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Can you configure this tool to login to websites (for paid news subscriptions) and get past those paywalls?

• frombody 6y ago
  Likely not without some modification, but you could try this: https://www.jacoduplessis.co.za/bypass-paywall/ https://www.jacoduplessis.co.za/bypass-paywall/
• ernesth 6y ago
  That is the default for the screenshot, pdf and one of the html archives: they use your chrome cookies.
• nikisweeting 6y ago
  Yeah, it supports it but there are security considerations if you're doing it for anything more serious than news content. See here: https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Security-Overview#private-mode https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/wiki/Security-Overv...
  • throwawaysea 6y ago
    Thanks, much appreciated. This is a very informative set of things to watch out for that I wouldn't have thought of otherwise.
    • nikisweeting 6y ago
      Make sure you read through this section as well to fully understand the security concerns: https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox#caveats https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox#caveats