X-Git-Url: http://git.vanrenterghem.biz/git.ikiwiki.info.git/blobdiff_plain/0fffc12a5d698ec71977cfabd26a4e4168565bc0..0f75ca66a743fcf69a83b3218da099ea0042493f:/doc/setup.mdwn?ds=sidebyside diff --git a/doc/setup.mdwn b/doc/setup.mdwn index fe55d8a84..1b8e4b12a 100644 --- a/doc/setup.mdwn +++ b/doc/setup.mdwn @@ -1,153 +1,208 @@ -So you want to set up your own wiki using ikiwiki? This tutorial will walk -you through setting up a wiki that is stored in [[Subversion]], [[Git]], -[[TLA]] or [[Mercurial]], and that has optional support for commits from the web. +This tutorial will walk you through setting up a wiki with ikiwiki. -1. [[Install]] ikiwiki. See [[download]] for where to get it. +[[!toc ]] -2. Decide where your wiki's files will go. +## [[Download]] and [[install]] ikiwiki. - Pick three directories for respectively the repository (contains - the "master copy" and history); working copy (checked-out - files from the repository); and web pages (served by the web server). +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 + +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. + + % 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 + +Wait for it to tell you an url for your new wiki.. Done! + +(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]].) + +## Decide where your wiki's files will go. + +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. + +For the purposes of this tutorial, we'll set shell variables +for these locations, and use those variables in the commands that follow. - REPOSITORY=~/wikirepo SRCDIR=~/wikiwc DESTDIR=~/public_html/wiki/ -3. Create the master rcs repository for your wiki. - - # Subversion - svnadmin create $REPOSITORY - svn mkdir file://$REPOSITORY/trunk -m create - - # Git - mkdir $REPOSITORY - cd $REPOSITORY - git init-db - # Git requires something be in the repo to start with. - cp /usr/share/ikiwiki/basewiki/index.mdwn . - git add . - git commit -m create -a - # No need to keep files in the master repository; so at this - # stage, you may want to remove all files (except .git) to - # save disk space. - - # TLA - mkdir $REPOSITORY - tla make-archive me@localhost--wiki $REPOSITORY - tla my-id "" - - # Mercurial - hg init $REPOSITORY - -4. Check out the repository to make the working copy that ikiwiki will use - as its source directory. - - # Subversion - svn co file://$REPOSITORY/trunk ~/wikiwc - - # Git - # Create a local clone to save disk space and also to - # optimize performance. See git-clone(1). - git clone -l -s $REPOSITORY $SRCDIR - - # TLA - mkdir $SRCDIR - 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 import - - # Mercurial - # Mercurial uses a single repo approach, so no need to - # clone anything. Because the following examples - # refer to $SRCDIR, we symlink it: - ln -s $REPOSITORY $SRCDIR - -5. Build your wiki for the first time. - - ikiwiki --verbose $SRCDIR $DESTDIR \ - --url=http://host/~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. - -6. Customise your wiki. The files in `/usr/share/ikiwiki/basewiki/` are - used if you don't have a custom version, so let's start by making a - custom version of the wiki's index page: - - cd $SRCDIR - cp /usr/share/ikiwiki/basewiki/index.mdwn . - $EDITOR index.mdwn - - # Subversion - svn add index.mdwn - svn commit -m customised index.mdwn - - # Git - git add index.mdwn - git commit -m customised index.mdwn - git push origin - - # TLA - tla add index.mdwn - tla commit - - # Mercurial - hg add index.mdwn - hg commit -m customised index.mdwn - - You can also add any files you like from scratch of course. Use the same - command as in step 5 to rebuild the wiki. - -7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 as desired, editing or adding pages and rebuilding - the wiki. You can play around with other ikiwiki parameters such as - `--wikiname` and `--rebuild` too. Get comfortable with its command line - (see [[usage]]). - -8. 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. And it's - also getting old to have to manualy rebuild the wiki each time you - change a file. Time to introduce setup files. +Note that ikiwiki owns the working copy directory; do not perform your own +edits in ikiwiki's working copy. + +## Create the beginnings of your wiki. + +This will create a simple main page for the wiki. + + mkdir $SRCDIR + cd $SRCDIR + $EDITOR index.mdwn + +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). +"""]] - A sample setup file is [[ikiwiki.setup]]. Download it (or copy it from - `doc/ikiwiki.setup` in the ikiwiki sources), and edit it. +See [[ikiwiki/formatting]] for details about the markup language. + +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. + +## Build your wiki for the first time. + + 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. + +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. - 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. `svnrepo` is the path to your subversion repository. Make sure - that all of these are pointing to the right directories, and read - through and configure the rest of the file to your liking. - - If you want to use something other than subversion, comment out the - subversion configuration, and uncomment and edit the configuration for - your chosen RCS. Note that the default file has a block to configure a - [[post-commit]] wrapper to update the wiki. You need to uncomment the - related block for whatever RCS you use and comment out the other rcs - blocks. - - When you're satisfied, run `ikiwiki --setup ikiwiki.setup`, and it - will set everything up and update your wiki. - -9. Turn on additional features. - - Now you have a basic wiki with a configuration file. Time to experiment - with ikiwiki's many features. +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. + +## 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 - block for the cgi wrapper, make sure the filename for the cgi wrapper - is ok, run `ikiwiki --setup ikiwiki.setup`, and you're done! +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. - 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]].. +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. -10. Enjoy your new wiki! Add yourself to [[IkiWikiUsers]]. +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 "" + 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.