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 This tutorial will walk you through setting up a wiki with ikiwiki.
 
 This tutorial will walk you through setting up a wiki with ikiwiki.
 

-1. [[Download]] and [[install]] ikiwiki.
+[[!toc ]]

 
 

-2. Decide where your wiki's files will go.
+## [[Download]] and [[install]] ikiwiki.

 
 

-   As a wiki compiler, ikiwiki builds a wiki from files in a source directory,
-   and outputs the files to a destination directory.  If you keep your wiki in
-   a version control system, the source directory will contain a working copy
-   checked out from the version control system.
+If you're using Debian or Ubuntu, ikiwiki is an `apt-get install ikiwiki` away.
+If you're not, see the [[download]] and [[install]] pages.

 
 

-   For the purposes of this tutorial, we'll set shell variables
-   for these locations, and use those variables in the commands that follow.
+## Quick start

 
 

-                       SRCDIR=~/wikiwc
-                       DESTDIR=~/public_html/wiki/
+If you'd like to set up a wiki now, and learn more later, and you have
+ikiwiki 2.60 or better installed, just run this command and answer a couple
+of questions.

 
 

-   Note that ikiwiki owns the working copy directory; do not perform your own
-   edits in ikiwiki's working copy.
+       % ikiwiki -setup /etc/ikiwiki/auto.setup
+       What will the wiki be named? mywiki
+       What revision control system to use? git
+       What wiki user (or openid) will be wiki admin? joey

 
 

-3. Create the beginnings of your wiki.
+Wait for it to tell you an url for your new wiki.. Done!

 
 

-   This will create a simple main page for the wiki.
+(If the CGI doesn't seem to let you edit pages, you might need to
+[[configure_apache|tips/apache_cgi]] or [[configure_lighttpd|tips/lighttpd_cgi]].)

 
 

-                       mkdir $SRCDIR
-                       cd $SRCDIR
-                       $EDITOR index.mdwn
+## Decide where your wiki's files will go.

 
 

-   In the editor, you could start by entering a simple page like 
-   [[toggle id=page text="this one"]].
-   
-   [[toggleable id=page text="""
-                       Welcome to your new wiki.
-                       All wikis are supposed to have a [[SandBox]],
-                       so this one does too.
-                       ----
-                       This wiki is powered by [ikiwiki](http://ikiwiki.info).
-   """]]
-   
-   See [[HelpOnFormatting]] for details about the markup language.
+As a wiki compiler, ikiwiki builds a wiki from files in a source directory,
+and outputs the files to a destination directory.  If you keep your wiki in
+a version control system, the source directory will contain a working copy
+checked out from the version control system.

 
 

-   Note that several standard wiki pages will be added to your wiki, from
-   files in `/usr/share/ikiwiki/basewiki/`, so your wiki will automatically
-   get a [[SandBox]], and some other useful pages.
+For the purposes of this tutorial, we'll set shell variables
+for these locations, and use those variables in the commands that follow.

 
 

-4. Build your wiki for the first time.
+       SRCDIR=~/wikiwc
+       DESTDIR=~/public_html/wiki/

 
 

-                       ikiwiki --verbose $SRCDIR $DESTDIR --url=http://example.org/~you/wiki/
+Note that ikiwiki owns the working copy directory; do not perform your own
+edits in ikiwiki's working copy.

 
 

-   Replace the url with the real url to your wiki. You should now
-   be able to visit the url and see your wiki.
+## Create the beginnings of your wiki.

 
 

-5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 as desired, editing or adding pages and rebuilding
-   the wiki. 
-   
-   To quickly get started on a common task like blogging with ikiwiki, you
-   can copy in files from the [[examples]]. The examples are located in
-   `doc/examples/` in the ikiwiki source package.
+This will create a simple main page for the wiki.

 
 

-   You can play around with other ikiwiki parameters such as `--wikiname`
-   and `--rebuild` too. Get comfortable with its command line (see
-   [[usage]]).
+       mkdir $SRCDIR
+       cd $SRCDIR
+       $EDITOR index.mdwn

 
 

-6. By now you should be getting tired of typing in all the command line
-   options each time you change something in your wiki's setup. Time to
-   introduce setup files.
-   
-   A sample setup file is [[ikiwiki.setup]]. Download it (or copy it from
-   `doc/ikiwiki.setup` in the ikiwiki sources), and edit it. Note that this
-   file should *not* be put in your wiki's directory with the rest of the
-   files. A good place to put it is in a ~/.ikiwiki/ subdirectory.
-   
-   Most of the options, like `wikiname` in the setup file are the same as
-   ikiwiki's command line options (documented in [[usage]]. `srcdir` and
-   `destdir` are the two directories you specify when running ikiwiki by
-   hand. Make sure that these are pointing to the right directories, and
-   read through and configure the rest of the file to your liking.
+In the editor, you could start by entering a simple page like
+[[!toggle id=page text="this one"]].
+[[!toggleable id=page text="""
+       Welcome to your new wiki.

