Difference between revisions of "Kiwix-serve"

'''Kiwix-serve is a ZIM compatible Web server.''' With it's help you can deliver ZIM file content over your network.</translate>

* Able to deal with one ZIM file or XML library files</translate>

On Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OSX and GNU/Linux, kiwix-serve is packaged and distributed with Kiwix. You simply need to [[Special:MyLanguage/Software|download the Kiwix installer corresponding to your Operating System]].</translate>

We also provide [//sourceforge.net/projects/kiwix/files/ pre-compiled binaries for ARM GNU/Linux].</translate>

* A ZIM file or a library file (you can use the library.xml file available in your Kiwix user profile).</translate>

Unix command line (just use kiwix-serve.exe on Microsoft Windows) example to start kiwix-serve with a XML library file:

kiwix-serve --library ~/.www.kiwix.org/kiwix/efrnsupg.default/library.xml

One time kiwix-serve is started, everybody, who has access to this computer per network, will be able to connect to it. You need to retrieve the IP (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) of your computer and remember the port (per default 80) you have used and then people will only have to type in their browser address bar:

* --port=PORT to specify the port you want to open for listening (per default 80)

* --index=foobar.idx to specify an fulltext index directory

* --daemon to execute the software in background

* --attachToProcess=PID to attach kiwix-serve process to other process

* --verbose to get a few logs</translate>

 

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You can also run kiwix-serve without index, but in this case you won't have access to the fulltext search engine.</translate>