ArchiveBox: Open-source self-hosted web archiving
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2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
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HN comment orderThanks for posting @mieubrisse! I haven't posted it on HN myself in a long time but I just released ArchiveBox v0.7.2 a couple days ago, so it's great timing. I encourage people to also check out the list of ArchiveBox alternatives we maintain if ArchiveBox doesn't quite fit your needs. https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Web-Archiving-...
I really need to try this out soon. I keep bumping into it online. What do people on HN use it for? What I do right now "to collect, save, and view sites you want to preserve offline" is by use of a Firefox plugin called WebScrapBook. Click-click-done, and I have a local searchable (!) copy of a webpage exactly as it looked in the browser. With styles and all, in one file. WebScrapBook is pretty highly configurable. In the…
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 455
- Total comments
- 67
100+ points or 50+ comments
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reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-15 | ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox: open-source self-hosted web archivingFirst breakout | rcarmo | 201 | 25 |
| 2023-01-03 | ArchiveBox – Open-source self-hosted web archiving | gjvc | 4 | 0 |
| 2024-01-11 | ArchiveBox: Open-source self-hosted web archivingBest thread · Latest 20+ point return | mieubrisse | 250 | 42 |