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All knowledge, even offline

Stream Wikipedia, Stack Overflow, courses, or your own libraries on your network using Kiwix-serve, installed and maintained by DINAO. Terabytes of readable knowledge without relying on the Internet, hosted in France.

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Overview

What is Kiwix-serve?

Kiwix is an open-source solution that makes large web content accessible offline. Kiwix-serve is its HTTP server: it streams on your network archives in ZIM format — complete libraries (Wikipedia, Wiktionary, Stack Overflow, Project Gutenberg, TED, Khan Academy…) compressed into a single file, with full-text search.

Originally designed to make knowledge accessible in areas with weak or no connectivity (schools, prisons, hospitals, humanitarian missions), Kiwix-serve is also used to build a high-performance documentary intranet: once the archives are loaded, everything remains available without relying on the Internet, without ads, and without tracking readers.

The server exposes a responsive web interface, an OPDS catalog consumable by the Kiwix mobile app, full-text search (Xapian), and simultaneous streaming of multiple libraries. With the zimit tool, you can even archive your own websites in ZIM format.

Compatible offers

Host Kiwix-serve at DINAO

Resource tiers compatible with Kiwix-serve prerequisites (minimum 1 cœur / 512 Mo / 5 Go). Hosted in France, fully managed.

Découverte
1 vCPU · 2 Go · 20 Go
9,90 € /month excl. VAT
  • 1 dedicated vCPU
  • 2 Go RAM
  • 20 GB NVMe
  • Daily backups
  • Managed & monitored by DINAO
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Standard
2 vCPU · 4 Go · 40 Go
19,90 € /month excl. VAT
  • 2 dedicated vCPU
  • 4 Go RAM
  • 40 GB NVMe
  • Daily backups
  • Managed & monitored by DINAO
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Performance
4 vCPU · 8 Go · 80 Go
39,90 € /month excl. VAT
  • 4 dedicated vCPU
  • 8 Go RAM
  • 80 GB NVMe
  • Daily backups
  • Managed & monitored by DINAO
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★ Recommended for this app
Dédié
8 vCPU · 16 Go · 160 Go
79,90 € /month excl. VAT
  • 8 dedicated vCPU
  • 16 Go RAM
  • 160 GB NVMe
  • Daily backups
  • Managed & monitored by DINAO
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Under the hood

Technical details

vCPU
1 cœur
ideal : 2 cœurs
Memory
512 Mo
ideal : 2 Go
Disk
5 Go
ideal : 100 Go
Image : ghcr.io/kiwix/kiwix-serve:latest Registry : ghcr.io Services : kiwix-serve Ports : 8080:8080
FAQ

You might be wondering…

What is a ZIM file?

It is Kiwix's compressed format that contains an entire library (text, images, search) in a single file. Complete Wikipedia fits into a few dozen GB, readable offline.

Can I really use it without the Internet?

Yes. Once the archives are loaded on your instance, your users access it via the local network even if the external connection is cut. This is Kiwix's primary use case.

What content can I stream?

The Kiwix catalog offers Wikipedia, Wiktionary, Stack Overflow, Project Gutenberg, courses (Khan Academy, TED)… You can also import your own ZIM archives, including copies of your websites.

Where is the data hosted?

On DINAO's infrastructure in France, in one of the available data centers. Content and queries never leave the territory.

Can I change plans or retrieve my content?

Yes. You can upgrade or downgrade at any time, and your ZIM archives remain exportable — no proprietary lock-in.