Instiki is a wiki software that allows users to create and edit web pages in a collaborative way. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of installing Instiki on Windows 10.
Before we start installing Instiki, here are some prerequisites that you need to have:
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The first step is to download Instiki from the following website: https://golem.ph.utexas.edu/wiki/instiki/show/HomePage
Click the 'Download' button and save the Instiki.zip file to your computer.
Right-click on the downloaded Instiki.zip file and select 'Extract All'.
Choose a destination folder where you want to extract the contents of the file, and click 'Extract'.
Open your command prompt and navigate to the directory where you extracted Instiki.
Type the following command to install the required gems for Instiki:
bundle install
Note: If you encounter any errors during the installation process, you may need to install some additional dependencies on your system.
To start Instiki, enter the following command in your command prompt:
instiki
This will start the Instiki server, and you should be able to access it by opening a web browser and entering the following URL:
http://localhost:2500
Once you have started Instiki, you can create your first wiki page by clicking on the 'New Page' button.
Give your new page a title, and start adding content.
That's it! You have successfully installed and started Instiki on Windows 10. Happy wikifying!
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