wayback

Project Overview

Wayback is a web archiving and playback tool that allows users to capture and preserve web content. It provides an IM-style interface for receiving and presenting archived web content, and a search and playback service for retrieving previously archived pages.

Key Features

• Free and open-source
• Exposes Prometheus metrics
• Cross-platform compatibility
• Batch wayback URLs for faster archiving
• Built-in CLI (wayback)
• Serve as a Tor Hidden Service or local web entry
• Integration with Internet Archive, archive.today, IPFS, and Telegraph
• Interactive with IRC, Matrix, Telegram, Discord, Mastodon, Twitter, and XMPP
• Publish wayback results to Telegram channel, Mastodon, and GitHub Issues
• Store archived files to disk for offline use
• Download streaming media (requires FFmpeg)

Target Audience

• Web archivists and researchers
• Users who want to preserve web content and access it in the future

Quick Start

1. Download from GitHub Releases and place the executable in your PATH
2. Or install from source: go install github.com/wabarc/wayback/cmd/wayback@latest
3. Or use the one-line installer: curl -fsSL https://get.wabarc.eu.org | sh
4. For a complete guide, refer to the documentation

Core Advantages

• Cross-platform compatibility
• Integration with multiple archival services
• Supports interaction with multiple IM platforms
• Prioritizes privacy and accessibility

System Requirements

• OS: Cross-platform
• Architectures: amd64, arm64, armhf