Kiwix-serve is a lightweight web server which allows users to serve content from ZIM formatted files. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install kiwix-serve on NetBSD.
Open a terminal on your NetBSD machine and update the package sources.
pkgin update
Use the following command to install kiwix-serve.
pkgin install kiwix-serve
Before we start the kiwix-serve, we need to have ZIM files to serve. You can download the ZIM files from the Kiwix website or use your own ZIM files.
To start kiwix-serve, run the following command:
kiwix-serve --port=8000 /path/to/your/zim/files
Replace /path/to/your/zim/files with the path to the directory where you have stored your ZIM files. The --port flag specifies the port kiwix-serve will listen on.
Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8000/. This will show you the list of available ZIM files. Click on the desired file to access its content.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed kiwix-serve on NetBSD and are now able to serve ZIM formatted files.
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