Kiwix-serve is a program that allows you to serve Kiwix ZIM files over the HTTP protocol. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to install Kiwix-serve on the latest version of NixOS.
The first step is to ensure that your system is up-to-date. Open your terminal and run the following command:
sudo nix-channel --update
sudo nixos-rebuild switch
To install kiwix-serve, open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo nix-env -iA nixos.kiwix-serve
This command installs Kiwix-serve and all its dependencies.
To start using Kiwix-serve, you need to have a Kiwix ZIM file. If you don't have one, you can download it from the Kiwix website. Once you have the Kiwix ZIM file, you can start Kiwix-serve by running the following command:
sudo kiwix-serve --port=8000 ~/path/to/your/zimfile.zim
This command starts Kiwix-serve with the default settings, serving your Kiwix ZIM file on port 8000.
That's all there is to it! You now know how to install and configure Kiwix-serve on NixOS Latest. With Kiwix-serve, you can serve Kiwix ZIM files and provide offline access to Wikipedia, Wiktionary, and other wikis.
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