In today's world of misinformation and disinformation one cannot trust companies anymore with Internet data, so we need to archive ourselves to be sure!

ArchiveBox is an open-source, self-hosted web archiving solution that allows users to save and archive web content. It's designed to take various inputs like URLs, browser history, bookmarks, and content from services like Pocket and Pinboard, and then save them in multiple formats including HTML, JavaScript, PDFs, and media files.

The tool is versatile and can be set up in several ways, including as a command-line tool, a web app, and a desktop application (which is still in the alpha stage). It's compatible with multiple operating systems such as Linux, macOS, and Windows.

One of the key features of ArchiveBox is its ability to save snapshots of URLs in various formats like HTML, PDF, PNG screenshots, and WARC, among others. This ensures that the content is preserved in durable and accessible formats for long-term access.

The installation process varies based on the operating system and includes methods such as using Docker, Homebrew (for macOS), apt (for Debian/Ubuntu), or pip for a Python-based installation. After installation, you need to initialize a new directory for your archive collection and can then start adding URLs to this collection. There's also an option to schedule regular imports from different sources.

ArchiveBox provides a self-hosted web UI that allows users to view and manage their archived content. For command-line enthusiasts, it offers a comprehensive command-line interface to manage the archive.

The developers of ArchiveBox emphasize the importance of it being free and open-source, without the need for signing up for any service, and storing all data locally. This approach aligns with the tool's goal to ensure that users can keep a personal archive of internet content that they find valuable.

This is an invaluable tool if you wish to stay ahead of the curb and not be fooled by the data on the internet by either misinformation of disinformation, which is today an epidemic and systemic problem online.

For more detailed information on the installation process, usage, and features of ArchiveBox, you can visit their GitHub page (https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox) and official documentation https://archivebox.io/).