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diff --git a/doc/setup/byhand.mdwn b/doc/setup/byhand.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 000000000..0184d3d2a --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/setup/byhand.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,190 @@ +This tutorial will walk you through setting up a wiki with ikiwiki, +doing everything by hand. [[Setup]] has an easier method, but with less +control. + +[[!toc ]] + +## 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. + + SRCDIR=~/wikiwc + DESTDIR=~/public_html/wiki/ + +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). +"""]] + +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. 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 +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 careful, +you may need to use the 'fullname'. For example, 'hg' doesn't work, you +should use mercurial. 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. |