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Offline Wikipedia Wireless Access Point on a Raspberry Pi using Kiwix

Posted byRickMakes Leave a comment on Offline Wikipedia Wireless Access Point on a Raspberry Pi using Kiwix
Update system
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sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
Modify these Settings to Suit
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sudo raspi-config
sudo raspi-config
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)

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wget (paste in url)
wget (paste in url)
wget (paste in url)
Decompress Kiwix Server
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tar -zxvf kiwix-tools_linux-armhf.tar.gz
tar -zxvf kiwix-tools_linux-armhf.tar.gz
tar -zxvf kiwix-tools_linux-armhf.tar.gz
Install Kiwix Binaries
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sudo mv kiwix-tools_linux-armhf-3.0.3/* /usr/local/bin/
sudo mv kiwix-tools_linux-armhf-3.0.3/* /usr/local/bin/
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/
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sudo mv wikipedia_en_simple_all_nopic_2020-02.zim /var/local/
sudo mv wikipedia_en_simple_all_nopic_2020-02.zim /var/local/
sudo mv wikipedia_en_simple_all_nopic_2020-02.zim /var/local/
Create Kiwix Service
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sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/kiwix.service
sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/kiwix.service
sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/kiwix.service

Paste this in file:

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[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
[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
[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 (use this to exit and save nano)

Enable and Start Kiwix Service
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sudo systemctl enable kiwix
sudo systemctl enable kiwix
sudo systemctl enable kiwix
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sudo systemctl start kiwix
sudo systemctl start kiwix
sudo systemctl start kiwix
Assign Static IP to wlan0
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sudo nano /etc/dhcpcd.conf
sudo nano /etc/dhcpcd.conf
sudo nano /etc/dhcpcd.conf
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interface wlan0
static ip_address=192.168.1.1/24
nohook wpa_supplicant
interface wlan0 static ip_address=192.168.1.1/24 nohook wpa_supplicant
interface wlan0
     static ip_address=192.168.1.1/24
     nohook wpa_supplicant
Commit Changes to dhcpcd
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sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl restart dhcpcd
sudo systemctl daemon-reload sudo systemctl restart dhcpcd
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl restart dhcpcd
Install dnsmasq (DNS and DHCP Server)
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sudo apt install dnsmasq
sudo apt install dnsmasq
sudo apt install dnsmasq
Make Backup of dnsmasq.conf
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sudo mv /etc/dnsmasq.conf /etc/dnsmasq.conf.orig
sudo mv /etc/dnsmasq.conf /etc/dnsmasq.conf.orig
sudo mv /etc/dnsmasq.conf /etc/dnsmasq.conf.orig
Edit dnsmasq.conf
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sudo nano /etc/dnsmasq.conf
sudo nano /etc/dnsmasq.conf
sudo nano /etc/dnsmasq.conf
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interface=wlan0
dhcp-range=192.168.1.2,192.168.1.254,255.255.255.0,24h
address=/#/192.168.1.1
interface=wlan0 dhcp-range=192.168.1.2,192.168.1.254,255.255.255.0,24h address=/#/192.168.1.1
interface=wlan0
dhcp-range=192.168.1.2,192.168.1.254,255.255.255.0,24h
address=/#/192.168.1.1
Install hostapd (WiFi Access Point Software)
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sudo apt install hostapd
sudo apt install hostapd
sudo apt install hostapd
Edit hostapd.conf
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sudo nano /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf
sudo nano /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf
sudo nano /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf
Config for Password Protected WiFi Access Point
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interface=wlan0
driver=nl80211
ssid=kiwix
hw_mode=g
channel=6
wmm_enabled=0
macaddr_acl=0
auth_algs=1
wpa=2
wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
rsn_pairwise=CCMP
wpa_passphrase=password
interface=wlan0 driver=nl80211 ssid=kiwix hw_mode=g channel=6 wmm_enabled=0 macaddr_acl=0 auth_algs=1 wpa=2 wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK rsn_pairwise=CCMP wpa_passphrase=password
interface=wlan0
driver=nl80211
ssid=kiwix
hw_mode=g
channel=6
wmm_enabled=0
macaddr_acl=0
auth_algs=1
wpa=2
wpa_key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
rsn_pairwise=CCMP
wpa_passphrase=password
Config for Open WiFi Access Point
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interface=wlan0
driver=nl80211
ssid=kiwix
hw_mode=g
channel=6
interface=wlan0 driver=nl80211 ssid=kiwix hw_mode=g channel=6
interface=wlan0
driver=nl80211
ssid=kiwix
hw_mode=g
channel=6
Additional Online Resources for WiFi Setup

https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/configuration/wireless/access-point-routed.md

https://w1.fi/cgit/hostap/plain/hostapd/hostapd.conf

Enable WiFi Setup
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sudo nano /etc/default/hostapd
sudo nano /etc/default/hostapd
sudo nano /etc/default/hostapd
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DAEMON_CONF="/etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf"
DAEMON_CONF="/etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf"
DAEMON_CONF="/etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf"
Commit Changes to hostapd and dnsmasq
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sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl unmask hostapd
sudo systemctl enable hostapd dnsmasq
sudo systemctl start hostapd dnsmasq
sudo systemctl daemon-reload sudo systemctl unmask hostapd sudo systemctl enable hostapd dnsmasq sudo systemctl start hostapd dnsmasq
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl unmask hostapd
sudo systemctl enable hostapd dnsmasq
sudo systemctl start hostapd dnsmasq
Enable Read Only System (Optional)
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sudo raspi-config
sudo raspi-config
sudo raspi-config

Advanced Options > Overlay FS

Choose “Yes” to enable overlay file system and/or “Yes” to write protect boot partition.

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