This container allows to download PDF files from Sci-Hub onion site (through Tor Network) indicating a DOI.
I am not responsible for the illegitimate use of this tool. E.g., the download of non-open-access papers or even those if this method is not allowed by the editors.
docker build -t scihub-downloader .
docker pull brunneis/scihub-downloader
docker run -id --name scihub-downloader -p 80:80 -v $(pwd)/local_shared_dir:/var/www/html:Z scihub-downloader
docker run -id --name scihub-downloader -p 80:80 -v $(pwd)/local_shared_dir:/var/www/html:Z brunneis/scihub-downloader
It takes a while to be connected to the Tor network, so it's advisable waiting a minute before starting to download files.
The DOI is [110.1000/xyz123] in the following execution example (not valid):
docker exec scihub-downloader /download.py "10.1000/xyz123"
The PDFs are stored under the
/var/www/htmldirectory. The downloaded files are also accessible through a web server on the port 80 by default: localhost.
