In this tutorial, we will walk through the process of installing Gitit, a wiki software built using the Haskell programming language. The installation process is relatively straightforward and can be completed on a Windows 11 machine.
Before we start, please ensure that you have the following:
Open a command prompt or Git Bash Terminal on your Windows 11 machine.
Navigate to the location where you want to install Gitit.
Run the following command to clone the Gitit repository from GitHub:
git clone https://github.com/jgm/gitit.git
Open the Haskell Platform command prompt on your machine.
Navigate to the directory where Gitit is cloned.
Run the following command to install dependencies:
cabal install --only-dependencies
cabal install gitit
This process may take a few minutes to complete.
Finally, let's start Gitit so we can use it!
Open the Haskell Platform command prompt.
Navigate to the directory where Gitit is installed.
Run the following command to start Gitit:
gitit -f localhost -p 5001
This command starts the Gitit wiki server locally on port 5001. You should see output similar to the following:
Reading configuration file: "C:\path\to\gitit\gitit.conf"
Setting up static files at: "C:\path\to\gitit\static"
Gitit running on http://localhost:5001/
Congratulations! Gitit is now up and running on your Windows 11 machine. You can open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:5001 to access the wiki.
In this tutorial, we have walked through the steps to install Gitit on a Windows 11 machine. By doing so, we have created a local wiki server that you can use to organize and share information.
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