X-Git-Url: http://git.vanrenterghem.biz/git.ikiwiki.info.git/blobdiff_plain/86c6f2b96323980f75b4435809769ef2193dd157..47d179802d5f78365fa7077ae64de35f2892a1e4:/doc/tips/nearlyfreespeech.mdwn diff --git a/doc/tips/nearlyfreespeech.mdwn b/doc/tips/nearlyfreespeech.mdwn index b8984a4b7..435743bf9 100644 --- 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. +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), @@ -36,14 +42,20 @@ Use `wget` to [[download]] the ikiwiki tarball. Then unpack it: ## 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=`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, so it's -ok if installation of some of them fails. +ok if installation of some of them fail. ## Build and install ikiwiki @@ -87,7 +99,7 @@ dollars. rm -rf ~/ikiwiki*.tar.gz ~/.cpan ~/ikiwiki ~/man ~/lib/perl5/5.8.8 -That should cut things down to less than 4 megabytes. If you want to save +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!