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chromebot is an [[IRC]] bot parallel to [[ArchiveBot]] that uses Google Chrome and thus is able to archive JavaScript-heavy websites. | '''chromebot''' aka. '''crocoite''' is an [[IRC]] bot parallel to [[ArchiveBot]] that uses Google Chrome and thus is able to archive JavaScript-heavy and bottomless websites. [[WARC]]s are uploaded twice a day to the [https://archive.org/details/archiveteam_chromebot?sort=-publicdate chromebot collection] on archive.org. | ||
By default the bot only grabs a single URL. However it supports recursion, which is rather slow, since every single page needs to be loaded and rendered by a browser. A [ | By default the bot only grabs a single URL. However it supports recursion, which is rather slow, since every single page needs to be loaded and rendered by a browser. A [http://chromebot.6xq.net/ dashboard] is available for watching the progress of such jobs. | ||
== Usage == | |||
[https://github.com/PromyLOPh/crocoite/blob/184189f0a535996edca01a68182ed07d32e26e9c/README.rst#IRC-bot crocoite usage documentation on GitHub] | |||
You can call ''chromebot'' on the {{IRC|archivebot}} IRC channel, which chromebot shares with [[ArchiveBot]]. Both “<code>chromebot</code>” and “<code>chromebot:</code>” work, with or without the colon. | |||
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! Command !! Description | |||
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| white-space: nowrap | | |||
<code>chromebot: a <url> -r <policy> -j <concurrency></code> | |||
|| Archive ''<url>'' with ''<concurrency>'' processes according to recursion ''<policy>''. | |||
|- | |||
| <code>chromebot: s <uuid></code></code> || Get job status for ''<uuid>''. | |||
|- | |||
| <code>chromebot: r <uuid></code></code> || Revoke or abort running job with ''<uuid>''. | |||
|} | |||
Please note that the commands are case-sensitive. | |||
URL lists can be archived using recursion, for example: | |||
<code>chromebot: a https://transfer.notkiska.pw/inline/UpfR/HollyConrad-tweets -r 1 -j 4</code> | |||
chromebot will assume all lines starting with http(s):// are valid links. Note that the list itself must be retured by the server as an *inline* document, not as a download (attachment). | |||
== Restrictions == | |||
=== Instagram === | |||
chromebot has been blacklisted by [[Instagram]]. When trying to archive any Instagram.com website, chromebot responds with the following error: | |||
''<Instagram.com URL> cannot be queued: Banned by Instagram'' | |||
=== Cloudflare DDoS protection === | |||
chromebot should be able to circumvent Cloudflare's DDoS protection, but scrolling and other behaviour may be disabled after the reload ([https://github.com/PromyLOPh/crocoite/issues/13 issue #13 on GitHub]). | |||
== People == | |||
[[User:PurpleSymphony|PurpleSym]] maintains [https://github.com/PromyLOPh/crocoite software], [https://github.com/PromyLOPh/chromebot scripts], pays the server bills and has administrative access. katocala is a server administrator. | |||
[[Category:Bots]] | |||
Revision as of 18:53, 30 December 2019
chromebot aka. crocoite is an IRC bot parallel to ArchiveBot that uses Google Chrome and thus is able to archive JavaScript-heavy and bottomless websites. WARCs are uploaded twice a day to the chromebot collection on archive.org.
By default the bot only grabs a single URL. However it supports recursion, which is rather slow, since every single page needs to be loaded and rendered by a browser. A dashboard is available for watching the progress of such jobs.
Usage
crocoite usage documentation on GitHub
You can call chromebot on the #archivebot (on hackint) IRC channel, which chromebot shares with ArchiveBot. Both “chromebot” and “chromebot:” work, with or without the colon.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
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Archive <url> with <concurrency> processes according to recursion <policy>. |
chromebot: s <uuid> |
Get job status for <uuid>. |
chromebot: r <uuid> |
Revoke or abort running job with <uuid>. |
Please note that the commands are case-sensitive.
URL lists can be archived using recursion, for example:
chromebot: a https://transfer.notkiska.pw/inline/UpfR/HollyConrad-tweets -r 1 -j 4
chromebot will assume all lines starting with http(s):// are valid links. Note that the list itself must be retured by the server as an *inline* document, not as a download (attachment).
Restrictions
chromebot has been blacklisted by Instagram. When trying to archive any Instagram.com website, chromebot responds with the following error:
<Instagram.com URL> cannot be queued: Banned by Instagram
Cloudflare DDoS protection
chromebot should be able to circumvent Cloudflare's DDoS protection, but scrolling and other behaviour may be disabled after the reload (issue #13 on GitHub).
People
PurpleSym maintains software, scripts, pays the server bills and has administrative access. katocala is a server administrator.