How to Install Instiki on Alpine Linux Latest

Instiki is a lightweight wiki engine that is ideal for personal use. It is written in Ruby and uses Markdown for formatting. This tutorial will guide you through the steps required to install Instiki on Alpine Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, you must have the following:

  • A server running Alpine Linux Latest
  • Ruby 2.6 or higher installed

Step 1: Install Required Packages

First, open a terminal on your Alpine Linux system and run the following command to install Ruby and the required packages:

apk add ruby ruby-dev build-base sqlite-dev

Step 2: Install Instiki

Next, we will use the Rubygems package manager to install Instiki. Run the following command:

gem install instiki

This command will download and install the latest version of Instiki.

Step 3: Configure Instiki

By default, Instiki uses an SQLite database to store wiki data. We will create a folder to store the database and the configuration file.

mkdir /opt/instiki
cd /opt/instiki
instiki --install

This command will:

  • Create a config.yml file for Instiki
  • Create an SQLite database at /opt/instiki/wikidata.db

Step 4: Start Instiki

Now that Instiki is installed and configured, we can start the wiki by running:

instiki

The command will print a message similar to:

[2021-09-29 11:25:28] INFO WEBrick 1.4.2
[2021-09-29 11:25:28] INFO ruby 3.0.1 (2021-03-31) [x86_64-linux-musl]
[2021-09-29 11:25:28] INFO WEBrick::HTTPServer#start: pid=3360 port=2500

This indicates that Instiki is running on port 2500. Open a web browser and go to http://<your server's IP address>:2500 to access the wiki.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install Instiki on Alpine Linux Latest. Instiki is a great option for personal wikis, and it can help you stay organized and productive.