wiki/wiki/docker/kiwix_-_kiwix-serve.md

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This is a Docker container for a Kiwix server. The official container and documentation was made by kiwix.

Set-up

Create the file rebuild.sh. Make sure to place the .zim files inside the volume. Change the settings according to your needs and run ./rebuild.sh afterwards.

Ports

Set the following ports in the ports: section.

Container Port	Recommended outside port	Protocol	Description
80	80	TCP	WebUI

Volumes

Set the following volumes with the -v tag.

Outside mount/volume name	Container mount	Description
kiwix_data	/data	Data directory

rebuild.sh

docker stop kiwix-serve
docker rm kiwix-serve
docker pull ghcr.io/kiwix/kiwix-serve
docker run  --name kiwix-serve \
    --restart unless-stopped \
    -v kiwix_data:/data \
    -p 80:80 \
    -d ghcr.io/kiwix/kiwix-serve \
    *.zim