Gollum is a simple and lightweight wiki engine that can be easily installed on Ubuntu Server. This tutorial will guide you through the steps of installing Gollum on Ubuntu Server.
Before proceeding with the installation, make sure that your Ubuntu Server is up-to-date and has the necessary packages installed. You can update your Ubuntu Server by running the following commands:
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
Gollum is written in Ruby, so you need to install Ruby on your Ubuntu Server. Run the following command to install Ruby:
sudo apt install ruby-full
After the installation is complete, verify that Ruby is installed by running the following command:
ruby --version
Gollum uses Git as a backend for storage, so you need to install Git on your Ubuntu Server. Run the following command to install Git:
sudo apt install git
After the installation is complete, verify that Git is installed by running the following command:
git --version
Now that you have installed Ruby and Git on your Ubuntu Server, you can proceed with the installation of Gollum. Run the following command to install Gollum:
sudo gem install gollum
After the installation is complete, you can verify that Gollum is installed by running the following command:
gollum --version
Now that you have installed Gollum, you can create a new wiki by running the following command:
mkdir my-wiki
cd my-wiki
gollum
This will start the Gollum server, and you can access your new wiki by navigating to http://localhost:4567 in your web browser.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Gollum on your Ubuntu Server and created your first wiki. You can now start customizing your wiki and adding content to it.
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