Instiki is an open-source wiki software written in Ruby that allows you to quickly and easily create a wiki on your local machine. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Instiki on NetBSD.
Before proceeding with the installation process, ensure that you have the following prerequisites ready:
Instiki is written in Ruby, so you need to install Ruby first. To do that, enter the following command in your terminal:
# pkgin install ruby
This command will install Ruby on your NetBSD machine.
Next, we need to install Instiki. You can either download the Instiki source code or install it using RubyGems. In this tutorial, we will use RubyGems to install Instiki. To do that, enter the following command in your terminal:
# gem install instiki
This command will install Instiki and all its required dependencies.
Before launching Instiki, we need to create a configuration file that defines the settings for our Wiki. To do that, create a new text file called config.yaml with the following content:
# Instiki Configuration File
wiki_name: My Wiki
port: 2500
In this example, we set the name of the Wiki to "My Wiki" and the port to 2500. You can change these settings to your preference.
Finally, we can launch Instiki by running the following command in your terminal:
# instiki
This command will start Instiki and load the configuration file we just created. You can now access your Wiki by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:2500.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Instiki on your NetBSD machine. You can now start using your local Wiki and collaborate with others.
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