Presentation

Why RecoveryBox?

RecoveryBox consolidates several essential resources into a single platform capable of operating entirely without Internet access:

• General knowledge (Wikipedia)
• Technical documentation
• Mapping and cartography
• Radio reception
• Local resources

It can be used:

• During prolonged Internet outages
• In isolated or off-grid environments
• During field operations
• For emergency and disaster preparedness
• As a local documentation server

The goal is to quickly deploy a self-contained, standalone knowledge base accessible from any standard web browser. RecoveryBox provides various tools via the web by connecting to the hotspot it hosts and accessing http://recovery.box

Version

Current version: 1.5.1

Available Services

Knowledge and Information

• Kiwix: Offline Wikipedia (in French and/or English via ZIM files). (kiwix.recovery.box)
• Library: Web server hosting a collection of PDF documents related to survival and self-reliance. (library.recovery.box)
• Wiki: RecoveryBox technical wiki (services and tools documentation). (wiki.recovery.box)
• Flatnotes: Simple web-based note-taking and sharing service. (flatnotes.recovery.box)

Radio and Telecommunications

• OpenWebRX Plus: Web interface for receiving and listening to radio frequencies via RTL-SDR. (owrx.recovery.box)
• Meshtastic: Web client and daemon for Meshtastic nodes (LoRa mesh network). (meshtastic.recovery.box)

Cartography

• BRouter: A local cartography solution for managing GPX files (carto.recovery.box)

Administration

• shellinabox Web-based administration console (console.recovery.box)

Tools

RecoveryBox integrates several tools designed to facilitate basic system administration. - rbstatus: Script displaying the status of services, GPS, and hardware - network-configurator: Tool for configuring network and WiFi interfaces - generate-map: Tool for downloading and aggregating world maps for the cartography service - Meshtastic Daemon: Service for collecting Meshtastic node information and displaying them on the BRouter map - rb-update: Script for updating RecoveryBox and its services - services-manager: Script for managing RecoveryBox services - rb-battery: Battery monitoring and protection script via Victron MPPT VE.Direct - rb-laptop: Script for displaying the battery level on the homepage if the hardware is a laptop