XWiki is an open source, enterprise-level wiki platform that allows individuals and teams to develop and maintain a custom online database of information. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing XWiki on an Ubuntu Server.
Before you begin, make sure that you have the following:
Before we download XWiki, we need to make sure that our Ubuntu Server is up-to-date with the latest software packages. Use the following command to execute this task:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
XWiki requires Java to run. Ensure that you have the latest version of OpenJDK or Oracle JDK installed on your server by running the following command:
sudo apt-get install default-jre
XWiki requires a MySQL database to store its data. If you don't have MySQL installed on your server yet, you can use apt-get to install it:
sudo apt-get install mysql-server
After installation, make sure that you start and enable MySQL to start on boot:
sudo systemctl start mysql
sudo systemctl enable mysql
Use the following commands to download and unzip XWiki:
wget http://download.forge.ow2.org/xwiki/xwiki-enterprise-web-<<VERSION>>.zip
unzip xwiki-enterprise-web-<<VERSION>>.zip
Replace the <
After downloading and unzipping XWiki, we need to configure it to connect to our MySQL database. Navigate to the WEB-INF/xwiki.cfg directory, and edit the file using a text editor such as nano or vim:
sudo nano WEB-INF/xwiki.cfg
Locate the following lines in the file:
# Configure your database settings here
xwiki.dbtype=mysql
xwiki.dbhost=localhost
xwiki.dbname=xwiki
xwiki.dbuser=xwiki
xwiki.dbpassword=yourpassword
Replace the "yourpassword" placeholder with a strong password for your database, then save and exit the file.
Finally, it's time to run XWiki-Archive! Use the following command to start the application:
sudo ./startup.sh
Access XWiki by navigating to your server's public IP address on your web browser. You should be directed to an XWiki Welcome page, which indicates that XWiki has been successfully installed.
This concludes our tutorial on how to install XWiki on an Ubuntu Server. We hope that you have found this tutorial helpful and that you are now ready to start using XWiki. Happy wiki-building!
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