Installing django-wiki on Fedora CoreOS

In this tutorial, we will be walking through the steps required to install django-wiki on Fedora CoreOS. Django-wiki is a free and open-source wiki application built using Python and the Django web framework.

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Before installing django-wiki, you will need to make sure you have installed all the necessary dependencies.

  1. Open the terminal and update the package manager by running the command sudo dnf upgrade.

  2. Install python3 and pip3 by running the command sudo dnf install python3 python3-pip.

  3. Install git by running the command sudo dnf install git.

Step 2: Clone the django-wiki Repository

  1. Open the terminal and run the command git clone https://github.com/django-wiki/django-wiki.git to clone the django-wiki repository.

  2. Move into the django-wiki directory by running the command cd django-wiki.

Step 3: Create a Virtual Environment

  1. In the django-wiki directory, run the command python3 -m venv venv to create a virtual environment.

  2. Activate the virtual environment by running the command source venv/bin/activate.

Step 4: Install django-wiki

  1. In the virtual environment, run the command pip3 install -r requirements/dev.txt to install all the required dependencies.

  2. Create a new django project by running the command django-admin startproject mywiki.

  3. Move into the mywiki directory by running the command cd mywiki.

  4. Run the command python3 manage.py migrate to migrate the database.

  5. Run the command python3 manage.py runserver to start the django server.

  6. Open your browser and navigate to http://127.0.0.1:8000 to view your new wiki.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed django-wiki on Fedora CoreOS. Now you can create and manage your own wiki pages.

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