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    • JaredBuschJ
      JaredBusch
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      Why are people using CentOS for This? Nothing on their website says it has to be on this.

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      • scottalanmillerS
        scottalanmiller @JaredBusch
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        @jaredbusch said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

        Why are people using CentOS for This? Nothing on their website says it has to be on this.

        Anyone using CentOS other than me? I'm using it because it is our existing standard platform for NodeJS deployments and we aren't moving from it anytime soon. I was asked to document my process, so I did. It should be even simpler to do it on Fedora, that's just not where I'm deploying right now.

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        • JaredBuschJ
          JaredBusch @scottalanmiller
          last edited by

          @scottalanmiller said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

          @jaredbusch said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

          Why are people using CentOS for This? Nothing on their website says it has to be on this.

          Anyone using CentOS other than me? I'm using it because it is our existing standard platform for NodeJS deployments and we aren't moving from it anytime soon. I was asked to document my process, so I did. It should be even simpler to do it on Fedora, that's just not where I'm deploying right now.

          Yes, one other in another thread was talking about CentOS for some reason. While someone else said they used Ubuntu I believe.

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          • zachary715Z
            zachary715 @JaredBusch
            last edited by

            @jaredbusch said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

            @scottalanmiller said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

            @jaredbusch said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

            Why are people using CentOS for This? Nothing on their website says it has to be on this.

            Anyone using CentOS other than me? I'm using it because it is our existing standard platform for NodeJS deployments and we aren't moving from it anytime soon. I was asked to document my process, so I did. It should be even simpler to do it on Fedora, that's just not where I'm deploying right now.

            Yes, one other in another thread was talking about CentOS for some reason. While someone else said they used Ubuntu I believe.

            I used Ubuntu because it's what their documentation recommended.

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            • stacksofplatesS
              stacksofplates @JaredBusch
              last edited by

              @jaredbusch said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

              @scottalanmiller said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

              @jaredbusch said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

              Why are people using CentOS for This? Nothing on their website says it has to be on this.

              Anyone using CentOS other than me? I'm using it because it is our existing standard platform for NodeJS deployments and we aren't moving from it anytime soon. I was asked to document my process, so I did. It should be even simpler to do it on Fedora, that's just not where I'm deploying right now.

              Yes, one other in another thread was talking about CentOS for some reason. While someone else said they used Ubuntu I believe.

              That was me. Its political reasons, nothing else.

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              • scottalanmillerS
                scottalanmiller @zachary715
                last edited by

                @zachary715 said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

                @jaredbusch said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

                @scottalanmiller said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

                @jaredbusch said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

                Why are people using CentOS for This? Nothing on their website says it has to be on this.

                Anyone using CentOS other than me? I'm using it because it is our existing standard platform for NodeJS deployments and we aren't moving from it anytime soon. I was asked to document my process, so I did. It should be even simpler to do it on Fedora, that's just not where I'm deploying right now.

                Yes, one other in another thread was talking about CentOS for some reason. While someone else said they used Ubuntu I believe.

                I used Ubuntu because it's what their documentation recommended.

                Sort of, @wirestyle22 and I dug into that and while the docs say that, it's also pretty clear that they just don't update the docs, sadly. And they only document an install of Debian. They are all over the place. They don't exactly recommend old OSes like Ubuntu 16.04 and Windows 2012 R2, but point out that they are "more tested", which should be obvious since they are old. But that's not the same as recommended.

                "More tested" doesn't mean "more stable", already broken down old things are often better tested than new, reliable ones. A barely functional 1975 Pinto is "better tested" than a brand new BMW 335i, but the new BMW is probably less likely to leave you stranded.

                They word things a bit funny there and between that and not updating well, it can lead you in some weird directions. Not that Ubuntu is bad, but I don't think that they intend to recommend it in any way.

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                • zachary715Z
                  zachary715 @scottalanmiller
                  last edited by

                  @scottalanmiller said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

                  @zachary715 said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

                  @jaredbusch said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

                  @scottalanmiller said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

                  @jaredbusch said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

                  Why are people using CentOS for This? Nothing on their website says it has to be on this.

                  Anyone using CentOS other than me? I'm using it because it is our existing standard platform for NodeJS deployments and we aren't moving from it anytime soon. I was asked to document my process, so I did. It should be even simpler to do it on Fedora, that's just not where I'm deploying right now.

                  Yes, one other in another thread was talking about CentOS for some reason. While someone else said they used Ubuntu I believe.

                  I used Ubuntu because it's what their documentation recommended.

                  Sort of, @wirestyle22 and I dug into that and while the docs say that, it's also pretty clear that they just don't update the docs, sadly. And they only document an install of Debian. They are all over the place. They don't exactly recommend old OSes like Ubuntu 16.04 and Windows 2012 R2, but point out that they are "more tested", which should be obvious since they are old. But that's not the same as recommended.

                  "More tested" doesn't mean "more stable", already broken down old things are often better tested than new, reliable ones. A barely functional 1975 Pinto is "better tested" than a brand new BMW 335i, but the new BMW is probably less likely to leave you stranded.

