In this tutorial, we'll go over how to install XWiki on the latest version of Debian. XWiki is a powerful wiki application that can be used to create wiki pages collaboratively.
Before starting, you'll need:
To make sure you have the latest packages and dependencies, run the following command in your terminal:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
XWiki uses a MySQL database to store its data. Install MySQL server by running:
sudo apt install mysql-server
During the installation process, you'll be prompted to set a root password for MySQL.
Tomcat is a web server and servlet container used to run Java-based web applications like XWiki. Install Tomcat:
sudo apt install tomcat8
After installing Tomcat, start the Tomcat service:
sudo service tomcat8 start
Download the latest version of XWiki from their website https://www.xwiki.org. Once downloaded, extract the .tar.gz file to a directory of your choice:
tar -xzf xwiki-enterprise-web-*.tar.gz
First, copy the extracted xwiki/ directory to the Tomcat webapps/ directory:
sudo cp -rf xwiki/ /var/lib/tomcat8/webapps/
Next, grant ownership of the xwiki/ directory to the tomcat8 user:
sudo chown -R tomcat8:tomcat8 /var/lib/tomcat8/webapps/xwiki/
Finally, navigate to the XWiki directory and run the configure.sh script:
cd /var/lib/tomcat8/webapps/xwiki/
sudo sh configure.sh
This script will configure XWiki and create a database for XWiki in MySQL.
Once XWiki is configured, restart the Tomcat service to load the new settings:
sudo service tomcat8 restart
You can now access XWiki by navigating to http://YOUR_SERVER_IP:8080/xwiki in your web browser. You should see the XWiki login page.
Congratulations! XWiki is now installed on your Debian machine.
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