# Internet-in-a-Box (IIAB)

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.

You are encouraged to customize this local content hotspot or server with the best of the world’s Free Knowledge — to suit your region, your school, your medical establishment, your library — or for your very own family.

## 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).

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 many answers to help you along the way, in designing the digital knowledge hotspot most suitable for your own community.

#### 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

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

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).