[GH-ISSUE #285] Feature Request: Catch SIGINT and exit gracefully #1713

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opened 2026-03-01 17:53:05 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

kerem commented

2026-03-01 17:53:05 +03:00

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Originally created by @Strubbl on GitHub (Oct 14, 2019).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/issues/285

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General question or discussion
Propose a brand new feature
Request modification of existing behavior or design

What is the problem that your feature request solves

I want to abort a long-running archive process without loosing consistency so that i can resume it later.

Describe the ideal specific solution you'd want, and whether it fits into any broader scope of changes

It would be helpful if the archivebox can catch the CTRL+C signal (SIGINT) and react on that. It would be nice if would save all data (e.g. index.json) to disk and exit then. This way i have no corrupt data, e.g. like i had in the issue #245

What hacks or alternative solutions have you tried to solve the problem?

How badly do you want this new feature?

It's an urgent deal-breaker, I can't live without it
It's important to add it in the near-mid term future
It would be nice to have eventually

I'm willing to contribute dev time / money to fix this issue
I like ArchiveBox so far / would recommend it to a friend
I've had a lot of difficulty getting ArchiveBox set up

Originally created by @Strubbl on GitHub (Oct 14, 2019). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/issues/285  ## Type - [ ] General question or discussion - [ ] Propose a brand new feature - [x] Request modification of existing behavior or design ## What is the problem that your feature request solves  I want to abort a long-running archive process without loosing consistency so that i can resume it later. ## Describe the ideal specific solution you'd want, and whether it fits into any broader scope of changes  It would be helpful if the archivebox can catch the CTRL+C signal (SIGINT) and react on that. It would be nice if would save all data (e.g. index.json) to disk and exit then. This way i have no corrupt data, e.g. like i had in the issue #245 ## What hacks or alternative solutions have you tried to solve the problem?  ## How badly do you want this new feature? - [ ] It's an urgent deal-breaker, I can't live without it - [ ] It's important to add it in the near-mid term future - [x] It would be nice to have eventually --- - [x] I'm willing to contribute dev time / money to fix this issue - [x] I like ArchiveBox so far / would recommend it to a friend - [ ] I've had a lot of difficulty getting ArchiveBox set up