TWiki is a powerful open-source wiki application that is used to create collaborative websites easily. In this tutorial, we will install TWiki on Alpine Linux Latest.
Before we begin, you will need:
TWiki requires a web server to function, and we will use Apache. To install Apache server, run the following command:
sudo apk add apache2
After installation, start the Apache service:
sudo rc-service apache2 start
You can confirm that Apache is running using the following command:
sudo rc-service apache2 status
TWiki is a Perl-based wiki application, and therefore, we need to install Perl first. Run the following command to install Perl:
sudo apk add perl
Next, we will download TWiki from the official website. Run the following commands:
cd /tmp
wget https://github.com/twiki/twiki/raw/master/core/ZipArchiveContrib/twiki-7.1.4.zip
unzip twiki-7.1.4.zip
sudo mv twiki-7.1.4 /var/www/localhost/htdocs/twiki
This will download and extract TWiki to the /var/www/localhost/htdocs/twiki directory.
To allow Apache to serve TWiki pages, we need to update the Apache configuration file. Open the /etc/apache2/conf.d/twiki.conf file using your favorite text editor and add the following content:
Alias /twiki/ "/var/www/localhost/htdocs/twiki/"
<Directory "/var/www/localhost/htdocs/twiki">
Options +ExecCGI
AddHandler cgi-script .cgi
AllowOverride None
Require all granted
</Directory>
Save the file and restart Apache for the changes take effect.
sudo rc-service apache2 restart
TWiki should now be accessible through your web browser. Open your browser and visit http://<your_server_address>/twiki.
You will be redirected to the TWiki homepage, and you can begin setting up your wiki.
In this tutorial, we have successfully installed TWiki on Alpine Linux Latest. You can now use your wiki application to create and share information across your organization.
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