 
 

-   When you're satisfied, run `ikiwiki --setup ikiwiki.setup`, and it
-   will set everything up.
+       All wikis are supposed to have a \[[SandBox]],
+       so this one does too.

 
 

-7. Turn on additional features.
+       ----

 
 

-   Now you have a basic wiki with a configuration file. Time to experiment
-   with ikiwiki's many features. 
+       This wiki is powered by [ikiwiki](http://ikiwiki.info).
+"""]]

    
    

-   Let's first enable a key wiki feature and set up [[CGI]] to allow
-   editing the wiki from the web. Just edit ikiwiki.setup, uncomment the
-   block for the cgi wrapper, make sure the filename for the cgi wrapper
-   is ok, run `ikiwiki --setup ikiwiki.setup`, and you're done!
+See [[ikiwiki/formatting]] for details about the markup language.

 
 

-   There are lots of other configuration options in ikiwiki.setup that you
-   can uncomment, configure, and enable by re-running
-   `ikiwiki --setup ikiwiki.setup`. Be sure to browse through all the
-   [[plugins]]..
+Note that several [[standard_wiki_pages|basewiki]] will be added to your
+wiki, from files in `/usr/share/ikiwiki/basewiki/`, so your wiki will
+automatically get a [[SandBox]], and some other useful pages.

 
 

-8. Put your wiki in revision control.
+## Build your wiki for the first time.

 
 

-   At this point you might want to check your wiki in to a revision control
-   system you can get history of past changes and revert edits. Depending
-   on the revision control system you choose, the way this is done varies.
-   
-   There's little that's ikiwiki specific about these instructions; this is
-   just how you put a directory under revision control using the various
-   systems that ikiwiki supports. Note that the .ikiwiki subdirectory is
-   where ikiwiki keeps its state, and should be preserved, but not checked
-   into revision control.
-
-   [[toggle id=subversion text="Subversion"]]
-   [[toggleable id=subversion text="""
-                       REPOSITORY=~/wikirepo
-                       svnadmin create $REPOSITORY
-                       svn mkdir file://$REPOSITORY/trunk -m "create trunk"
-                       cd $SRCDIR
-                       svn co file://$REPOSITORY/trunk .
-                       svn add *
-                       svn commit -m "initial import"
-   """]]
+       ikiwiki --verbose $SRCDIR $DESTDIR --url=http://example.org/~you/wiki/
+
+Replace the url with the real url to your wiki. You should now
+be able to visit the url and see your wiki.
+
+## Add content to your wiki.
+
+Continue editing or adding pages and rebuilding the wiki.

    
    

-   [[toggle id=git text="Git"]]
-   [[toggleable id=git text="""
-                       REPOSITORY=~/wikirepo
-                       mkdir $REPOSITORY
-                       cd $REPOSITORY
-                       git init-db
-                       cp -a $SRCDIR/* .
-                       git add .
-                       git commit -m "initial import" -a
-                       mv $SRCDIR/.ikiwiki .
-                       rm -rf $SRCDIR
-                       git clone -l -s $REPOSITORY $SRCDIR
-   """]]
-
-   [[toggle id=tla text="TLA"]]
-   [[toggleable id=tla text="""
-                       REPOSITORY=~/wikirepo
-                       tla make-archive me@localhost--wiki $REPOSITORY
-                       tla my-id "<me@localhost>"
-                       cd $SRCDIR
-                       tla archive-setup me@localhost--wiki/wiki--0
-                       tla init-tree me@localhost--wiki/wiki--0
-                       # Edit {arch}/=tagging-method and change the precious
-                       # line to add the .ikiwiki directory to the regexp.
-                       tla add *
-                       tla import
-   """]]
-
-   [[toggle id=mercurial text="Mercurial"]]
-   [[toggleable id=mercurial text="""
-                       REPOSITORY=$SRCDIR
-                       hg init $REPOSITORY
-                       cd $REPOSITORY
-                       hg add *
-                       hg commit -m "initial import"
-   """]]
-
-9. Configure ikiwiki to use revision control.
-
-   Once your wiki is checked in to the revision control system,
-   you should configure ikiwiki to use revision control. Edit your
-   ikiwiki.setup, and uncomment the lines for the revision control system
-   you chose to use. Be sure to set `svnrepo` to $REPOSITORY, if using
-   subversion. Uncomment the block for the wrapper for your revision
-   control system, and configure the wrapper path in that block
-   appropriately. 
+To quickly get started on a common task like blogging with ikiwiki, you
+can copy in files from the [[examples]]. The examples are located in
+`doc/examples/` in the ikiwiki source package.
+
+You can experiment with other ikiwiki parameters such as `--wikiname`
+and `--rebuild` too. Get comfortable with its command line (see
+[[usage]]).
+
+## Add a setup file.
+
+By now you should be getting tired of typing in all the command line
+options each time you change something in your wiki's setup. Time to
+introduce setup files.
+
+To generate a setup file, use `ikiwiki --dumpsetup`. You can pass
+all the options have you been including at the command line, and they
+will be stored in the setup file.
+
+       ikiwiki $SRCDIR $DESTDIR --url=http://example.org/~you/wiki/ --dumpsetup ikiwiki.setup
+
+Note that this file should *not* be put in your wiki's directory with
+the rest of the files. A good place to put it is in a ~/.ikiwiki/
+subdirectory.

