How to Install DokuWiki on Fedora CoreOS Latest

DokuWiki is a popular and easy-to-use wiki software that doesn't require a database. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install DokuWiki on the latest version of Fedora CoreOS.

Prerequisites

Before you start following the steps in this tutorial, make sure that you have the following:

  • A running instance of Fedora CoreOS Latest
  • SSH access to your Fedora CoreOS machine
  • Root access or sudo privileges

Installation Steps

  1. First, connect to your Fedora CoreOS machine via SSH.

  2. Update the system package list by running the following command:

    sudo dnf update

  3. Install Apache, PHP, and the required PHP modules for DokuWiki:

    sudo dnf install httpd php php-opcache php-gd php-xml php-json php-mbstring

  4. Install DokuWiki:

    sudo wget -O - https://download.dokuwiki.org/out/dokuwiki-$(curl https://download.dokuwiki.org/VERSION).tgz | sudo tar xzv -C /var/www/html --strip-components 1

    The above script will download the latest version of DokuWiki and then extract its contents to /var/www/html, which is the default web root directory for Apache on Fedora CoreOS.

  5. Set the correct ownership and permissions for DokuWiki:

    sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/html/
sudo chmod -R 775 /var/www/html/

    The above commands will set the ownership of the DokuWiki files to the apache user and group, and give read, write and execute permissions to the apache user and group.

  6. Start and enable Apache:

    sudo systemctl start httpd
sudo systemctl enable httpd

  7. Configure the firewall to allow traffic on the default HTTP port (TCP 80):

    sudo firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-service=http --permanent
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

  8. Finally, open your web browser and navigate to http://<your-server-ip-address>/. You should see the DokuWiki installation screen. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install DokuWiki on the latest version of Fedora CoreOS. You can now start using DokuWiki to create and manage your wiki pages. If you encounter any issues during the installation process or have any questions, feel free to reach out to the DokuWiki community for support.