SilverDict

install

From source

# Ubuntu 22 ARM
git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/Crissium/SilverDict
cd SilverDict/client
yarn install
yarn build
mv build ../server/
cd ..
uv venv --python 3.11
source .venv/bin/activate
uv pip install -r server/requirements.txt
python server/server.py 0.0.0.0
# pm2 start server.py --name silverdict --interpreter "<path_to>/SilverDict/.venv/Scripts/python.exe" --cwd "<path_to>/SilverDict/server"

sudo vim /etc/systemd/system/silverdict.service

[Unit]
Description=SilverDict
After=syslog.target network.target

[Service]
WorkingDirectory=/home/<user>/<path_to>/SilverDict
ExecStart=/home/<user>/<path_to>/SilverDict/.venv/bin/python server/server.py 0.0.0.0
Restart=always
RestartSec=120

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

sudo systemctl enable --now silverdict

Docker compose

mkdir silverdict
cd silverdict
vim docker-compose.yml

services:
  silverdict:
    image: mathdodger/silverdict:latest
    container_name: silverdict
    ports:
      - "2628:2628"
    volumes:
      - .silverdict:/root/.silverdict
      - /<path_to_dictionaries>:/dictionary

sudo docker compose up -d

usage

SilverDict → More → Library
- Sources
  1. Add → <path_to>/<stardict_dir>.
  2. Refresh.
  3. Go tab Dictionarys, check import results.
  4. More → Query → Search , check results.
- Dictionaries
  - For example, add:
```
Name: HanYuDaCiDian
Filename: <path_to>/<dict>.ifo
Type: StarDict (.ifo)
```
  1. Do nothing before importing finished.
- Groups
  1. Add
```
Group name: zh
Group language(s): zh
```
  2. Group zh → Edit dictionaries → `<dict_name> (On)
  3. Default Group → Edit dictionaries → `<dict_name> (Off)

Optional

SilverDict → More → Settings
- Create n-gram index

reference

cross-reference

calibre.md

silverdict

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