Oddmuse is a lightweight wiki system, written in Perl, that allows for easy collaboration and document creation. If you’re interested in installing Oddmuse on your Windows 11 machine, this tutorial will guide you through the process.
Before installing Oddmuse, you’ll need a few things installed on your Windows 11 machine:
The first step is to download the Oddmuse source code from the official website. You can find the latest version at https://oddmuse.org/download/oddmuse-latest.zip.
Once you’ve downloaded the zip file, extract its contents into a directory of your choice. For example, you could extract it into a folder called C:\oddmuse.
Oddmuse requires several Perl modules to function. To install them, open up a command prompt and enter the following commands, one at a time:
cd C:\oddmuse
cpan CGI::Session Archive::Zip URI::Escape JSON YAML DBD::SQLite Crypt::PasswdMD5
Oddmuse requires a webserver to serve its pages. You will need to configure your webserver to point to the directory where you extracted the Oddmuse files. The exact steps for this will depend on your webserver, so consult your webserver’s documentation for more information.
Once your webserver is configured, you should be able to access your Oddmuse wiki by browsing to its URL. For example, if you extracted the Oddmuse files to C:\oddmuse and your webserver is running on localhost, you could access your wiki by browsing to http://localhost/oddmuse.pl.
With these steps, you should now have a working installation of Oddmuse on your Windows 11 machine. From here, you can begin customizing your wiki and collaborating with others to contribute content.
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