Installing WackoWiki on NixOS Latest

WackoWiki is a free, open-source wiki software written in PHP. It is well suited for collaborative document editing and offers a range of features such as HTML5 rich text editing, image and file upload support, and revision history management. In this guide, we will go through the steps required to install WackoWiki on the latest version of NixOS.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure that you have the following prerequisites installed:

• A running instance of the latest version of NixOS
• A web server of your choice (i.e., Apache or Nginx)
• PHP runtime and relevant extensions (i.e., PHP-FPM, MySQL/MariaDB driver, and others)
• A MySQL/MariaDB server for database storage
• Administrative privileges to install packages and configure system files

Step 1: Install WackoWiki

The first step in the installation process is to download the latest version of WackoWiki. You can download it from the official website or use the following command:

sudo nix-env -i wackowiki

Alternatively, you can also build WackoWiki from source using the following commands:

# Download the source code
git clone https://github.com/WackoWiki/wackowiki.git

# Navigate to the cloned directory
cd wackowiki

# Build WackoWiki
./configure
make
make install

Once you have installed WackoWiki, navigate to the installation directory and copy the "config.dist.php" file to "config.php". Then make the file writable by the web server user:

cd /var/www/wackowiki/
cp config.dist.php config.php
sudo chown www-data.www-data config.php
sudo chmod 660 config.php

Step 2: Configure WackoWiki

Next, open the "config.php" file in a text editor and configure the following settings based on your requirements:

• Update the database information by providing the hostname, username, password, and database name.

$mysql_hostname = 'localhost';
$mysql_database = 'wackowiki';
$mysql_username = 'wacko';
$mysql_password = 'password';

• Set the "SCRIPT_URL" to the URL of your WackoWiki installation:

define('SCRIPT_URL', 'http://example.com/wiki/');

• Set the default language and timezone:

define('DEFAULT_LANG', 'en');
define('TZ', 'UTC');

• Update the admin email:

define('ADMIN_EMAIL', 'admin@example.com');

Save the file and exit the text editor.

Step 3: Configure the Web Server

The next step is to configure your web server to serve WackoWiki. Here is an example configuration for Nginx:

server {
    listen 80;
    server_name example.com;
    root /var/www/wackowiki;

    index index.php;

    location / {
        try_files $uri $uri/ /index.php?$args;
    }

    location ~ \.php$ {
        fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php-fpm/php-fpm.sock;
        fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.+)$;
        fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        include fastcgi_params;
    }

    location ~* \.(jpg|jpeg|gif|png)$ {
        expires 1y;
        add_header Cache-Control public;
    }

    location ~* \.(css|js|pdf)$ {
        expires 1y;
        add_header Cache-Control public;
    }

    location ~ /\. {
        deny all;
    }
}

Make sure that you update the server name, root directory, and other settings as per your system configuration. Restart your web server to apply the changes.

Step 4: Access WackoWiki

You can now access WackoWiki by navigating to the URL of your WackoWiki installation in a web browser. You should see the WackoWiki homepage with a default page and some sample content. You can now start editing the pages, adding new content, and customizing the settings based on your requirements.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have gone through the steps required to install WackoWiki on the latest version of NixOS. We covered the installation of WackoWiki, configuring the settings, configuring the web server, and accessing WackoWiki in a web browser. By following these steps, you should be able to set up a fully functional wiki website with WackoWiki on NixOS.

If you want to self-host in an easy, hands free way, need an external IP address, or simply want your data in your own hands, give IPv6.rs a try!

Alternatively, for the best virtual desktop, try Shells!