+ Readable for decades
+Snapshots are stored as ordinary files and folders, with metadata in SQLite and JSON. You can browse the collection without depending on a hosted service.
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+Preserve the web content you care about, on infrastructure you control.
+ArchiveBox saves websites, bookmarks, RSS feeds, social posts, media, source code, and research material in durable files like HTML, PDF, PNG, TXT, JSON, WARC, MP4, and SQLite.
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+curl -fsSL 'https://docker-compose.archivebox.io' > docker-compose.yml
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+ Why ArchiveBox
+Designed for useful archives, not proprietary silos.
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+ Multiple captures per URL
+ArchiveBox can save rendered HTML, screenshots, PDFs, WARC files, article text, headers, favicons, media, subtitles, and source repositories.
+Bring your sources
+Import one URL, pipe text into the CLI, upload exported bookmarks, or schedule recurring pulls from RSS feeds and other text-based source lists.
+Self-hosted by default
+Run it as a Docker web app, use one-off CLI commands, or automate with APIs while keeping private and public material under your own policy.
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+ Who it is for
+Archiving workflows for individuals, professionals, and institutions.
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+ Personal archivists and self-hosters
+Save bookmarks, browser history, RSS feeds, social media, form content, videos, podcasts, music, photos, and personal knowledge collections.
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- Own your data and keep it on local or remote storage you control. +
- Use the browser extension, CLI, Web UI, and scheduled imports together. +
- Export static HTML or browse the filesystem directly. +
Lawyers and journalists
+Capture web pages, articles, source material, and public records while preserving reviewable copies outside of volatile platforms.
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- Store screenshots, PDFs, headers, WARC files, and text extraction. +
- Tag and review sources through the self-hosted web interface. +
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Researchers and institutions
+Support OSINT, social media research, AI-powered research agents, libraries, governments, and collection-building teams.
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- Automate imports through the CLI, REST API, webhooks, and schedules. +
- Keep machine-readable metadata in JSON and SQLite. +
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+ Recommended install
+Start with Docker Compose.
+Docker Compose is the recommended ArchiveBox setup for the easiest install and update path, better isolation, and bundled archiving dependencies like Chrome, wget, yt-dlp, SingleFile, and readability tools.
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+docker compose run archivebox add 'https://example.com'Other install paths
+ArchiveBox can also run with plain Docker, pip, brew, deb packages, or the optional setup script. Docker Compose remains the default recommendation, especially when you want bundled dependencies and clean upgrades.
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+Feed it almost any source list. Keep redundant, portable captures.
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+Archive one URL at a time or schedule imports from bookmarks, browser history, RSS, JSON, CSV, TXT, SQL, HTML, Markdown, Pocket, Pinboard, Instapaper, Shaarli, Wallabag, and more.
+Outputs
+Each snapshot can include original HTML, rendered single-file HTML, PDF, screenshot PNG, WARC, title, article text, favicon, headers, media, subtitles, metadata, thumbnails, and git clones.
+Access
+Manage the same collection through the Web UI, CLI, REST API, Python API, SQLite, or the data folder itself. The tools are complementary, not separate products.
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+Core projects that make ArchiveBox extensible.
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+Extractor and plugin packages used to preserve more types of content.
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+Download and extraction tooling for saving web content and media.
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+Runtime package management for dependencies used by ArchiveBox and plugins.
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+Event bus infrastructure for ArchiveBox automation and integrations.
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+ Documentation
+Go deeper when you need production details.
+The README and wiki cover supported sources, outputs, scheduled archiving, storage backends, authentication, security, publishing, Chrome setup, upgrades, and troubleshooting.
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