# iiab/iiab

Internet-in-a-Box - Build your own LIBRARY OF ALEXANDRIA with a Raspberry Pi !

Repository: https://github.com/iiab/iiab
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/iiab
Homepage: https://internet-in-a-box.org
Language: Jinja
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: learning, hotspot, library, scraping, raspberry-pi, knowledge, medical, prisoners-rights, human-rights, curriculum-design, diy, community-networks, mesh-networks, privacy, civic-tech, offline, home-school, international-development, distraction-free, education
Last push: 2026-08-26T16:41:52+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3384, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 609, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1941, forks 141 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:57.357718+00:00)

## What it is
Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB) is a self-hosted 'learning hotspot' application that turns a Raspberry Pi or Linux machine into an offline digital library server serving Wikipedia, Khan Academy videos, OpenStreetMap, ebooks, and 30+ educational apps over local Wi-Fi. It provides installers, content-pack management, and an admin console for schools, clinics, prisons, and communities without internet access.

## Use cases
- set up an offline Wikipedia and Khan Academy server for a school without internet
- build a Raspberry Pi digital library hotspot for a rural clinic
- serve educational content to prisoners or remote villages over local Wi-Fi
- download and arrange free knowledge content packs for offline use
- run a learning management system and educational apps on a local network
- share indigenous knowledge between nearby communities via mesh networking
- create a distraction-free offline learning environment for homeschooling

## When to choose
- you need to serve free educational content offline to users with smartphones, tablets, or laptops
- you want a turnkey Raspberry Pi or Linux installer with prefab disk images
- you need content-pack management for Wikipedia, maps, videos, and ebooks in multiple languages
- you're deploying to schools, clinics, prisons, or development contexts with no internet

## When to avoid
- you need a general-purpose web hosting or cloud server platform
- your users have reliable internet access and just want a normal LMS
- you need a polished commercial product with vendor support rather than a volunteer community project
- you want a single simple app rather than a full system-installation toolkit

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: self-hosted, http-server, search-engine, documentation, workflow-automation
- domain: education, self-hosted
- platform: iot, self-hosted, python
- tags: offline-content, learning-hotspot, digital-library, raspberry-pi, wi-fi-hotspot, content-packs, kiwix, ansible, education-technology, civic-tech, international-development, offline, community-networks, linux

## Member repositories
- iiab/iiab (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:57.357718+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:08:06.549249+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/iiab/iiab (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:57.357718+00:00, sha 4c63a4cecd72)
  - homepage: https://internet-in-a-box.org (fetched 2026-08-29T10:47:12.613618+00:00, sha 3b9179a8e011)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.