Update system
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
Modify these Settings to Suit
sudo raspi-config
Localisation Options > Change Locale
Localisation Options > Change Timezone
Localisation Options > Change Keyboard Layout
Localization Options > Change Wi-fi Country
Download Kiwix Server
https://www.kiwix.org/en/downloads/kiwix-serve/
Copy link for GNU/Linux ARM (32bits)
wget (paste in url)
Decompress Kiwix Server
tar -zxvf kiwix-tools_linux-armhf.tar.gz
Install Kiwix Binaries
sudo mv kiwix-tools_linux-armhf-3.0.3/* /usr/local/bin/
Download Zim File
https://wiki.kiwix.org/wiki/Content_in_all_languages
Copy to server using scp
Copy to /var/local/
sudo mv wikipedia_en_simple_all_nopic_2020-02.zim /var/local/
Create Kiwix Service
sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/kiwix.service
Paste this in file:
[Unit] Description=Kiwix Service After=network.target [Service] Type=simple User=root Group=root ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/kiwix-serve /var/local/wikipedia_en_simple_all_nopic_2020-02.zim -p 80 Restart=always RestartSec=3 [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target
Control-o to save and control-x to exit
Enable and Start Kiwix Service
sudo systemctl enable kiwix
sudo systemctl start kiwix
Enable Read Only System (Optional)
sudo raspi-config
Advanced Options > Overlay FS
Choose “Yes” to enable overlay file system and/or “Yes” to write protect boot partition.
