Installing Wiki.js on EndeavourOS

Introduction

Wiki.js is an open-source, modern and powerful Wiki software that allows you to create, manage, and share content easily. It is built with Node.js and you can install it on any Linux distribution. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps of installing Wiki.js on EndeavourOS.

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation process, make sure your system meets the following requirements:

  • 64-bit Linux OS.
  • Node.js 12.x or higher.
  • PostgreSQL 9.6 or higher or MySQL 5.6 or higher.

Step 1: Installing Node.js

If you don't have Node.js installed, you can install it using the following command:

sudo pacman -S nodejs npm

Step 2: Installing and configuring the database

For this tutorial, we will be using PostgreSQL as our database. To install and configure it, use the following commands:

sudo pacman -S postgresql
sudo systemctl enable --now postgresql
sudo -iu postgres
createdb wiki
exit

Step 3: Downloading and installing Wiki.js

  1. Download the latest version of Wiki.js from the official website:
wget https://github.com/Requarks/wiki/releases/download/2.5.233/wiki-js.tar.gz
  1. Extract the tarball to the desired location:
tar -zxvf wiki-js.tar.gz -C ~/wiki
  1. Navigate to the newly created directory:
cd ~/wiki
  1. Install all the required dependencies using npm:
npm install
  1. Create a configuration file for Wiki.js:
cp config.sample.yml config.yml
  1. Edit the config.yml file and set the following options:
# Database settings
db:
  type: postgres
  server: localhost
  user: postgres
  password: postgres
  database: wiki

# Server settings
server:
  port: 3000
  baseURL: http://localhost:3000

Note: Replace postgres with your PostgreSQL username and password.

Step 4: Running Wiki.js

  1. Start Wiki.js by running the following command:
npm start
  1. You can now access Wiki.js by opening your web browser and navigating to http://localhost:3000.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Wiki.js on EndeavourOS. You can now customize your Wiki and start adding your own content.