Service workers not supported

[perqa]

I made a zim file of https://ohwhataknight.co.uk/travel-guide-to-pembrokeshire, using https://youzim.it/ on my iPhone.

Trying to open the zim file in Kiwix on iPhone, I get this:

Error
The requested URL can not be loaded because service workers are not supported here.
If you use Firefox in Private Mode, try regular mode instead.
If you use Kiwix-Serve locally, replace the IP in your browser address bar with localhost.

[rgaudin]

@perqa thank you for your report. As mentioned on the youzim.it homepage, not all kiwix readers support zimit-made ZIM files. See kiwix/kiwix-apple#341 and kiwix/kiwix-apple#435

I guess we should change that last sentence.

[JensKorte]

If this another topic, please split it.

I receive

This page must be loaded via an HTTPS URL to support service workers.
Try Loading HTTPS URL?

Downloadlink: wiki.openzim.org_4f32d012.zim (664.85 MiB)

using kiwix-serve from kiwix-tools_linux-armhf-3.4.0 on a Pi400 on RaspberryPi OS, aarch64

[rgaudin]

You must serve over https using a reverse proxy or access it via localhost if from the Pi itself

[JensKorte]

You must serve over https using a reverse proxy or access it via localhost if from the Pi itself

Thanks, it works. Could the message above be extended, please?
e.g.:

Currently only kiwix-serve (via https:// using a reverse proxy or via http://localhost) and kiwix-android ...

[rgaudin]

You understand this message is baked into the ZIM and that the ZIM can be used in a multitude of ways depending on the reader and configurations.

That said we have tickets to:

• add https support to kiwix-serve
• improve this message. One thing we'd want is to test whether the same content is already being served via HTTPS and simply redirect in that case.

[JensKorte]

You understand this message is baked into the ZIM and that the ZIM can be used in a multitude of ways depending on the reader and configurations.

As you explain it.

That said we have tickets to:
* improve this message. One thing we'd want is to test whether the same content is already being served via HTTPS and simply redirect in that case.

Why hasn't it happened yet, too few develpers or technical problems?

Without knowing JavaScript in browsers I would have tought it should be possible with modern browser to fetch the content of URLs and compare them or at least the length of data.

[rgaudin]

It's a matter of priorities. If you know someone capable and interested in contributing, that'd be appreciated. This part of code is on https://github.com/openzim/warc2zim repository though.

[JensKorte]

If you know someone capable and interested in contributing, that'd be appreciated.

I'm afraid not!