The deep layer behind the clean page.

Household continuity, first actions and practical resilience.

• water
• food
• power
• first aid
• shelter
• communications

Anatomy, public health, first aid and medical reference.

• anatomy
• disease
• medicines
• maternal health
• mental health
• nutrition

Broad encyclopaedic coverage through offline Wikipedia.

• people
• places
• science
• technology
• culture
• society

Human chronology plus original texts and documents.

• prehistory
• civilisations
• empire
• world wars
• decolonisation
• primary texts

Numeracy through advanced and applied mathematics.

• arithmetic
• algebra
• geometry
• calculus
• statistics
• discrete maths

Physical, life and Earth sciences for learning and practical reference.

• physics
• chemistry
• biology
• geology
• astronomy
• climate

Mechanical, electrical, workshop and repair knowledge.

• tools
• mechanics
• electronics
• bicycles
• appliances
• maintenance

Programming, operating systems, networking and digital infrastructure.

• Linux
• programming
• databases
• networking
• cybersecurity
• developer docs

Growing food, cooking, preservation and household food systems.

• soil
• seeds
• horticulture
• cooking
• preservation
• animal care

Buildings, materials and basic household infrastructure concepts.

• carpentry
• masonry
• plumbing
• drainage
• insulation
• sanitation

Offline maps, geographic reference and navigation fundamentals.

• Gateshead maps
• UK maps
• OpenStreetMap
• topography
• navigation
• Wikivoyage

Dictionary, etymology, grammar and selected language resources.

• Wiktionary
• grammar
• writing
• phrasebooks
• etymology
• communication

Textbooks, courses and materials for self-directed and community learning.

• Wikibooks
• Wikiversity
• Kolibri
• STEM
• literacy
• teacher resources

Civic structure, rights, public documents and dated legal reference.

• government
• rights
• law
• public documents
• civic process
• institutions

Books, philosophy, religion, mythology, arts and cultural heritage.

• literature
• philosophy
• religion
• mythology
• art
• music

Age-appropriate learning, activities and family continuity.

• reading
• numeracy
• science
• activities
• child first aid
• family routines

Templates and knowledge for local coordination without exposing private data.

• volunteers
• capacity
• repair
• food logistics
• charging points
• Node operations

Portable household knowledge: survival, compact encyclopedia, history, language and selected practical learning.

Required: field-manual-v2, human-history-guide, wikipedia-mini, wikipedia-history-nopic

Optional: wiktionary-nopic, wikibooks, wikiversity, wikivoyage

Deep text-first reference for a household, small group or portable Node.

Required: field-manual-v2, human-history-guide, wikipedia-nopic, wikisource-nopic, wiktionary-nopic

Optional: wikibooks, wikiversity, ifixit, wikivoyage

Visual encyclopedia plus primary sources, education, repair and wider practical reference.

Required: field-manual-v2, human-history-guide, wikipedia-maxi, wikisource-nopic, wiktionary-nopic

Optional: wikibooks, wikiversity, ifixit, wikivoyage

Shared learning/resilience node with room for larger technical, medical and educational collections.

Required: field-manual-v2, human-history-guide, wikipedia-maxi, wikisource-nopic, wiktionary-nopic, wikibooks, wikiversity

Optional: ifixit, wikivoyage, gutenberg

Long-duration local library spanning the major branches of human knowledge.

Required: field-manual-v2, human-history-guide, wikipedia-maxi, wikisource-nopic, wiktionary-nopic, wikibooks, wikiversity, wikivoyage

Optional: ifixit, gutenberg

Preservation-class Node with headroom for books, developer material, multiple languages, maps and future archives.

Required: field-manual-v2, human-history-guide, wikipedia-maxi, wikisource-nopic, wiktionary-nopic, wikibooks, wikiversity, wikivoyage

Optional: ifixit, gutenberg

A dedicated English Wikipedia history selection for smaller drives. Full articles, no images.

Open-licensed Wikimedia content; retain archive attribution and licence metadata.

Dedicated English Wikipedia history selection with images for a richer offline history reference.

Open-licensed Wikimedia content; retain archive attribution and licence metadata.

Introductions and infoboxes across English Wikipedia. A compact broad reference for smaller drives.

Open-licensed Wikimedia content; retain archive attribution and licence metadata.

Full English Wikipedia article text without images. Sanctuary’s preferred high-density encyclopedia archive.

Open-licensed Wikimedia content; retain archive attribution and licence metadata.

The richest standard English Wikipedia ZIM, including images. Best suited to larger SSDs and permanent Nodes.

Open-licensed Wikimedia content; retain archive attribution and licence metadata.

Historical documents, literature, speeches, laws and other source texts. Complements rather than duplicates Wikipedia.

Mixed public-domain/open-licensed source texts; archive metadata governs individual works.

Large offline dictionary, etymology and language reference.

Open-licensed Wikimedia content; retain archive attribution and licence metadata.

Open textbooks and practical learning material across science, computing, language and other subjects.

Open-licensed Wikimedia content; resolve the newest archive through the Kiwix catalogue before imaging a drive.

Structured courses, learning projects and educational material for independent study.

Open-licensed Wikimedia content; resolve the newest archive through the Kiwix catalogue before imaging a drive.

A large literature and historical-book collection. Suitable for archive-class drives only after redistribution rights review.

Project Gutenberg focuses on US public-domain status and has separate trademark/licence terms. UK paid redistribution requires rights review.

Offline repair guides can materially improve household and community resilience when replacement supply chains are disrupted.

iFixit content is CC BY-NC-SA. Keep it out of paid Sanctuary media unless permission/commercial licensing is obtained.

Destination, transport and place information useful for geography/reference; never a substitute for current emergency routing.

Open-licensed Wikimedia content; current travel conditions may be stale when offline.

Wikipedia, Wikisource, Wiktionary, Wikibooks, Wikiversity and Wikivoyage packaged as offline ZIM archives.

Individual Wikimedia licences/attribution still apply; preserve licence metadata and attribution.

Packaging: Kiwix ZIM

Open map data suitable for Sanctuary-generated offline regional map packs.

ODbL attribution/share-alike obligations apply to the database and derived databases.

Packaging: PMTiles / MBTiles / regional extracts

Offline-first learning platform and content channels covering K-12, STEM, public health, coding and life skills.

Kolibri itself is open source, but each imported channel/resource has its own licence. Only pre-load channels whose redistribution terms are verified.

Packaging: Kolibri channels / local server

High-value repair guidance for devices and equipment.

iFixit content is CC BY-NC-SA. Do not bundle into a paid Sanctuary USB/product without permission or a suitable commercial licence.

Packaging: Kiwix ZIM / source archive

High-quality textbook source for science, mathematics and health education.

Current OpenStax textbook licensing is CC BY-NC-SA. Do not pre-load into a paid product without permission.

Packaging: PDF / web / curated offline copy

Interactive science and maths simulations with offline value for education Nodes.

Regular HTML simulations are CC BY-NC 4.0; paid/fundraising products require separate permission.

Packaging: offline HTML simulations

Large public-domain-focused literature and historical-book collection.

Rights are US-centred and the Project Gutenberg trademark has separate terms. UK redistribution must be rights-checked work-by-work or handled conservatively.

Packaging: Kiwix ZIM / individual ebooks