand] [--args]
homebrew-archivebox repo for more details about this distribution.
pip (macOS/Linux/BSD)pip3.
pip3 install archivebox
mkdir ~/archivebox && cd ~/archivebox
archivebox init --setup
# install any missing extras like wget/git/ripgrep/etc. manually as needed
archivebox server 0.0.0.0:8000
# completely optional, CLI can always be used without running a server
# archivebox [subcommand] [--args]
pip-archivebox repo for more details about this distribution.
pacman / 
pkg / 
nix (Arch/FreeBSD/NixOS/more)yay -S archivebox (contributed by @imlonghao)curl -sSL 'https://get.archivebox.io' | sh (uses pkg + pip3 under-the-hood)nix-env --install archivebox (contributed by @siraben) docker + 
electron Desktop App (macOS/Linux/Windows)ArchiveBox.app.zipArchiveBox.deb (alpha: build manually)ArchiveBox.exe (beta: build manually)
Paid hosting solutions (cloud VPS)
(get hosting, support, and feature customization directy from us)
(for a generalist software consultancy that helps with ArchiveBox maintainance)
(USD $29-250/mo, pricing)
(from USD $2.6/mo)
(USD $5-50+/mo, đ referral link, instructions)
(USD $2.5-50+/mo, đ referral link, instructions)
(USD $10-50+/mo, instructions)
(USD $60-200+/mo)
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https://demo.archivebox.io
TXT, RSS, XML, JSON, CSV, SQL, HTML, Markdown, or [any other text-based format...](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Usage#Import-a-list-of-URLs-from-a-text-file)
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[Browser history](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Quickstart#2-get-your-list-of-urls-to-archive) or [browser bookmarks](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Quickstart#2-get-your-list-of-urls-to-archive) (see instructions for: [Chrome](https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/96816?hl=en), [Firefox](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/export-firefox-bookmarks-to-backup-or-transfer), [Safari](http://i.imgur.com/AtcvUZA.png), [IE](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/211089/how-to-import-and-export-the-internet-explorer-favorites-folder-to-a-32-bit-version-of-windows), [Opera](http://help.opera.com/Windows/12.10/en/importexport.html), [and more...](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Quickstart#2-get-your-list-of-urls-to-archive))
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Browser extension [`archivebox-exporter`](https://github.com/tjhorner/archivebox-exporter) (realtime archiving from Chrome/Chromium/Firefox)
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```bash
# archivebox add --help
archivebox add 'https://example.com/some/page'
archivebox add < ~/Downloads/firefox_bookmarks_export.html
archivebox add --depth=1 'https://news.ycombinator.com#2020-12-12'
echo 'http://example.com' | archivebox add
echo 'any_text_with [urls](https://example.com) in it' | archivebox add
# if using Docker, add -i when piping stdin:
# echo 'https://example.com' | docker run -v $PWD:/data -i archivebox/archivebox add
# if using Docker Compose, add -T when piping stdin / stdout:
# echo 'https://example.com' | docker compose run -T archivebox add
```
See the [Usage: CLI](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Usage#CLI-Usage) page for documentation and examples.
It also includes a built-in scheduled import feature with `archivebox schedule` and browser bookmarklet, so you can pull in URLs from RSS feeds, websites, or the filesystem regularly/on-demand.
`./archive/
ArchiveBox can be configured via environment variables, by using the `archivebox config` CLI, or by editing the `ArchiveBox.conf` config file directly.
```bash
archivebox config # view the entire config
archivebox config --get CHROME_BINARY # view a specific value
archivebox config --set CHROME_BINARY=chromium # persist a config using CLI
# OR
echo CHROME_BINARY=chromium >> ArchiveBox.conf # persist a config using file
# OR
env CHROME_BINARY=chromium archivebox ... # run with a one-off config
```
These methods also work the same way when run inside Docker, see the Docker Configuration wiki page for details.
**The config loading logic with all the options defined is here: [`archivebox/config.py`](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/blob/dev/archivebox/config.py).**
Most options are also documented on the **[Configuration Wiki page](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Configuration)**.
