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authorGuilhem Moulin <guilhem.moulin@fripost.org>2016-05-22 05:41:25 +0200
committerGuilhem Moulin <guilhem.moulin@fripost.org>2016-05-22 05:41:25 +0200
commit1ebddb32516730542d5ee36da8c4a2db4d8c0e3a (patch)
treec280a854a7cccae59b2339db2c3b3ddd565fa0c7
parent94f488d6592d1afecc3ad232533592f1e34cb9f3 (diff)
Minor formatting fixes.
-rw-r--r--create-a-wiki.mdwn78
1 files changed, 43 insertions, 35 deletions
diff --git a/create-a-wiki.mdwn b/create-a-wiki.mdwn
index 2965182..497de6b 100644
--- a/create-a-wiki.mdwn
+++ b/create-a-wiki.mdwn
@@ -6,27 +6,31 @@ with git.
The components needed are
-* Ikiwiki
-* Apache2 or Nginx web server
-* Git
+ * Ikiwiki
+ * Apache2 or Nginx web server
+ * Git
**Table of Contents**
[!toc]
What I have in mind is to access my lab wiki through
-_http://localhost/~<name>/lab-wiki_ for web editing and
-_~/lab-wiki/wiki-slave_ for local offline editing.
+`http://localhost/~<name>/lab-wiki` for web editing and
+`~/lab-wiki/wiki-slave` for local offline editing.
It should be noted that what is described here probably is a perfectly
_unsafe_ usage of a web server. Make sure that the computer does not
except requests from Internet.
-# Install and configure Git
+
+Install and configure Git
+=========================
I can not recall how this was done. Refer to
[Git's official website](https://git-scm.com/)
-# Install and configure Ikiwiki
+
+Install and configure Ikiwiki
+=============================
Refer to [ikiwiki setup](https://ikiwiki.info/setup/) at
[ikiwiki's official website](https://ikiwiki.info) for initial
@@ -47,34 +51,36 @@ with something like this:
However, not all of the above was configurable in the form, for
example the configuration file location. I needed to move directories
and files around and change the remaining configurations in
-_~/lab-wiki/wiki.setup_ and run
+`~/lab-wiki/wiki.setup` and run
$ ikiwiki --setup ~/lab-wiki/wiki.setup
-I also created the extra Git repository _wiki-slave_ for local edits:
+I also created the extra Git repository `wiki-slave` for local edits:
$ cd ~/lab-wiki; git clone wiki.git wiki-slave
The connectivity chart is now as follows
- . Bare Git Repository
- . ~/lab-wiki/wiki.git
- . / \
- . / \
- . / \
- . The Ikiwiki Repository |
- . ~/lab-wiki/wiki |
- . | |
- . | Repository for Local Edits
- . | ~/lab-wiki/wiki-slave
- . | |
- . The Ikiwiki Web Part |
- . ~/public_html/lab-wiki |
- . |
- . The Preview Ikiwiki Web Part
- . ~/public_html/lab-wiki-preview
-
-# Install and configure Apache 2
+ Bare Git Repository
+ ~/lab-wiki/wiki.git
+ / \
+ / \
+ / \
+ The Ikiwiki Repository |
+ ~/lab-wiki/wiki |
+ | |
+ | Repository for Local Edits
+ | ~/lab-wiki/wiki-slave
+ | |
+ The Ikiwiki Web Part |
+ ~/public_html/lab-wiki |
+ |
+ The Preview Ikiwiki Web Part
+ ~/public_html/lab-wiki-preview
+
+
+Install and configure Apache 2
+==============================
For installation, follow the instructions in
[Apache's official documentation](https://httpd.apache.org/docs). I
@@ -91,7 +97,7 @@ in Apache's documentation. For Debian do the following
Also CGI execution need to be activated. See
[Dynamic Content with CGI](https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/howto/cgi.html)
in Apache's documentation. My
-_/etc/apache2/mods-available/userdir.conf_ now looks as follows
+`/etc/apache2/mods-available/userdir.conf` now looks as follows
<IfModule mod_userdir.c>
UserDir public_html
@@ -119,19 +125,21 @@ _/etc/apache2/mods-available/userdir.conf_ now looks as follows
</Directory>
</IfModule>
-# Get preview of local modifications
+
+Get preview of local modifications
+==================================
Now every thing works as work as expected. I can fetch the latest
-updated to _wiki-slave_, perform my updates, and whenever those are
-pushed to _origin/master_, the post-update hook makes sure that the
+updated to `wiki-slave`, perform my updates, and whenever those are
+pushed to `origin/master`, the post-update hook makes sure that the
web version is updated.
But what if I want to inspect and verify my local changes before
-pushing them to _origin/master_?
+pushing them to `origin/master`?
The subject is covered in
[the article on Git](https://ikiwiki.info/rcs/git/). I did what
-follows. Copy _wiki.setup_ to _wiki-preview.setup_ and edit those
+follows. Copy `wiki.setup` to `wiki-preview.setup` and edit those
fields:
wikiname: lab-wiki-preview
@@ -150,5 +158,5 @@ is to, at any point, recompile/refresh the wiki:
ikiwiki -setup ~/lab-wiki/wiki-preview.setup -refresh
-Also, committing on the local _master_ branch _should_ automatically
-update the lab-wiki-preview wiki.
+Also, committing on the local `master` branch _should_ automatically
+update the `lab-wiki-preview` wiki.