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=== Install mwoffliner === | === Install mwoffliner === | ||
Following the instructions here: https://github.com/openzim/mwoffliner. | Following the instructions here: https://github.com/openzim/mwoffliner. | ||
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unixsoxket /dev/shm/redis.sock | unixsoxket /dev/shm/redis.sock | ||
unixsocketperm 777 | unixsocketperm 777 | ||
| + | (assuming you're on debian) | ||
| − | Run mwoffliner | + | === Run mwoffliner === |
| + | mwoffliner --mwUrl=https://wiki.dfn.net.au --adminEmail=-adminEmail=foo@bar.net --mwApiPath=/api.php --mwWikiPath=/ --mwModulePath=/load.php | ||
| + | This will create a .zim file from the wiki. | ||
| − | + | === Install Kiwix Reader === | |
| + | Install Kiwix Reader: https://www.kiwix.org/en/downloads/kiwix-reader/ on the on the device you want to take offline, and copy the .zim file from the previous step to the device. Test the wiki in Kiwix before you go offline. | ||
Revision as of 15:08, 10 April 2019
These instructions were tested on Debian 9 "Stretch", but should work on any POSIX-compliant system.
Contents
Install mwoffliner
Following the instructions here: https://github.com/openzim/mwoffliner.
Set Up redis-server for mwoffliner
Modify the Unix socket section of the redis-server config (/etc/redis/redis.conf) so that the unix socket is created and has the correct permissions.
unixsoxket /dev/shm/redis.sock unixsocketperm 777
(assuming you're on debian)
Run mwoffliner
mwoffliner --mwUrl=https://wiki.dfn.net.au --adminEmail=-adminEmail=foo@bar.net --mwApiPath=/api.php --mwWikiPath=/ --mwModulePath=/load.php
This will create a .zim file from the wiki.
Install Kiwix Reader
Install Kiwix Reader: https://www.kiwix.org/en/downloads/kiwix-reader/ on the on the device you want to take offline, and copy the .zim file from the previous step to the device. Test the wiki in Kiwix before you go offline.