    
    

-   Once it's all set up, run `ikiwiki --setup ikiwiki.setup` once more.
-   Now you should be able to edit files in $SRCDIR, and use your revision
-   control system to commit them, and the wiki will automatically update.
-   And in the web interface, RecentChanges should work, and files changed
-   by web users will also be committed using revision control.
+Most of the options, like `wikiname` in the setup file are the same as
+ikiwiki's command line options (documented in [[usage]]. `srcdir` and
+`destdir` are the two directories you specify when running ikiwiki by
+hand. Make sure that these are pointing to the right directories, and
+read through and configure the rest of the file to your liking.
+
+When you're satisfied, run `ikiwiki --setup ikiwiki.setup`, and it
+will set everything up.

 
 

-10. Enjoy your new wiki! Add yourself to [[IkiWikiUsers]].
+## Turn on additional features.
+
+Now you have a basic wiki with a setup file. Time to experiment
+with ikiwiki's many features. 
+   
+Let's first enable a key wiki feature and set up [[CGI]] to allow
+editing the wiki from the web. Just edit ikiwiki.setup, uncomment the
+settings for the `cgi_wrapper`, make sure the filename for the cgi wrapper
+is ok, run `ikiwiki --setup ikiwiki.setup`, and you're done!
+
+There are lots of other configuration options in ikiwiki.setup that you
+can uncomment, configure, and enable by re-running
+`ikiwiki --setup ikiwiki.setup`. Be sure to browse through all the
+[[plugins]]..
+
+## Put your wiki in revision control.
+
+At this point you might want to check your wiki in to a revision control
+system so you can keep track of changes and revert edits. Depending
+on the revision control system you choose, the way this is done varies.
+
+Note that the .ikiwiki subdirectory is where ikiwiki keeps its state, and
+should be preserved, but not checked into revision control.
+
+The [[ikiwiki-makerepo]] command automates setting up a wiki in
+revision control.
+
+[[!toggle id=subversion text="Subversion"]]
+[[!toggleable id=subversion text="""
+       REPOSITORY=~/wikirepo
+       ikiwiki-makerepo svn $SRCDIR $REPOSITORY
+"""]]
+
+[[!toggle id=git text="Git"]]
+[[!toggleable id=git text="""
+       REPOSITORY=~/wiki.git
+       ikiwiki-makerepo git $SRCDIR $REPOSITORY
+
+Please see [[rcs/git]] for detailed documentation about how
+ikiwiki uses git repositories, and some important caveats
+about using the git repositories.
+"""]]
+
+[[!toggle id=mercurial text="Mercurial"]]
+[[!toggleable id=mercurial text="""
+       REPOSITORY=$SRCDIR
+       ikiwiki-makerepo mercurial $SRCDIR
+"""]]
+
+[[!toggle id=bazaar text="Bazaar"]]
+[[!toggleable id=bazaar text="""
+       REPOSITORY=$SRCDIR
+       ikiwiki-makerepo bzr $SRCDIR
+"""]]
+
+[[!toggle id=tla text="TLA"]]
+[[!toggleable id=tla text="""
+       REPOSITORY=~/wikirepo
+       tla make-archive me@localhost--wiki $REPOSITORY
+       tla my-id "<me@localhost>"
+       cd $SRCDIR
+       tla archive-setup me@localhost--wiki/wiki--0
+       tla init-tree me@localhost--wiki/wiki--0
+       # Edit {arch}/=tagging-method and change the precious
+       # line to add the .ikiwiki directory to the regexp.
+       tla add *
+       tla import
+"""]]
+
+[[!toggle id=monotone text="Monotone"]]
+[[!toggleable id=monotone text="""
+       # This assumes that you have already used "mtn genkey you@hostname".
+       REPOSITORY=~/wiki.monotone
+       ikiwiki-makerepo monotone $SRCDIR $REPOSITORY
+"""]]
+
+## Configure ikiwiki to use revision control.
+
+Once your wiki is checked in to the revision control system, you should
+configure ikiwiki to use revision control. Edit your ikiwiki.setup, set
+`rcs` to the the revision control system you chose to use. Be sure to set
+`svnrepo` to the directory for your repository, if using subversion.
+Uncomment the configuration for the wrapper for your revision control
+system, and configure the wrapper path appropriately (for Git, it should be
+the path to `hooks/post-update` inside the bare git repository).
+
+Once it's all set up, run `ikiwiki --setup ikiwiki.setup` once more.
+Now you should be able to edit files in $SRCDIR, and use your revision
+control system to commit them, and the wiki will automatically update.
+And in the web interface, RecentChanges should work, and files changed
+by web users will also be committed using revision control.
+
+## Enjoy your new wiki!
+
+Add yourself to [[IkiWikiUsers]]. And check out
+the [[tips]] to find out how to get more out of ikiwiki.