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# Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB)
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Welcome to the Git repository for Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB). This community-based project is enabled by professional volunteers around the world. Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB) is a small, inexpensive device which provides essential Internet resources (like Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Khan Academy and others) without any Internet connection.
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You are encouraged to customize this local content hotspot or server with the best of the worlds Free Knowledge — to suit your region, your school, your medical establishment, your library — or for your very own family.
## Installation
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Please read the [Installation](https://github.com/iiab/iiab/wiki/IIAB-Installation) wiki page for details on installing of Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB).
Or, to dive right in, our "1-line installer" is available off of http://download.iiab.io — it's generally best to click on the highest version number.
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Please see "What are the best places for community support?" at http://FAQ.IIAB.IO which many answers to help you along the way, in designing the digital knowledge hotspot most suitable for your own community.
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#### Ansible IT Automation
FYI we are using [Ansible](https://www.ansible.com) as the underlying technology to install, deploy, configure and manage the various software components.
## Contributing
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We greatly welcome contributions from educators, librarians *and* IT/UX/QA people of all kind!
Please see "How can I help?" at http://FAQ.IIAB.IO
Check out 2017's [Contributors Guide](https://github.com/iiab/iiab/wiki/IIAB-Contributors-Guide) to learn more about contributing directly to Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB) software and its open community architecture for education.
*Thank you for helping us enable offline access to the Internet's open knowledge jewels, as well as "Sneakernet-of-Alexandria" distribution of local/indigenous content, where mass media channels are not serving grassroots voices.*
## Versioning
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Pre-releases of Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB) are available from http://download.iiab.io — click on the highest version number.
You can also track the latest Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB) [official releases here](https://github.com/iiab/iiab/releases).
Finally older versions are also available, from [github.com/xsce](http://github.com/xsce) and [schoolserver.org](http://schoolserver.org).