zim-requests VS kiwix-js-pwa

Well yes you can, but you will need to post the request at https://github.com/openzim/zim-requests/issues

I see their content is under a CC-license, so it's fair game for Kiwix. Open a ticket at https://github.com/openzim/zim-requests/issues to have it added to the queue.

As for scrapers of interest, well there's always some maintenance needed on the existing ones if you need a warmup of sorts, and I wouldn't mind it if mwoffliner was also able to pick up on wikia/fandom websites. Other than that on our current wishlist there's also code.org, or even manuallibs.com if you are really bad at design (as the ticket explains we might want the content but not the website design).

I see a request from last year, and seems there are/were throttling issues with it. There is currently a 1GB .zim file in the linked folder though.

To submit this to the kiwix library, your best option would probably to create an issue in the zim-requests github repo.

Open a ticket at https://github.com/openzim/zim-requests/issues - if there's an off-the-shelf solution for the website you requested then it'll be added to the zimfarm/library.

Yo, you know you can request specific websites to be scraped at https://github.com/openzim/zim-requests/issues ?

I don't think that's possible as of yet but 1. There is a ticket for ReadtheDocs https://github.com/openzim/zim-requests/issues/446

Not that I know, but you can ask for confirmation on r/kiwix or if you have a specific website in mind then file a request on the zim-requests github repository.

The help we need there is to have someone scout around the internets, list resources that are up for the taking (usually Creative Commons-licensed, in one flavour or another) and open a zim-request on github.

WikiMed by Kiwix is now at v2.7.4. The packages for 64bit and 32bit Linux and Windows contain the October 2023 WikiMed English ZIM (mdwiki_en_all_maxi_2023-10), together with the changes in the CHANGELOG. The Electron app uses Electron v22.3.25.

Release packages for Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, OpenSUSE, AppImage, Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10/11: https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-js-windows/releases/tag/v2.5.0

The packages contain the March 2023 WikiMed English ZIM (mdwiki_en_all_maxi_2023-03), because there have been no new updated MDWiki ZIM archives since March, together with the changes in the CHANGELOG (also copied below). The Electron app uses Electron v22.3.8.

Release: https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-js-windows/releases/tag/v2.4.6-Wikivoyage

See full changelog for fixes and updates.

For overall changelog, see https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-js-windows/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md.

Please note that Zimit support in the PWA is experimental, and it may struggle with highly dynamic content. Any issues can be reported to me here. Kiwix devs will be working on standardized (and hopefully more universal) Zimit support across the range of apps, with dedicated developer focus planned for the end of May.

u/verrucagnome This fix is now released in v2.4.0: https://github.com/kiwix/kiwix-js-windows/releases/tag/v2.4.0 and the PWA https://pwa.kiwix.org (let it update to v2.4.0).

u/Nibb31 There's no need to run it in Docker, as you can compile the Electron versions on either Linux or Windows simply by cloning the Repo and running npm install --save-dev, then npm start to test, or npm run dist-linux (or dist-win), to make packages. See scripts in package.json. It uses electron-builder to build the apps, in case you're familiar with its CLI.

The packages contain the December 2022 WikiMed English ZIM (mdwiki_en_all_maxi_2022-12), together with the changes in the CHANGELOG. The Electron app uses Electron v18.3.15.