Wiki.js is an open-source wiki software, written in Node.js. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Wiki.js on the POP! OS Latest operating system.
Before starting, make sure you have the following prerequisites installed on your system:
If these are not already installed, you can install them by running the following commands:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nodejs
sudo apt-get install npm
sudo apt-get install git
To get started, clone the Wiki.js repository from the GitHub repository, using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/Requarks/wiki.git ~/wiki
This will create a new wiki directory in the home directory, which will contain all the files required to run Wiki.js.
Next, navigate to the wiki directory, and install the dependencies:
cd ~/wiki
npm install
This may take a few minutes, depending on your system's resources and internet speed.
In this step, we need to configure the database that Wiki.js will use to store data. Wiki.js supports several database types, including SQLite, MySQL, and PostgreSQL.
For the purpose of this tutorial, we will use SQLite. SQLite is a file-based database that does not require a separate server; it's installed on most systems by default.
To configure Wiki.js to use SQLite, copy the config.sample.yml file to config.yml:
cp config.sample.yml config.yml
Next, open the config.yml file in your preferred text editor, and locate the following lines:
# Db driver (default: sqlite)
db:
driver: sqlite
path: ./data/wiki.db
Make sure that the driver is set to sqlite and the path is set to ./data/wiki.db.
To start the Wiki.js server, run the following command:
npm start
This will start the server, and you should see output similar to the following:
> NODE_ENV=production node server
Setting NODE_ENV to production
Running on http://localhost:3000
If you see this output, then the server is running successfully.
Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000. You should see the Wiki.js welcome page, which means that you have successfully installed and set up Wiki.js on your POP! OS Latest system.
In this tutorial, we have learned how to install Wiki.js on POP! OS Latest. We have cloned the Wiki.js repository, installed the dependencies, configured the database, started the server, and accessed the Wiki.js web interface. Now you can use Wiki.js to create and manage your documentation, wikis or knowledge base.
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