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generalizes try-valkey, adds pyconafrica
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adds proper text on pycon africa page
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title = "Try Valkey"
template = "valkey-try-me.html"
[extra]
state_file = "https://download.valkey.io/try-me-valkey/8.1.0/states/state.bin.gz"
filesystem_base_url = "https://download.valkey.io/try-me-valkey/8.1.0/fs/alpine-rootfs-flat"
filesystem_base_fs = "https://download.valkey.io/try-me-valkey/8.1.0/fs/alpine-fs.json"
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title = "Try Valkey for PyCon Africa 2025"
template = "valkey-try-me.html"
[extra]
state_file = "https://download.valkey.io/try-me-valkey/pyconafrica/states/state.bin.gz"
filesystem_base_url = "https://download.valkey.io/try-me-valkey/pyconafrica/fs/alpine-rootfs-flat"
filesystem_base_fs = "https://download.valkey.io/try-me-valkey/pyconafrica/fs/alpine-fs.json"
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This is an in-browser Valkey server, `valkey-cli`, and Python,that runs directly within your browser using a [V86](https://github.com/copy/v86) emulator, requiring no external installations. You will use this to complete the workshop.
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<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://download.valkey.io/try-me-valkey/vos/valkey-try-me.css" />

<!-- Body -->
{% if page %}
{{ page.content | markdown | safe }}
{% else %}
<title>Try Valkey</title>
<p>This is an in-browser Valkey server and CLI that runs directly within your browser using a <a href="https://github.com/copy/v86">V86</a> emulator, requiring no external installations. </p>
<p>Try it out below:</p>
{% endif %}
<div id="terminalWrapper" class="container" style="display: none;">
<div id="terminal-container"></div>
</div>
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<script>
"use strict";
const FILE_URL = "https://download.valkey.io/try-me-valkey/8.1.0/states/state.bin.gz"; // Path to the .gz file
{% if page %}
const FILE_URL = "{{ page.extra.state_file | safe }}"; // Path to the .gz file
{% else %}
const FILE_URL = "{{ section.extra.state_file | safe }}"; // Path to the .gz file
{% endif %}
const CACHE_KEY = "valkey_binary_cache";
const LAST_MODIFIED_KEY = "valkey_last_modified";
let emulator;
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memory_size: 512 * 1024 * 1024,
bios: { url: "https://download.valkey.io/try-me-valkey/vos/v86/bios/seabios.bin" },
filesystem: {
baseurl: "https://download.valkey.io/try-me-valkey/8.1.0/fs/alpine-rootfs-flat",
basefs: "https://download.valkey.io/try-me-valkey/8.1.0/fs/alpine-fs.json",
{% if page %}
baseurl: "{{ page.extra.filesystem_base_url | safe }}",
basefs: "{{ page.extra.filesystem_base_fs | safe }}",
{% else %}
baseurl: "{{ section.extra.filesystem_base_url | safe }}",
basefs: "{{ section.extra.filesystem_base_fs | safe }}",
{% endif %}
},
autostart: true,
bzimage_initrd_from_filesystem: true,
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