Kiwix-plug

Kiwix-plug is a solution which provides a public Wifi hotspot allowing every person with a Wifi network card and a device to surf Wikipedia (or any content available as a ZIM file). Kiwix-plug is based on a small server call plug computer which is a computer as big as a fist and directly plugable on the power network. You can extend its wifi coverage by pluging additional wifi routers.

A plug computer beside an iPhone

A Dreamplug, the first supported plug

Default welcome page of the kiwix-plug

Kiwix-plug in action, plugged in a wall

Two Kiwix-plugs

The first development of this solution is granted by Wikimédia France in the scope of the Afripedia project.

Usage

The whole readme explaining how to setup a kiwix-plug can be found here.

Supported hardware

• Globalscape Dreamplug

Contact us if you want that we support other models of plug computers.

Todo

• Localize kiwix-serve
• Fix awstats subpages
• Add license to all articles (footer)
• Fix categories which are big (too big pages, not all articles are there)
• Add HTTPs support to kiwix-serve or at least to kiwix-plug (nginx)
• Add Piratebox mode

Archives

• First grant request (Internews) (failed)
• Second grant request (Wikimédia france) (successful)
• Technical configuration of the first prototype

See also

• Wikipedia article about the Nimbus Plug Computer
• Blog post about Afripedia in French
• Blog post about Afripedia in English
• More pictures of the hardware

Press review

• zndnet.fr - Afripedia, un projet pour développer Wikipédia en Afrique
• numerama.fr - Afripedia veut développer Wikipédia en Afrique avec du WiFi hors-ligne
• citazine.fr - Afripedia, Wikipédia pour l'Afrique
• slateafrique.com - Afripedia ou comment consulter Wikipedia sans Internet
• afrik.com - Afripédia : un projet de promotion de Wikipédia en Afrique
• net-stream.fr - Afripedia, un projet pour développer Wikipédia en Afrique
• ideolog.fr - “Afripédia” : des clés USB pour diffuser Wikipédia en Afrique ?
• ecrans.fr - Wikipédia s’installe sur les campus africains
• pcinpact.fr - Afripédia : un projet pour promouvoir Wikipédia en Afrique