ArchiveBox is a self-hosted web archive tool that lets you collect, save, and browse your own web archive. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation process of ArchiveBox on macOS.
ArchiveBox is built on Python, so you need to install it first. If you don't have Python installed on your macOS, install it with the following command:
brew install python
ArchiveBox relies on several dependencies to function correctly. You can install them using the following command:
brew install git wget libyaml libmagic
With the dependencies installed, we can now install ArchiveBox using pip, the Python package manager. Run the following command in your terminal:
pip install archivebox
After installing ArchiveBox, you need to configure it. Create a new directory for your archive and navigate to it in your terminal.
mkdir my_archive
cd my_archive
Next, run the following command to generate a sample configuration file:
archivebox init
This command creates a config.yml file in your directory. You can edit this file to customize ArchiveBox's settings.
Now that you have ArchiveBox installed and configured, you can start gathering links to archive. You can add URLs to ArchiveBox using the following command:
archivebox add https://example.com
ArchiveBox will now download and archive the page, along with any media, CSS, and JavaScript files associated with it.
To browse your archive, run a local webserver with the following command:
archivebox server
The ArchiveBox web interface will start serving on http://127.0.0.1:8000. You can use any web browser to access it and browse your archive.
That's it! You have now installed and configured ArchiveBox on your macOS. You can now start collecting and browsing your own web archive.
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