#### Most Common Options to Tweak
```bash
# e.g. archivebox config --set TIMEOUT=120
TIMEOUT=120 # default: 60 add more seconds on slower networks
CHECK_SSL_VALIDITY=True # default: False True = allow saving URLs w/ bad SSL
SAVE_ARCHIVE_DOT_ORG=False # default: True False = disable Archive.org saving
MAX_MEDIA_SIZE=1500m # default: 750m raise/lower youtubedl output size
PUBLIC_INDEX=True # default: True whether anon users can view index
PUBLIC_SNAPSHOTS=True # default: True whether anon users can view pages
PUBLIC_ADD_VIEW=False # default: False whether anon users can add new URLs
```
- `chromium` / `chrome` (for screenshots, PDF, DOM HTML, and headless JS scripts)
- `node` & `npm` (for readability, mercury, and singlefile)
- `wget` (for plain HTML, static files, and WARC saving)
- `curl` (for fetching headers, favicon, and posting to Archive.org)
- `youtube-dl` or `yt-dlp` (for audio, video, and subtitles)
- `git` (for cloning git repos)
- and more as we grow...
You don't need to install every dependency to use ArchiveBox. ArchiveBox will automatically disable extractors that rely on dependencies that aren't installed, based on what is configured and available in your `$PATH`.
If not using Docker, make sure to keep the dependencies up-to-date yourself and check that ArchiveBox isn't reporting any incompatibility with the versions you install.
```bash
# install python3 and archivebox with your system package manager
# apt/brew/pip/etc install ... (see Quickstart instructions above)
archivebox setup # auto install all the extractors and extras
archivebox --version # see info and check validity of installed dependencies
```
Installing directly on **Windows without Docker or WSL/WSL2/Cygwin is not officially supported** (I cannot respond to Windows support tickets), but some advanced users have reported getting it working.
For detailed information about upgrading ArchiveBox and its dependencies, see: https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Upgrading-or-Merging-Archives
```bash
./
index.sqlite3
ArchiveBox.conf
archive/
...
1617687755/
index.html
index.json
screenshot.png
media/some_video.mp4
warc/1617687755.warc.gz
git/somerepo.git
...
```
Each snapshot subfolder `./archive/
button in the Admin UI is a shortcut for this hash-date workaround.
### Storage Requirements
Because ArchiveBox is designed to ingest a firehose of browser history and bookmark feeds to a local disk, it can be much more disk-space intensive than a centralized service like the Internet Archive or Archive.today. **ArchiveBox can use anywhere from ~1gb per 1000 articles, to ~50gb per 1000 articles**, mostly dependent on whether you're saving audio & video using `SAVE_MEDIA=True` and whether you lower `MEDIA_MAX_SIZE=750mb`.
Disk usage can be reduced by using a compressed/deduplicated filesystem like ZFS/BTRFS, or by turning off extractors methods you don't need. You can also deduplicate content with a tool like [fdupes](https://github.com/adrianlopezroche/fdupes) or [rdfind](https://github.com/pauldreik/rdfind). **Don't store large collections on older filesystems like EXT3/FAT** as they may not be able to handle more than 50k directory entries in the `archive/` folder. **Try to keep the `index.sqlite3` file on local drive (not a network mount)** or SSD for maximum performance, however the `archive/` folder can be on a network mount or slower HDD.
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âś **Check out our [community page](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Web-Archiving-Community) for an index of web archiving initiatives and projects.**
A variety of open and closed-source archiving projects exist, but few provide a nice UI and CLI to manage a large, high-fidelity archive collection over time.
ArchiveBox tries to be a robust, set-and-forget archiving solution suitable for archiving RSS feeds, bookmarks, or your entire browsing history (beware, it may be too big to store), ~~including private/authenticated content that you wouldn't otherwise share with a centralized service~~ (this is not recommended due to JS replay security concerns).
### Comparison With Centralized Public Archives
Not all content is suitable to be archived in a centralized collection, whether because it's private, copyrighted, too large, or too complex. ArchiveBox hopes to fill that gap.
