Tutorial: How to Install Pepperminty Wiki on Fedora CoreOS Latest

Pepperminty Wiki is a minimalistic wiki engine that uses Markdown for content formatting. It is designed to be easy to use and install, making it a popular choice for personal and small business wikis.

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Pepperminty Wiki on the latest version of Fedora CoreOS. We assume that you already have a basic knowledge of the command line interface and how to use a terminal.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, you will need the following:

Note: We recommend running Fedora CoreOS in a virtual machine for testing purposes.

Step 1: Install Git

Pepperminty Wiki is hosted on GitHub, so we’ll need git to clone the repository to our server.

To check if Git is already installed, run the following command:

git --version

If it isn’t installed, run this command to install it:

sudo dnf -y install git

Step 2: Clone the Repository

Now that Git is installed, we’ll clone the Pepperminty Wiki repository to our server using the following command:

git clone https://github.com/sbrl/Pepperminty-Wiki.git

This will create a new directory named Pepperminty-Wiki in your current working directory.

Step 3: Install Python

Pepperminty Wiki requires Python 3 to run. To install Python 3, run the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python3

Step 4: Install Dependencies

Pepperminty Wiki has some dependencies required to run. To install them, run the following command:

sudo dnf -y install python3-pip
pip3 install -r requirements.txt

The requirements.txt file contains a list of packages and their versions that Pepperminty Wiki depends on. The pip3 install command will install all of them automatically.

Step 5: Configure Pepperminty Wiki

The next step is to configure Pepperminty Wiki to use the correct settings file. Copy the config.sample.json file to a new file named config.json, like this:

cp config.sample.json config.json

Feel free to edit the new config.json file and change any settings you need.

Step 6: Run Pepperminty Wiki

To run Pepperminty Wiki, execute the following command:

python3 server.py

This will start Pepperminty Wiki and make it accessible through your web browser at http://localhost:8080.

Step 7: Create Your First Wiki Page

You’re all set! You can now start creating pages in your wiki by editing the Markdown files in the pages directory.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Pepperminty Wiki on Fedora CoreOS Latest.

Conclusion

Pepperminty Wiki is a lightweight, efficient, and easy-to-use wiki engine that is perfect for personal and small business wikis. Installing it on Fedora CoreOS is straightforward and can be done in a few simple steps.

We hope you found this tutorial helpful!

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