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📦 Setup ArchiveBox — Self-Hosted Internet Archive

Deploy ArchiveBox on Ubuntu with Docker — a self-hosted internet archiver that saves full offline copies of websites, articles, and bookmarks in multiple formats.

⚠️ Always review any script before running it on your server. Test in a staging environment first.

📦 Resources & Setup Scripts

Before starting, please make sure to grab the required scripts from our GitHub repository to follow along with the video easily.

Automated install script — deploys ArchiveBox with persistent storage and a web UI on port 8000.
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Quick Install:

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mhmdali94/Docker/refs/heads/main/tools/archivebox/archivebox-ubuntu.sh
chmod +x archivebox-ubuntu.sh
sudo bash archivebox-ubuntu.sh

Tutorial Steps

1 Download the Script

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mhmdali94/Docker/refs/heads/main/tools/archivebox/archivebox-ubuntu.sh

2 Make it Executable

chmod +x archivebox-ubuntu.sh

3 Run the Installer

The script installs Docker if needed, creates the ArchiveBox data directory, deploys the container, and prompts you to create an admin user.

sudo bash archivebox-ubuntu.sh

4 Access the Web UI

Open your browser and navigate to the ArchiveBox web interface:

http://<your-server-ip>:8000

Ports Used

PortPurpose
8000ArchiveBox Web UI (HTTP)

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