caption: tw5server color: #70c9a0 community-author: hffqyd created: 20230302011710789 delivery: Server-side Script description: Web server for saving and uploading method: save modified: 20230302055929311 tags: Android Chrome Firefox [[Internet Explorer]] Linux Mac Opera Safari Saving Windows iOS Edge title: Saving via a Minimal Web Server type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki A local mini binary server for TiddlyWiki5 that saves and backups wikis and uploads files for TiddlyWiki, inspired by [[tw5-server.rb | https://gist.github.com/jimfoltz/ee791c1bdd30ce137bc23cce826096da]]. tw5server provides features of: * Server for TiddlyWiki5, as well as other files (e.g. images used in TW5 `[img[images/*.png]]`); * Easy to save wiki via browsers; * Backup wiki in compress format (.gz), to save disk space; * Auto clean backups: keep one newest per previous month, keep all backups in current month. * Upload files/images to server via pressing button or drag-and-drop, for use in tiddlywiki as external links. * Offer binary executable for Linux, macos, Android and windows. Download executable binary at the github.com [[tw5-server|https://github.com/hffqyd/tw5-server]]. ! Usage ```bash tw5server -a:192.168.0.10 -p:8000 -d:./ -b:backup -h usage help -a address, defautl localhost -p port, default 8000 -d directory to servering, default `current dir` -b backup directory name, default `backup` -l log saving messages to stdout Backups auto-clean strategy: Keep all backups in current month, keep only the newest one for previous months. ``` In Unix/Linux, maybe first `chmod +x tw5server`), then run it. For Android version, run it in Termux, or some other terminals. Then go to http://localhost:8000 (or other address:port specified in command) in your web browser, and click on your wiki html file.