Merge branch 'master' of ssh://git.ikiwiki.info/srv/git/ikiwiki.info

[git.ikiwiki.info.git] / doc / tips / nearlyfreespeech.mdwn

diff --git a/doc/tips/nearlyfreespeech.mdwn b/doc/tips/nearlyfreespeech.mdwn
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--- a/doc/tips/nearlyfreespeech.mdwn
+++ b/doc/tips/nearlyfreespeech.mdwn
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 provider with very cheap pay as you go pricing. Here's how to install ikiwiki
 there if you don't have a dedicated server.
 
 provider with very cheap pay as you go pricing. Here's how to install ikiwiki
 there if you don't have a dedicated server.
 

+Note that you can also follow these instructions, get your wiki set up on
+NearlyFreeSpeech, and then use the [[plugins/Amazon_S3]] plugin to inject
+the static web pages into Amazon S3. Then NearlyFreeSpeech will handle the
+CGI, and S3 will handle the web serving. This might be a more cost effective,
+scalable, or robust solution than using NearlyFreeSpeech alone.
+

 ## Register for an account and set up a site
 
 After you [get an account](https://www.nearlyfreespeech.net/about/start.php),
 ## Register for an account and set up a site
 
 After you [get an account](https://www.nearlyfreespeech.net/about/start.php),


@@ -11,7 +17,7 @@ Mine is named `ikiwiki-test` and I used their DNS instead of getting my
 own, resulting in <http://ikiwiki-test.nfshost.com/>
 
 They gave me 2 cents free funding for signing up, which is enough to pay
 own, resulting in <http://ikiwiki-test.nfshost.com/>
 
 They gave me 2 cents free funding for signing up, which is enough to pay

-for 10 megabytes of hosting, or about a thousand typical page views at
+for 10 megabytes of bandwidth, or about a thousand typical page views, at

 their current rates. Plenty to decide if this is right for you. If it is,
 $5 might be a good starting amount of money to put in your account.
 
 their current rates. Plenty to decide if this is right for you. If it is,
 $5 might be a good starting amount of money to put in your account.
 


@@ -36,14 +42,20 @@ Use `wget` to [[download]] the ikiwiki tarball. Then unpack it:
 
 ## Install perl modules
 
 
 ## Install perl modules
 

-Use CPAN to install the perl modules it uses into your home directory:
+As an optional step, you can use CPAN to install the perl modules ikiwiki
+uses into your home directory. This should not be necessary, mostly,
+because the system has most modules installed already.
+
+So, you might want to skip this step and come back to it later if ikiwiki
+doesn't work.

 
 

-       PERL5LIB=ikiwiki:ikiwiki/cpan:. PERL_MM_USE_DEFAULT=1 perl -MCPAN -e 'CPAN::Shell->install("Bundle::IkiWiki")'
-       PERL5LIB=ikiwiki:ikiwiki/cpan:. PERL_MM_USE_DEFAULT=1 perl -MCPAN -e 'CPAN::Shell->force(install => "Bundle::IkiWiki::Extras")'
+       PERL5LIB=`pwd`/ikiwiki:`pwd`/ikiwiki/cpan:`pwd`/lib/perl5 PERL_MM_USE_DEFAULT=1 perl -MCPAN -e 'CPAN::Shell->install("Bundle::IkiWiki")'
+       
+       PERL5LIB=`pwd`/ikiwiki:`pwd`/ikiwiki/cpan:`pwd`/lib/perl5 PERL_MM_USE_DEFAULT=1 perl -MCPAN -e 'CPAN::Shell->force(install => "Bundle::IkiWiki::Extras")'

 
 

-(This will take a while. As long as the first command succeeds, ikiwiki will be
-usable. The second command adds extra modules that some plugins use, and
-installation of some of them might fail.)
+This will take a while. As long as the first command succeeds, ikiwiki will be
+usable. The second command adds extra modules that some plugins use, so it's
+ok if installation of some of them fail.

 
 ## Build and install ikiwiki
 
 
 ## Build and install ikiwiki
 


@@ -81,9 +93,14 @@ Here is an example of how I set up a wiki:
 ## Clean up
 
 Finally, you can save a _lot_ of disk space by cleaning up the ikiwiki
 ## Clean up
 
 Finally, you can save a _lot_ of disk space by cleaning up the ikiwiki

-tarball and .cpan directory.
+tarball and .cpan directory and a few other peices of cruft. Since you'll be
+charged one cent per month per megabyte, this is a quick way to save several
+dollars.
+
+rm -rf ~/ikiwiki*.tar.gz ~/.cpan ~/ikiwiki ~/man ~/lib/perl5/5.8.8

 
 

-rm -rf ~/ikiwiki*.tar.gz ~/.cpan
+That should cut things down to less than 2 megabytes. If you want to save
+even more space, delete unused perl modules from ~/lib/perl5

 
 ## Enjoy!
 
 
 ## Enjoy!