Instiki is a simple wiki system written in Ruby that is designed to run on any operating system.
In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Instiki on MXLinux Latest.
Before you start, make sure you have the following:
Instiki requires Ruby and RubyGems to be installed on your system.
To install Ruby and RubyGems, open a terminal and run the following command:
sudo apt-get install ruby rubygems -y
Once installed, verify the installation by running the following commands:
ruby -v
gem -v
The output should show the version numbers for Ruby and RubyGems.
To install Instiki, open a terminal and run the following command:
sudo gem install instiki
This will download and install the latest version of Instiki.
To configure Instiki, create a new directory where you want your wiki data to be stored:
mkdir ~/mywiki
Next, navigate to the directory and run the following command to create a new Instiki configuration file:
instiki --wiki ~/mywiki --install
This will create a new configuration file at ~/mywiki/config.yml.
Open the file in a text editor and modify the settings as needed. For example, you can change the port number or enable authentication:
port: 8000
wiki_name: My Wiki
user: admin
password: secret
Save the changes to the file.
To start Instiki, navigate to the directory where the configuration file is located and run the following command:
instiki --wiki ~/mywiki
This will start the Instiki server on the specified port.
Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8000 (replace the port number with the one you configured in the configuration file). You should see the Instiki homepage.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install and configure Instiki on MXLinux Latest. With Instiki, you can quickly set up your own wiki and start collaborating with others.
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