Kiwix-Serve is a lightweight web server that allows users to access ZIM files (offline Wikipedia) and other content on the web browser. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Kiwix-Serve on Debian Latest.
Before proceeding with the installation process, make sure your system is up-to-date with the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
Follow these steps to install Kiwix-Serve:
wget https://download.kiwix.org/release/kiwix-tools/kiwix-tools_linux-x86_64.tar.gz
tar -xzvf kiwix-tools_linux-x86_64.tar.gz
cd kiwix-tools_linux-x86_64/
sudo mv kiwix-serve /usr/local/bin/
kiwix-serve --version
If installed successfully, it will show the latest version of Kiwix-Serve.
Follow these steps to serve content using Kiwix-Serve:
Download a ZIM file from https://wiki.kiwix.org/wiki/Content_in_all_languages.
Place the ZIM file in a directory of your choice.
Start Kiwix-Serve in that directory using the following command:
kiwix-serve --port=8000 --library /path/to/zim/dir
http://localhost:8000/
Kiwix-Serve is an essential tool for serving offline content on a local area network. In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Kiwix-Serve on Debian Latest and serve content on the web browser.
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