How to Install Instiki on NetBSD

Instiki is an open-source wiki software written in Ruby that allows you to quickly and easily create a wiki on your local machine. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Instiki on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation process, ensure that you have the following prerequisites ready:

• A NetBSD VPS or local machine
• Root access to the machine
• A basic understanding of the command-line interface

Step 1: Install Ruby

Instiki is written in Ruby, so you need to install Ruby first. To do that, enter the following command in your terminal:

# pkgin install ruby

This command will install Ruby on your NetBSD machine.

Step 2: Install Instiki

Next, we need to install Instiki. You can either download the Instiki source code or install it using RubyGems. In this tutorial, we will use RubyGems to install Instiki. To do that, enter the following command in your terminal:

# gem install instiki

This command will install Instiki and all its required dependencies.

Step 3: Create a Configuration File

Before launching Instiki, we need to create a configuration file that defines the settings for our Wiki. To do that, create a new text file called config.yaml with the following content:

# Instiki Configuration File

wiki_name: My Wiki
port: 2500

In this example, we set the name of the Wiki to "My Wiki" and the port to 2500. You can change these settings to your preference.

Step 4: Launch Instiki

Finally, we can launch Instiki by running the following command in your terminal:

# instiki

This command will start Instiki and load the configuration file we just created. You can now access your Wiki by opening a web browser and navigating to http://localhost:2500.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Instiki on your NetBSD machine. You can now start using your local Wiki and collaborate with others.