Kiwix-serve is a program that allows users to share ZIM files over the HTTP protocol. The following tutorial will guide you through installing kiwix-serve on macOS.
Before starting with the installation process, you must ensure that you have the following prerequisites installed on your system:
Step 1: Install kiwix-tools
Open the terminal and enter the following command to install kiwix-tools:
brew install kiwix-tools
Step 2: Download the ZIM file
Download the ZIM file that you want to serve using kiwix-serve. For example, the following command downloads the Wikipedia in English ZIM file:
kiwix-manage \
--url="https://download.kiwix.org/zim/wikipedia/wikipedia_en_all_nopic.zim" \
--add
Step 3: Serve the ZIM file
Once you have downloaded the ZIM file, start the kiwix-serve server by executing the following command:
kiwix-serve /path/to/your/zim/file
Replace /path/to/your/zim/file with the path to the ZIM file you want to serve.
Step 4: Access the ZIM file
Access the ZIM file by opening your web browser and navigating to http://localhost:8000. You should see the Kiwix homepage which contains a list of all the available ZIM files on the server.
You have successfully installed kiwix-serve on macOS and served a ZIM file over HTTP. You can now access the ZIM file in your web browser and enjoy its contents without an internet connection.
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