Kiwix
Offline Wikipedia and ZIM archive server.
Quick Reference
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| URL | https://kiwix.ops.eblu.me |
| Tailscale URL | https://kiwix.tail8d86e.ts.net |
| Namespace | kiwix |
| Image | ghcr.io/kiwix/kiwix-serve:3.8.1 |
| Storage | NFS from Sifaka (/volume1/torrents) |
Architecture
| Component | Purpose |
|---|---|
| kiwix-serve | Serves ZIM files on port 80 |
| torrent-sync | Sidecar syncing ZIM torrents to transmission |
| zim-watcher | CronJob (hourly) to restart on new ZIMs |
Configured Archives
- Wikipedia top 1M English articles with images
- Project Gutenberg (60,000+ books)
- iFixit repair guides
- Stack Exchange (SuperUser, Math, etc.)
- LibreTexts textbooks
- DevDocs developer documentation
Full list: argocd/manifests/kiwix/configmap-zim-torrents.yaml
Adding Archives
- Edit
configmap-zim-torrents.yaml - Add torrent URL from https://download.kiwix.org/zim/
- Sync:
argocd app sync kiwix - Torrent-sync adds to transmission
- zim-watcher restarts kiwix when download completes
Related
- transmission - Downloads ZIM files
- Sifaka - ZIM storage