NAME

       kiwix-serve - Kiwix HTTP Server

SYNOPSIS

       kiwix-serve [--index=INDEX_PATH] [--port=PORT] [--verbose] [--daemon] [--attachToProcess=PID] ZIM_PATH
       kiwix-serve --library [--port=PORT] [--verbose] [--daemon] [--attachToProcess=PID] LIBRARY_PATH

DESCRIPTION

       Stand-alone HTTP server for serving ZIM contents over the network.

       --index=INDEX_PATH
              Path to index folder created using kiwix-install.

       --port=PORT
              Port number on which the server should listen.
              By default, server listens on port 80.

       --verbose
              Enable verbose output.

       --daemon
              Run the server as a daemon.

       --attachToProcess=PID
              Shutdown the server when process numbered PID dies.

       ZIM_PATH
              ZIM file of the content to serve.
              Mandatory if not in library mode.

       --library
              Enable library mode.
              Serves the contents of a library file instead of a single ZIM file.

       LIBRARY_PATH
              Kiwix library file path.
              Library is an XML file created using kiwix-manage.

SEE ALSO

       kiwix(1) kiwix-manage(1)

AUTHOR

       Emmanuel Engelhart <kelson@kiwix.org>
       Vasudev Kamath <kamathvasudev@gmail.com> (Manual)

                                                   21 May 2012                                          KIWIX(1)