What is webarchive?

Own Webarchive is a lightweight, self-hosted web archiving service designed for personal or home-network use. It captures web pages in three formats: full PDF (via wkhtmltopdf), single-file HTML with all resources embedded, and raw HTTP headers. The service exposes a REST API for adding pages, checking status, and retrieving archived files, and includes an optional built-in web UI. It stores data in an embedded Badger database with no external dependencies beyond the wkhtmltopdf binary for PDF generation. Deployment options include Docker Compose (using the ghcr.io/derfenix/webarchive image), running the Go binary directly, or building from source. The project is pre-1.0 (v0.1.8) with a roadmap that includes authentication, multi-user support, SQL storage, and tagging.

Should you self-host webarchive?

webarchive scores 40/100 on selfhost.directory (how scoring works) and ranks #11 of 12 in Archiving & Preservation. It has 200 GitHub stars.

There was no stable release in the past 12 months, so check the repository's recent activity before you rely on it.

Setup is moderate: expect some configuration beyond a single command. An official Docker image is available. It is BSD-3-Clause-licensed and written mostly in Go.

Its closest alternative on selfhost.directory is ArchiveBox (79/100, 28 895 stars). It scores higher overall, so compare the two before you pick. See webarchive vs ArchiveBox side by side.