How to Install ArchiveBox on OpenSUSE Latest

ArchiveBox is a powerful self-hosted web archiving solution that enables individuals and organizations to preserve and back up their websites, webpages, and other online content easily. In this tutorial, we will go through the installation process of ArchiveBox on OpenSUSE Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

  • An OpenSUSE Latest distribution
  • Python 3.6 or higher
  • Git

Step 1: Install Dependencies

First, we need to install the required dependencies for ArchiveBox. Open a terminal and run the following commands:

sudo zypper update
sudo zypper install build-essential libssl-dev libffi-dev python3-dev libjpeg-turbo-devel libxml2-devel libxslt-devel zlib-devel

Step 2: Clone the ArchiveBox Repository

Now, we need to clone the ArchiveBox repository from GitHub. To do this, run the following commands:

git clone https://github.com/pirate/ArchiveBox.git
cd ArchiveBox

Step 3: Install ArchiveBox

Now that we have cloned the repository, we can proceed with the installation of ArchiveBox. To install ArchiveBox, we will use pip (Python package manager). Run the following command:

sudo pip3 install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt

This will install all the required dependencies for ArchiveBox.

Step 4: Configure ArchiveBox

After installing ArchiveBox, we need to configure it. ArchiveBox comes with a default configuration file (archivebox/default_config.yml). We can use this file for our initial configuration. To copy the file and make modifications, run the following commands:

cp archivebox/default_config.yml archivebox/config.yml
nano archivebox/config.yml

This will create a new configuration file named config.yml and open it in the Nano text editor. In this file, you can configure settings such as the storage location for archived content, supported sources, and more. Configure the file to suit your requirements.

Step 5: Run ArchiveBox

After configuring ArchiveBox, we can now run it. To start the server, run the following command:

./bin/archivebox server

This will start the ArchiveBox server. You can now access the ArchiveBox interface by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:8000.

Conclusion

That's it! You have successfully installed ArchiveBox on OpenSUSE Latest. You can now use ArchiveBox to archive and back up your favorite websites, webpages, and other online content. Enjoy!