Installing wiki on Alpine Linux Latest

In this tutorial, we will learn how to install wiki from https://git.mills.io/prologic/wiki on Alpine Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding, ensure that you have the following:

• A machine running Alpine Linux Latest
• Access to the terminal as a root user
• Internet connectivity

Step 1: Installing Git

1. Open the terminal and enter the following command:

apk add git

2. Press Enter to start the installation process.
3. Wait for the installation to complete.

Step 2: Cloning the wiki repository

1. In the terminal, navigate to the directory where you want to install wiki.
2. Enter the following command to clone the wiki repository:

git clone https://git.mills.io/prologic/wiki.git

3. Wait for the cloning process to complete.

Step 3: Installing Dependencies

1. Enter the cloned wiki directory:

cd wiki

2. Enter the following command to install the required dependencies:

apk add python3 python3-dev build-base jpeg-dev zlib-dev libffi-dev

3. Wait for the installation process to complete.

Step 4: Creating a virtual environment

1. Enter the following command to create a virtual environment:

python3 -m venv venv

2. Activate the virtual environment:

source venv/bin/activate

Step 5: Installing wiki

1. Install wiki using the following command:

pip install -e .

2. Wait for the installation to complete.

Step 6: Setting up wiki

1. Initialize the database:

wiki initdb

2. Create an administrator account:

wiki adduser --admin --email <your-email> <username>

3. Start the wiki server:

wiki serve

4. Open a web browser and go to the following URL:

http://localhost:8080/

5. Log in using your administrator account credentials.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed wiki from https://git.mills.io/prologic/wiki on Alpine Linux Latest. Now you can start creating and managing your personal wiki.

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