ArchiveBox is an open-source tool used to create a local or remote backup of all your bookmarks or web archives. This tutorial will guide you on how to install ArchiveBox on Windows 11.
Follow the steps below to install ArchiveBox on Windows 11:
The first step is to install the required dependencies to run ArchiveBox on your system. Open the command prompt window on your system and use the following command to install dependencies:
pip3 install poetry
Now, clone the ArchiveBox repository using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox.git
This will download the ArchiveBox source code on your system.
Change your current working directory to the ArchiveBox folder using the following command:
cd ArchiveBox
Next, run the following command to install ArchiveBox:
poetry install
This will install all the necessary dependencies required to run ArchiveBox.
Before running ArchiveBox, you need to configure it to your requirements. You can use the default configuration file or create your own by copying the sample configuration file:
cp example.env .env
Edit the configuration file .env to suit your needs.
Once you have completed the configuration, run the following command to start ArchiveBox:
poetry run archivebox init
This will initialize the ArchiveBox installation and create the required folders to store the archives.
After initialization, you can use the following command to add urls to the archive:
poetry run archivebox add <url>
This will add the url to your archive.
Now that you have installed and configured ArchiveBox, you can access your archive by navigating to the data folder in the ArchiveBox directory. This folder will store your archived web pages.
That's it! You have successfully installed and configured ArchiveBox on your Windows 11 operating system. You can now easily backup all your bookmarks and web archives using ArchiveBox.
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