WolfreeAlpha Bash Installer

This is a "simple" bash script to install WolfreeAlpha on your system without using Docker, because, let's face it, that's a bit overkill for a static site.

It downloads publically available files from WolframAlpha, stores them in a local directory, and allows you to serve them with your webserver of choice.

It applies the patches from the WolfreeAlpha Dockerfile, allowing it to provide additional features like step-by-step solutions, which are normally only available in the paid version.

Requirements

Technically, this script should work on any system where bash, wget, grep and sed are available. However, we only tested it on Debian 11.6 and Arch Linux.

Usage

To install WolfreeAlpha, you can run the following command as a user that has write access to the destination directory (by default: /srv/wolfree/):

wget -qO- https://kumig.it/PrivateCoffee/wolfreealpha-bash/-/raw/main/wolfree.sh | bash

Of course, you should never run random scripts from the internet without reading them first. So, if you want to make extra sure that this script is safe, you can download it, read it and then run it locally:

wget https://kumig.it/PrivateCoffee/wolfreealpha-bash/-/raw/main/wolfree.sh
bash wolfree.sh

Configuration

At the top of the script, you can find the DESTINATION variable. This is the directory where WolfreeAlpha will be installed. You can change it to whatever you want.

Note that this script will not set up a webserver for you. You will have to do that yourself and make it serve the destination directory. No PHP or any other magic is required, you only have to serve the static files. How that works is beyond the scope of this README, but your webserver of choice usually comes with a default configuration that does just that, or you can find a tutorial on the Interwebz.

Updating

To update WolfreeAlpha, you can simply re-run the script. It will delete the old installation and overwrite it with the new one.

Uninstalling

To uninstall WolfreeAlpha, you can simply delete the destination directory and delete the webserver configuration for it.

Disclaimer

This script is not affiliated with Wolfram Research or the original WolfreeAlpha project in any way. It is provided as-is and without any warranty.

Furthermore, it is your responsibility to make sure that you are allowed to install and provide WolfreeAlpha on your system. We are not responsible for any legal issues that may arise from using this script.

License

This script, just like the original WolfreeAlpha Dockerfile, is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License. You can find a copy of the license in the LICENSE file.