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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 (Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Khan Academy and others) without any Internet connection. 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 (Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Khan Academy and others) without any Internet connection.
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. 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 clinic, your library — and/or for your very own family.
## Installation ## Installation
Please read the [Installation](https://github.com/iiab/iiab/wiki/IIAB-Installation) wiki page for details on installing of Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB). Pre-releases of Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB) are available from http://download.iiab.io — click on the highest version number and then launch the 1-line installer.
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. Please see "What are the best places for community support?" at http://FAQ.IIAB.IO which has 40+ questions and answers to help you along the way, as you put together the digital knowledge hotspot most suitable for your own community.
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. The [Installation](https://github.com/iiab/iiab/wiki/IIAB-Installation) wiki page has more intricate details e.g. if you're trying to install Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB) on a different Linux distribution that has not yet been tried.
#### Built with Ansible #### Built with Ansible
FYI we are using [Ansible](https://www.ansible.com) as the underlying technology to install, deploy, configure and manage the various software components. FYI we use [Ansible](https://www.ansible.com) as the underlying technology to install, deploy, configure and manage the various software components.
## Contributing ## Contributing
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Check out our [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. Check out our [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.* *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 do not serve grassroots voices.*
## Versioning ## Versioning
Pre-releases of Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB) are available from http://download.iiab.io — click on the highest version number. Pre-releases of Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB) are available from http://download.iiab.io — click on the highest version number and then launch the 1-line installer.
You can also track the latest Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB) [official releases here](https://github.com/iiab/iiab/releases). You can also track the latest Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB) [official releases here](https://github.com/iiab/iiab/releases).