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Wayback

Wayback is a self-hosted web archiving tool with a built-in web interface. Submit URLs to archive them across multiple services including Internet Archive, archive.today, IPFS, and local file storage. Prioritizes privacy and accessibility with support for Tor hidden services.

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Publisherfuturize.rush
Created2026-03-31
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Wayback

A self-hosted web archiving toolkit with a privacy-focused web interface. Submit URLs to archive web pages across multiple archiving services simultaneously.

What You Can Do After Deployment

  1. Visit your domain -- the Wayback web UI loads on port 8964
  2. Submit a URL -- enter any web address to archive it
  3. Choose archive targets -- Internet Archive, archive.today, IPFS, Telegraph, or local storage
  4. View archived pages -- browse your archived content through the web interface
  5. Configure integrations (optional) -- connect Telegram, Discord, or Mastodon bots for archiving via chat

Key Features

  • Web UI for submitting and browsing archived pages
  • Archives to multiple services: Internet Archive, archive.today, IPFS, Telegraph
  • Local file system storage for offline archiving
  • Tor hidden service support for privacy
  • Integrations with Telegram, Discord, Mastodon, and Twitter bots
  • Playback support for viewing archived content
  • Search integration with Meilisearch for full-text search of archives

Configuration

  • WAYBACK_LISTEN_ADDR -- listen address for the HTTP server (default: 0.0.0.0:8964)
  • WAYBACK_STORAGE_DIR -- directory for local archive storage (default: /data)
  • The web daemon is enabled by default with the -d web flag in the container command

License

GPL-3.0 -- GitHub