DiskerNet
Dev tools
local web archiving
SHOW HN2023
How HN took it
1 positive, 15 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 4 critical, out of 20 comments about the project. Thread score -0.13.
Idea: 1 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Interesting idea for offline browsing and local archives
From 2 comments
Looks interesting. It would be great if the README explained how it works. It sounds like it is some sort of proxy-like web service that does aggressive local caching?
rickcarlino on HNSounds like an awesome idea. To make it even more useful it should be a Http proxy that I can set up easily on all my devices (smartphone, tablet, pcs, ...). All my efforts in…
andix on HN
Objections
Setup instructions are missing beyond install
From 2 comments
This sounds cool but there are no instructions beyond how to download/install. After installing with npm, I tried to invoke it with `diskernet` and got some inscrutable error.…
hiatus on HNIt's working as a proxy, I suppose? Do you have some set-up information beyond building it?
Tomte on HN
Does not handle audio or video streaming
From 1 comment
True that it completely fails with audio and video streaming (tho really that's probably achievable), but if you want that content there's many good tools. The advantage is that…
keepamovin on HN
Similar approaches have been tried before with awkward edge cases
From 1 comment
It hooks browser requests/responses and saves responses as-is under a key based on the request. It can then replay the original response. Has been done multiple times before, the…
armitron on HN
Requests
Add a README explaining how it works
From 1 comment
Looks interesting. It would be great if the README explained how it works. It sounds like it is some sort of proxy-like web service that does aggressive local caching?
rickcarlino on HN
Provide an HTTP proxy usable across devices
From 1 comment
Sounds like an awesome idea. To make it even more useful it should be a Http proxy that I can set up easily on all my devices (smartphone, tablet, pcs, ...). All my efforts in…
andix on HN
Peer-to-peer sharing of local archives and search
From 2 comments
Imagine this + some sort of p2p network where all our local archive becomes available to each other.
Alifatisk on HNYeah I love that idea. Plus search. Imagine building your own Google, based on a specialist expert archive of the stuff you're really good at and sharing that out to whoever…
keepamovin on HN
Questions
How does it track what is browsed?
From 1 comment
I still don‘t understand how it tracks what I‘m surfing. Is it watching cache folders of Edge and Firefox?
Tomte on HN
Does it support full text search and paywalled content?
From 1 comment
Does it provide full text search? How does it handle content behind paywalls or content requiring auto?
chillbill on HN
Alternatives named
ArchiveBox
From 2 comments
It sounds similar to ArchiveBox (https://archivebox.io/) - which is not a bad thing; if it is, then the more, the merrier!
mxuribe on HNFound this which seems a bit similar, archivebox.io
Alifatisk on HN
YaCy
From 1 comment
You should check out https://yacy.net: a global, P2P web search engine, where each peer can build and share its own index, etc.
felipeqq2 on HN
Zotero
From 1 comment
I think this task is better accomplished by Zotero (at least the offline bookmarking part), but it's always nice to have alternatives.
marcescence on HN
Beaker Browser
From 1 comment
I wanted to mention Beaker Browser, but sadly, it's been archived: https://github.com/beakerbrowser/beaker/blob/master/archive-notice.md
johnnyworker on HN
DC++
From 1 comment
Congratulations, you have re-discovered DC++ Get a client: https://sourceforge.net/projects/eiskaltdcpp/ And get started with a public hub: https://vacuum.name/en/dc/hubs
orangepurple on HN