By having each user store their own content locally, we can save much larger portions of everyone's browsing history than a shared centralized service would be able to handle. The eventual goal is to work towards federated archiving where users can share portions of their collections with each other.
### Comparison With Other Self-Hosted Archiving Options
ArchiveBox differentiates itself from [similar self-hosted projects](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Web-Archiving-Community#Web-Archiving-Projects) by providing both a comprehensive CLI interface for managing your archive, a Web UI that can be used either independently or together with the CLI, and a simple on-disk data format that can be used without either.
ArchiveBox is neither the highest fidelity nor the simplest tool available for self-hosted archiving, rather it's a jack-of-all-trades that tries to do most things well by default. It can be as simple or advanced as you want, and is designed to do everything out-of-the-box but be tuned to suit your needs.
*If you want better fidelity for very complex interactive pages with heavy JS/streams/API requests, check out [ArchiveWeb.page](https://archiveweb.page) and [ReplayWeb.page](https://replayweb.page).*
*If you want more bookmark categorization and note-taking features, check out [Archivy](https://archivy.github.io/), [Memex](https://github.com/WorldBrain/Memex), [Polar](https://getpolarized.io/), or [LinkAce](https://www.linkace.org/).*
*If you need more advanced recursive spider/crawling ability beyond `--depth=1`, check out [Browsertrix](https://github.com/webrecorder/browsertrix-crawler), [Photon](https://github.com/s0md3v/Photon), or [Scrapy](https://scrapy.org/) and pipe the outputted URLs into ArchiveBox.*
For more alternatives, see our [list here](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Web-Archiving-Community#Web-Archiving-Projects)...
- [Community Wiki](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Web-Archiving-Community)
- [The Master Lists](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Web-Archiving-Community#the-master-lists)
_Community-maintained indexes of archiving tools and institutions._
- [Web Archiving Software](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Web-Archiving-Community#web-archiving-projects)
_Open source tools and projects in the internet archiving space._
- [Reading List](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Web-Archiving-Community#reading-list)
_Articles, posts, and blogs relevant to ArchiveBox and web archiving in general._
- [Communities](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Web-Archiving-Community#communities)
_A collection of the most active internet archiving communities and initiatives._
- Check out the ArchiveBox [Roadmap](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Roadmap) and [Changelog](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Changelog)
- Learn why archiving the internet is important by reading the "[On the Importance of Web Archiving](https://items.ssrc.org/parameters/on-the-importance-of-web-archiving/)" blog post.
- Reach out to me for questions and comments via [@ArchiveBoxApp](https://twitter.com/ArchiveBoxApp) or [@theSquashSH](https://twitter.com/thesquashSH) on Twitter
We use the [GitHub wiki system](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki) and [Read the Docs](https://archivebox.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) (WIP) for documentation.
You can also access the docs locally by looking in the [`ArchiveBox/docs/`](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Home) folder.
## Getting Started
- [Quickstart](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Quickstart)
- [Install](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Install)
- [Docker](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Docker)
## Reference
- [Usage](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Usage)
- [Configuration](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Configuration)
- [Supported Sources](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Quickstart#2-get-your-list-of-urls-to-archive)
- [Supported Outputs](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki#can-save-these-things-for-each-site)
- [Scheduled Archiving](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Scheduled-Archiving)
- [Publishing Your Archive](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Publishing-Your-Archive)
- [Chromium Install](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Chromium-Install)
- [Security Overview](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Security-Overview)
- [Troubleshooting](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Troubleshooting)
- [Upgrading or Merging Archives](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Upgrading-or-Merging-Archives)
- [Python API](https://docs.archivebox.io/en/latest/modules.html) (alpha)
- [REST API](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/issues/496) (alpha)
## More Info
- [Tickets](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/issues)
- [Roadmap](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Roadmap)
- [Changelog](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Changelog)
- [Donations](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Donations)
- [Background & Motivation](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox#background--motivation)
- [Web Archiving Community](https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Web-Archiving-Community)
