ArchiveBox is a powerful, open-source self-hosted internet archiving solution that lets organizations and individuals archive both public and private web content, retaining control over their data. It supports a variety of input and output formats and can be installed via Docker, pip, or other package managers.
A guide to creating a private internet archive using a Raspberry Pi and ArchiveBox, focusing on the benefits of digital preservation and the hardware and software setup.
Online archives are vanishing, taking our history with them.
The article discusses the looming threat of a "Digital Dark Age" as online archives, including Google's URL shortener service, are disappearing. This phenomenon is exacerbated by social networks shutting down, digital journalism sites closing, and companies removing their online products, leading to a significant portion of the web becoming inaccessible. The degradation of links and the shift towards digital storage without proper preservation mechanisms are causing concern. Efforts such as the Wayback Machine are vital for preserving digital content, but they face challenges like paywalls and AI blocking. The article highlights the importance of digital archives in maintaining our collective history and memory, and warns against the risks of self-inflicted cultural amnesia.
The article discusses the looming threat of a "Digital Dark Age" as online archives, including Google's URL shortener service, are disappearing. This phenomenon is exacerbated by social networks shutting down, digital journalism sites closing, and companies removing their online products, leading to a significant portion of the web becoming inaccessible. The degradation of links and the shift towards digital storage without proper preservation mechanisms are causing concern. Efforts such as the Wayback Machine are vital for preserving digital content, but they face challenges like paywalls and AI blocking. The article highlights the importance of digital archives in maintaining our collective history and memory, and warns against the risks of self-inflicted cultural amnesia.
Kiwix is an offline reader for content like Wikipedia, Project Gutenberg, and TED Talks, making knowledge accessible to people with no or limited internet access. The software and content are free to use.
A high school student in Niles, Michigan, Chuck Vesei, developed a fascination with shortwave radio in the mid-1980s. His extensive collection of QSL cards, stickers, and pennants from international broadcasters has been donated to the Internet Archive's Digital Library, offering a unique glimpse into the world of Cold War-era radio broadcasting.
