E-Arkiv

The E-Arkiv module is a powerful tool for enabling advanced archiving functionalities within a Drupal site. This module offers a reliable framework for managing and storing archived content, making it an excellent choice for organizations that require comprehensive archiving solutions.

This module has been developed with the goal of enabling Swedish government websites powered by Drupal to comply with archiving laws for digital content.

Requirements

To use the default Drupal\earkiv\Plugin\earkiv\Archiver\HTTrackArchiver plugin the command line tool httrack must be installed on the server. Please see installation instructions on the HTTrack website.

Installation

Install as you would normally install a contributed Drupal module. For further information, see Installing Drupal Modules.

Configuration

Configure the module on the E-Arkiv configuration page (/admin/config/services/earkiv).

1. Select the Default archiver plugin to use
2. Select the Default storage plugin to use

When the above steps are completed click Save. After you have saved the configuration form you will be presented with additional configuration options for the selected plugins.

Plugins

The module ships with two plugins. The HTTrack archiver plugin and Local storage plugin. For simple use cases these will be enough. If the site you are archiving is very large and perhaps you like to store your archives offsite you can develop your own plugins.

For inspiration look at the included plugins at:

• Drupal\earkiv\Plugin\earkiv\Archiver\HTTrackArchiver
• Drupal\earkiv\Plugin\earkiv\Storage\LocalStorage

Shout-out

This module was inspired by the article Sending a Drupal Site Into Retirement Using HTTrack by KarenS.