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Ask HN: Is local website mirroring still relevant?

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Post by httbs » Wed, Sep 20, 2023, 10:53 AM UTC

Mostly asking for personal use-cases. In the style of wget or siminar tools.

Re: Ask HN: Is local website mirroring still relevant?

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Post by cpach » Wed, Sep 20, 2023, 11:45 AM UTC

In some cases one can just git clone the site, which is really smooth.

But for the cases where that’s not possible: Sure, why not? Having a backup copy that you control can be very valuable.

Re: Ask HN: Is local website mirroring still relevant?

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Post by cpach » Wed, Sep 20, 2023, 4:45 PM UTC

cpach wrote: post #2

In some cases one can just git clone the site, which is really smooth. But for the cases where that’s not possible: Sure, why not? Having a backup copy that you control can be very valuable.

PS. Love the username btw. Clever (:

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