Installing TiddlyWiki on NetBSD

TiddlyWiki is a popular open-source, non-linear note-taking tool that allows users to create and edit personal wikis. Installing TiddlyWiki on NetBSD is straightforward and requires the following steps:

Prerequisites

Before installing TiddlyWiki, ensure your NetBSD system meets the following prerequisites:

• NetBSD version 9.1 or higher
• A user account with administrative privileges (root)

Steps

1. Open the NetBSD terminal or log in to NetBSD using a remote connection tool such as PuTTY.

2. Update the package index and upgrade the system to the latest packages by running the following commands:

pkgin update
pkgin full-upgrade

3. Install the Node.js package, which TiddlyWiki requires to work correctly:

pkgin install nodejs

4. Download the latest version of TiddlyWiki from the official website or using the following command:

curl -L https://tiddlywiki.com/empty.html > tiddlywiki.html

5. Once the download has completed, open the TiddlyWiki file and edit the first line to specify the desired hostname and port for the server to listen on. For example, to listen on all available network interfaces on port 8080, change the line to:

<meta name="application-name" content="TiddlyWiki">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="chrome=1">
<title>TiddlyWiki — a reusable non-linear personal web notebook</title>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@tiddlyweb/fileuploader@3.3.0/dist/fileuploader.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/tiddlywiki@5.1.23/dist/tiddlywiki.js"></script>
<script>
// == TiddlyWiki configuration ==
//{{{
var wiki = new TiddlyWiki({
    favicon: "../favicon.ico",
    shadowTiddlers: {
        "UIDefaults": `$:/core/ui/DefaultTiddlers`
    }
});

config = {
    "defaultCustomFields": {
    },
    "defaultCustomOptions": {
        "readOnly": false,
        "txt": ".txt",
        "foldername": "",
        "pathprefix": ""
    },
    "rootTiddler": "$:/core/save/all",
    "systemServerSettings": {
        "hostname": "0.0.0.0",
        "port": 8080
    }
};
//}}}
</script>

6. Save the changes and exit the editor.

7. Run the following command to start the TiddlyWiki server:

node tiddlywiki.js

8. Access the TiddlyWiki web interface by opening a web browser and navigating to the specified hostname and port, for example:

http://localhost:8080/

9. You should see the TiddlyWiki welcome page, which indicates the installation was successful.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed TiddlyWiki on NetBSD. You can start creating and editing Tiddlers to create your personal wiki.

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