The Kobo Web Portal is a local webserver, running on your Kobo. It has a HTML landing page with links to several sites. It can also run CGI scripts and thus provide you with browser-based apps.
To install, copy KoboRoot-WebPortal.tgz » .kobo/KoboRoot.tgz
After installation it can be reached via
http://webportal/ and you can choose to "Set Page as Home" in Kobo's webbrowser settings.
Unfortunately it won't work if no wifi network is available, since the Kobo refuses to start the webbrowser. But it does come with a small hack that allows intranet wifi networks (without real internet connectivity).
To enable this hack, see .addons/webportal/vhosts.conf
After the installation you will find the following files:
- .addons/webportal/cgi-bin/notes (sample CGI script, see below)
- .addons/webportal/cgi-bin/servicemenu (sample CGI script, see blow)
- .addons/webportal/httpd.conf (webserver configuration file)
- .addons/webportal/index.html (WebPortal landing page, edit to your liking)
- .addons/webportal/ncsi.txt (part of the intranet wifi hack)
- .addons/webportal/vhosts.conf (vhosts configuration file, also part of the intranet wifi hack)
Note: These files will be overwritten any time you install this mod. If you customize these files, make backups! Alternatively set a different home directory in httpd.conf and make your customizations in that directory.
To uninstall, create .addons/webportal/uninstall and reboot the device. It will be renamed to .addons/webportal/uninstall-date-time and you can remove the .webportal directory yourself.
Notes
Read, write and edit notes as plain text files in your webbrowser. They will be stored in /notes/file.txt. May be useful for shopping lists or something. (From the way it looks you can tell it was originally made for another device. I've yet to learn Kobo browser oddities. Clicking the 'save' button only seems to work while the keyboard is open.)
ServiceMenu
Displays system info. Checks internal and external memory for read errors. Also has an option to format the external card. (On the iriver Story HD, this mod could also format the internal card, and delete the book database, but I've disabled it here).
FileManager
Lets you browse the Kobo's files, as well as download individual files or entire folders (as TAR). Also lets you upload files, and upload&install TAR/TGZ. In order to use this you must allow machines in your local network to access the web portal, by editing .webportal/httpd.conf. The Kobo's IP can be seen in Settings->Device Information (while Wifi is enabled).