Wayback: Self-hosted archiving service integrated with Internet Archive

Re:Wayback: Self-hosted archiving service integrated with In... by 9dev on Sunday April 16, 2023 @07:10AM (#35588971)

> Wayback is a tool that supports running as a command-line tool and docker container, purpose to snapshot webpage to time capsules. > > Supported Golang version: See .github/workflows/testing.yml

The summary is hilarious! I still have not the slightest idea what it does, why I should care, or what it's good for. What are "time capsules", and what does "snapshot" mean in this context?

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Re:Wayback: Self-hosted archiving service integrated with In... by joshspankit on Sunday April 16, 2023 @08:59AM (#35589657)

It seems to make the assumption that people already know how the Internet Archive’s “wayback” service works, or at least what it’s purpose is.

The essence is that web pages change over time and can be taken down or otherwise lost. A “snapshot” is a capture a webpage at a specific time, and I assume that “time capsule” is some type of format that holds the snapshot as well as the extra metadata. The result is something that can be used later to see that website as it was.

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Re:Wayback: Self-hosted archiving service integrated with In... by squarefoot on Sunday April 16, 2023 @10:38AM (#35590392)

Not the best explanation for sure. It seems a tool that can be used to offload and potentially decentralize some archiving work from the Internet Archive, with some privacy/anonymity added to help against censorship. About time I'd say, however I'm not sure if that can be used for bare files as well: books, retrogaming, software, etc.

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