Gitit is a wiki application that is used to create and manage wikis or websites. In this tutorial, we will be installing Gitit on Ubuntu Server latest version.
Before starting the installation process, it is important to update the system to the latest packages in Ubuntu. We do this by running the following command:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
Before installing Gitit, we need to install the Haskell compiler and Git on the server. We do this by running the following command:
sudo apt-get install haskell-platform git
We can install Gitit in two ways, either by installing it from the Ubuntu repository or directly from the Gitit GitHub page.
Installing from the Ubuntu repository:
sudo apt-get install gitit
Installing directly from the Gitit GitHub page:
First, we need to clone the Gitit repository from GitHub using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/jgm/gitit.git
Next, we need to navigate to the cloned Gitit directory using the following command:
cd gitit
Now we can build and install Gitit by running the following command:
sudo cabal update && sudo cabal install --global --prefix=/usr/local --enable-shared
We can now start Gitit server using the following command:
gitit
To access Gitit, open a web browser and enter the server IP address or domain name followed by the port number. For example, if the server IP address is 192.168.1.100 and the default port number is 5001, enter the following in your web browser:
http://192.168.1.100:5001
You should now be redirected to the Gitit login page. Log in with an administrator account and start creating and managing wikis and websites.
Congratulations, you have now successfully installed Gitit on Ubuntu Server latest version!
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