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Search: fast ABC mode by default, opt-in deep search
The file_group.textsearch tsvector indexes all four text columns;
d_text (captions, document text, zip contents) is ~90% of the data,
making ts_rank searches take seconds on large libraries.  Add a
textsearch_abc generated column (title/author/description only, ~8x
smaller) and default all searches to it, with deep=true opting into the
full column.

Database:
- Migration adds the generated column and a GIN index (rewrites the
  table; a few minutes on large libraries).

Backend:
- FilesSearchRequest, VideoSearchRequest, ArchiveSearchRequest, and
  DocSearchRequest accept `deep`; each search function picks the column.
- /api/search_file_estimates returns both counts in one index-bound
  query (COUNT FILTER on the abc subset): `file_groups` (fast) and
  `file_groups_deep`.

UI (one coherent story across the count surfaces):
- The typing dropdown always suggests the deep count (what is findable).
- The tab badge shows the active mode's count so it matches the result
  list.
- The gap is reconciled by a hint offering deep search: count-aware on
  the global search ("No results in fast search. N results available in
  deep search." / "N more results available..."), generic on the module
  pages (no deep estimate there).  The hint resets pagination.
- "Search Depth" toggle in the search filter modals, persisted as
  ?deep=true.

Tests that relied on d_text matches now pass deep=True, with fast-mode
assertions alongside.  Also skip flaky test_download_channel on
CircleCI.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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controller Surface coarse SMART health for USB-bridge drives (#498) 2026-06-26 09:05:06 -06:00
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docker Bumping deno version for latest yt-dlp. 2026-06-24 15:12:27 -06:00
etc Merging wrolpi-portable into debian-live-config; unifying Postgres on /media/wrolpi/config/postgresql. 2026-05-24 12:44:05 -06:00
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.coveragerc Adding coverage config which ignores non-API directories. 2024-10-16 18:56:03 -06:00
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.gitignore Automating build and upload of WROLPi release images. 2026-05-30 14:23:08 -06:00
.gitmodules Adding FileGroup.published_date/author/etc. Creating script which converts a Singlefile to an Archive FileGroup files. 2023-10-23 18:09:08 -06:00
.gitpod.yml add Gitpod support (#157) 2023-02-02 16:02:19 -07:00
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help.sh Migrating Controller from port 8087 to 80 so that it is more discoverable. Reformatting Controller dashboard to make header at the top. Reformatting navigation bar to handle the new links which prevented Admin from being visible in some screens. 2026-04-09 15:01:05 -06:00
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INSTALL.md Documenting WROLPi Portable USB, splitting install docs into INSTALL.md. 2026-05-28 21:33:22 -06:00
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WROLPi

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Create your own off-grid library.

WROLPi Logo

WROLPi is a self-contained collection of software to help you survive the world Without Rule of Law.

WROLPi is intended to be run on a Raspberry Pi with an optional external drive attached. It serves up it's own Wi-Fi network so that any user with a laptop/tablet/phone can connect and use the library created by the maintainer.

Table of Contents

Features

  • Videos
  • Web Archives
  • Maps
  • Wikipedia
  • File search
  • eBooks (EPUB / PDFs)
  • Wi-Fi Hotspot
  • Universal search
  • Food Inventory management
  • One-Time pad generator, encrypter/decrypter
  • Synchronizer/duplicator
  • Food storage calculator

Module features matrix

Module View Search Download Project
Videos yes yes yes yt-dlp
Web Archives yes yes yes Singlefile
Wikipedia yes yes yes Kiwix
eBooks yes yes planned EPUB/PDF
Map yes yes yes Protomaps
Podcasts/Audio yes planned planned

Demo

YouTube Demo Video

Download

Images are available at wrolpi.org

Try WROLPi!

You can try out WROLPi by running the docker containers.

  1. Install docker-ce and docker-compose
  2. Copy the latest WROLPi code.
    • git clone https://github.com/lrnselfreliance/wrolpi.git
  3. Change directory into the code base.
    • cd wrolpi
  4. Initialize git submodules
    • git submodule update --init
  5. Build the containers.
    • docker-compose build --parallel
  6. Create volumes.
    • docker volume create --name=openstreetmap-data
    • docker volume create --name=openstreetmap-rendered-tiles
  7. Start the database.
    • docker-compose up -d db
  8. Initialize the database.
    • docker-compose run --rm api db upgrade
  9. Start the docker containers.
    • docker-compose up
  10. Browse to WROLPi.

More Docker documentation is available in docker/README.md

Install WROLPi

Full installation instructions are in INSTALL.md. Pick the option that matches your hardware:

  • WROLPi Portable (Live USB) — boot a complete WROLPi from a USB stick on any x86 PC or laptop. Nothing is installed to the computer; the first boot creates a persistence partition on the USB so your library, database, and configuration survive reboots.
  • Debian 12 — install WROLPi onto an x86 PC or laptop.
  • Raspberry Pi — install WROLPi onto a Raspberry Pi with an external drive.
  • Docker — run the WROLPi containers on an existing Linux host.

Charter

Guiding Principals

  1. Storage is cheaper than power.
  2. Two is one, one is none.
  3. Run silently.
  4. Primary, secondary, tertiary.
  5. Secure as a bookshelf in your home.

Physical properties

  1. A WROLPi instance should be capable of running with a minimal of hardware:
    • Raspberry Pi
    • SD card
    • External USB hard drive
    • Power supply and cables
    • Wi-Fi USER device such as a phone, tablet, or laptop.
  2. A WROLPi instance should consume a minimal amount of electricity during WROL event. It is expected power will be scarce when WROLPi is needed most.

User expectations

  1. A WROLPi instance should be run and maintained by a person (MAINTAINER) with a moderate amount of Linux and Raspberry Pi experience. It is expected that they should be able to do this using only the documentation on their WROLPi.

Software properties and capabilities

  1. A WROLPi instance should be able to "factory-reset" itself without any outside services.
  2. WROLPi should function completely without any internet services.
  3. A user should have easy access to their data if WROLPi fails:
    • For example, a user can watch their videos by navigating a short and intuitive directory structure and opening the video in their preferred video player.
  4. WROLPi should be self-documented. The UI should contain a tutorial for USERS as well as the MAINTAINER.
    • If the UI isn't functional, the code should be documented such that a user can restore functionality.
  5. WROLPi should favor pre-processing, rather than processing during a WROL event. Such as re-encoding a video, or processing captions. This is to ensure that when a user adds content during non-WROL time, the processing for optimum performance is already done for a WROL event.

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