Installing Pepperminty Wiki on OpenBSD

Pepperminty Wiki is a lightweight wiki engine designed for making quick notes and documentation. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Pepperminty Wiki on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Before we start, make sure your OpenBSD system is up to date and has all necessary packages installed. You will also need basic knowledge of the command line and Git.

Installation

1. Clone the Pepperminty Wiki repository from Git using the following command:

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

2. Navigate to the cloned directory using the cd command:

   cd Pepperminty-Wiki
   

3. Make sure you have Perl installed on your system. If not, install it using the following command:

   sudo pkg_add perl
   

4. Install the required Perl modules using CPAN. Run the following commands one by one:

   perl -MCPAN -e shell
   install CGI
   install CGI::Session
   install File::Slurp
   install Data::Dumper
   install JSON
   exit
   

5. Edit config.cfg to customize your installation. You can change the wikiPath variable to set the path where your wiki files will be stored.

6. Make the wiki.pl file executable using the following command:

   chmod +x wiki.pl
   

7. Start the Pepperminty Wiki server using the following command:

   ./wiki.pl
   

8. Navigate to http://localhost:8080/ in your web browser to access the Pepperminty Wiki interface.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Pepperminty Wiki on OpenBSD. You can now create new pages and start documenting your projects!

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