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kiwix-hotspot		base-image
	Project
6	Mentions	2
69	Stars	3
-	Growth	-
4.7	Activity	6.7
8 months ago	Latest Commit	4 days ago
Jinja	Language	Python
GNU General Public License v3.0 only	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 only

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kiwix-hotspot

Posts with mentions or reviews of kiwix-hotspot. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-02-17.

Installing hotspot installer on Windows
1 project | /r/Kiwix | 9 Dec 2023

OK, I found this in the CHANGELOG:
Can I pull the power on a headless Zero 2 W running Kiwix Hotspot?
3 projects | /r/Kiwix | 17 Feb 2022

But since you've found the repo and are not the first one to ask, feel free to open a feature request at https://github.com/offspot/kiwix-hotspot/issues
Using screen for kiwis
1 project | /r/Kiwix | 13 Feb 2022

Edit: it actually is a feature request and has been scheduled for the next milestone.
Hotspot installer 2.4 is out!
1 project | /r/Kiwix | 19 May 2021

This update is fairly important as it corrects a number of limitations that were on Raspberry Hotspots. The full changelog is here but here's what really matters:
Kiwix pi hotspot not working.
2 projects | /r/Kiwix | 22 Apr 2021

The FAQ indicates that RPi 4 manufactured from late 2020 on are not supported, but I also see that this ticket has been closed last week, so the upcoming 2.4 release should fix that.

base-image

Posts with mentions or reviews of base-image. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-02-17.

How do I salvage old screens for my rasp pi
1 project | /r/Kiwix | 11 Jul 2023

Well here is the neat part: you don't.
Can I pull the power on a headless Zero 2 W running Kiwix Hotspot?
3 projects | /r/Kiwix | 17 Feb 2022

Github says it has limited writes on the root partition. Does that mean it's okay or do I need to wire up a switch? I'm having a hard time finding info on this. It would be neat if there was a raspberry pi shutdown link embedded on the hotspot's home page. https://github.com/offspot/base-image https://github.com/offspot/kiwix-hotspot

What are some alternatives?

When comparing kiwix-hotspot and base-image you can also consider the following projects:

kiwix-js-pwa - Kiwix JS Offline Browser implemented as a Progressive Web App (PWA), and packaged as Electron, NWJS and UWP apps for Windows and Linux.

ifixit - iFixit to ZIM scraper

kiwix-android - Kiwix for Android

iiab - Internet-in-a-Box - Build your own LIBRARY OF ALEXANDRIA with a Raspberry Pi !

sherlock - 🔎 Hunt down social media accounts by username across social networks

RpiMotorLib - A python 3 library to connect various motor systems to a raspberry pi single board computer

kiwix-desktop - Kiwix for Windows and GNU/Linux desktops

lib-python - Blynk IoT library for Python and Micropython

kiwix-tools - Command line Kiwix tools: kiwix-serve, kiwix-manage, ...

wi-page - Rank Wikipedia Article's Contributors by Byte Counts.

Mediawiker - A plugin for Sublime Text editor that adds possibility to use it as Wiki Editor on MediaWiki-based sites like Wikipedia and many other.