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ArchiveBox is an open-source, self-hosted web archiving tool that saves websites, links, bookmarks, and media for offline access.

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ArchiveBox is an open-source, self-hosted web archiving tool that saves websites, links, bookmarks, and media for offline access. It crawls and archives public and private web content, helping individuals and organizations keep copies of pages, photos, videos, research, and evidence while retaining control over the data. Use it when you want a personal archive without relying on centralized services or public archives.

Platform availability

Available on 5 of 9 platforms

Health score?A 0-100 score computed nightly from four factors: maintained (40%: recent commits and steady activity), popular (25%: GitHub stars, log scale), easy to install (20%: platforms, install notes, setup guides, Docker image) and light to run (15%: minimum RAM, ARM support). When the source code has been checked, a fifth factor, security check (20%: automated scan for committed secrets, unsafe desktop-app settings, known-vulnerable dependencies and project hygiene; any serious finding caps it at 20), is added. Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.

92/100 Excellent

Maintained
100last commit 13 days ago
Popular
8928,653 GitHub stars
Easy to install
755 install platforms, install notes, Docker image
Light to run
95500 MB minimum RAM, runs on ARM

Availability: platform listings confirmed today, links checked 16 days ago

GitHub stars
28,653
Open issues
161
Last commit
2026-09-30
Latest release
v0.9.71
License
MIT
Activity
rising

Checked 13 days ago - source: GitHub (ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox)

Resources & Compatibility

Minimum requirements: 500 MB RAM. ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi) is supported.

Checked 15 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

  • Start it with Docker Compose Run the Docker Compose quickstart commands in a new folder so it starts ArchiveBox and creates a data folder; keep that folder safe, because deleting it wipes your saved pages and settings. source
  • Open the admin page once After the server starts, open http://admin.archivebox.localhost:5797/admin/ in your browser and finish the one-time setup; without that step the app won’t be ready to manage your archive normally. source
  • Port 5797 is the web UI The Docker setup listens on port 5797 at 127.0.0.1, which means only your own computer can open the web UI; that’s safe by default, but you can’t reach it from other devices unless you change the network setting. source

Fetched 15 days ago - each note links to its source

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  • Wayback Machine - With the power of the Wayback Machine, you can go back in time to see how a website has changed and evolved through the history of the Web.
  • Wget - Wget is a command-line utility for non-interactive downloading of files, directories, and entire websites over HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP.
  • wallabag - Wallabag is a self-hosted read-it-later application for saving web pages and articles for offline reading.

Checked 12 days ago - source: AlternativeTo

Common questions

What Docker folder should I back up for ArchiveBox?

Keep the data folder created by the Docker Compose quickstart in a safe place. Deleting that folder wipes your saved pages and settings.

What must I do once after the ArchiveBox server starts?

Open the admin page in your browser and finish the one-time setup. If you skip that step, the app is not ready to manage your archive normally.

Why can’t other devices reach the ArchiveBox web UI?

The Docker setup listens on port 5797 at 127.0.0.1, so only your own computer can open the web UI. You need to change the network setting to reach it from other devices.

Can I use ArchiveBox without the Docker web interface?

Yes, you can continue accessing the same collection with the CLI, Python API, and SQLite3 APIs. These usage methods provide matching features such as adding tags, scheduling regular crawls, and viewing logs.

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Community

Collected 9 days ago - public community threads