                  They word things a bit funny there and between that and not updating well, it can lead you in some weird directions. Not that Ubuntu is bad, but I don't think that they intend to recommend it in any way.

                  Wiki.js runs on pretty much any platform that supports the requirements below. However, the following environments are recommended and more thoroughly tested:
                  
                  Ubuntu Server 16.04 LTS
                  Windows Server 2012 R2
                  

                  I did not interpret that to mean that the OS itself was more tested, but rather that had tested Wiki.js on these OSes more so than others. They make it clear it can run on any system though. I just chose to go with what they had claimed to have tested for and it's worked out for me thus far.

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                  • zachary715Z
                    zachary715 @scottalanmiller
                    last edited by zachary715

                    @scottalanmiller said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

                    Wiki.js is a NodeBB based modern wiki that can be installed on nearly any OS. We will run through a simple install on CentOS 7.

                    I think you meant NodeJS here...

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller @zachary715
                      last edited by

                      @zachary715 said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

                      @scottalanmiller said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

                      Wiki.js is a NodeBB based modern wiki that can be installed on nearly any OS. We will run through a simple install on CentOS 7.

                      I think you meant NodeJS here...

                      Whoops, yes.

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                      • ObsolesceO
                        Obsolesce @zachary715
                        last edited by

                        @zachary715 said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

                        @scottalanmiller said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

                        @zachary715 said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

                        @jaredbusch said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

                        @scottalanmiller said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

                        @jaredbusch said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

                        Why are people using CentOS for This? Nothing on their website says it has to be on this.

                        Anyone using CentOS other than me? I'm using it because it is our existing standard platform for NodeJS deployments and we aren't moving from it anytime soon. I was asked to document my process, so I did. It should be even simpler to do it on Fedora, that's just not where I'm deploying right now.

                        Yes, one other in another thread was talking about CentOS for some reason. While someone else said they used Ubuntu I believe.

                        I used Ubuntu because it's what their documentation recommended.

                        Sort of, @wirestyle22 and I dug into that and while the docs say that, it's also pretty clear that they just don't update the docs, sadly. And they only document an install of Debian. They are all over the place. They don't exactly recommend old OSes like Ubuntu 16.04 and Windows 2012 R2, but point out that they are "more tested", which should be obvious since they are old. But that's not the same as recommended.

                        "More tested" doesn't mean "more stable", already broken down old things are often better tested than new, reliable ones. A barely functional 1975 Pinto is "better tested" than a brand new BMW 335i, but the new BMW is probably less likely to leave you stranded.

                        They word things a bit funny there and between that and not updating well, it can lead you in some weird directions. Not that Ubuntu is bad, but I don't think that they intend to recommend it in any way.

                        Wiki.js runs on pretty much any platform that supports the requirements below. However, the following environments are recommended and more thoroughly tested:
                        
                        Ubuntu Server 16.04 LTS
                        Windows Server 2012 R2
                        

                        I did not interpret that to mean that the OS itself was more tested, but rather that had tested Wiki.js on these OSes more so than others. They make it clear it can run on any system though. I just chose to go with what they had claimed to have tested for and it's worked out for me thus far.

                        To me, it seems better to stay away from Wiki.js until they take it more seriously.

                        I don't really see any additional benefits to using it versus other solutions that seem to work better and offer more.

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                        • wirestyle22W
                          wirestyle22 @Obsolesce
                          last edited by

                          @tim_g said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

                          @zachary715 said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

                          @scottalanmiller said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

                          @zachary715 said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

                          @jaredbusch said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

                          @scottalanmiller said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

                          @jaredbusch said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

                          Why are people using CentOS for This? Nothing on their website says it has to be on this.

                          Anyone using CentOS other than me? I'm using it because it is our existing standard platform for NodeJS deployments and we aren't moving from it anytime soon. I was asked to document my process, so I did. It should be even simpler to do it on Fedora, that's just not where I'm deploying right now.

                          Yes, one other in another thread was talking about CentOS for some reason. While someone else said they used Ubuntu I believe.

                          I used Ubuntu because it's what their documentation recommended.

                          Sort of, @wirestyle22 and I dug into that and while the docs say that, it's also pretty clear that they just don't update the docs, sadly. And they only document an install of Debian. They are all over the place. They don't exactly recommend old OSes like Ubuntu 16.04 and Windows 2012 R2, but point out that they are "more tested", which should be obvious since they are old. But that's not the same as recommended.

                          "More tested" doesn't mean "more stable", already broken down old things are often better tested than new, reliable ones. A barely functional 1975 Pinto is "better tested" than a brand new BMW 335i, but the new BMW is probably less likely to leave you stranded.

                          They word things a bit funny there and between that and not updating well, it can lead you in some weird directions. Not that Ubuntu is bad, but I don't think that they intend to recommend it in any way.

                          Wiki.js runs on pretty much any platform that supports the requirements below. However, the following environments are recommended and more thoroughly tested:
                          
                          Ubuntu Server 16.04 LTS
                          Windows Server 2012 R2
                          

                          I did not interpret that to mean that the OS itself was more tested, but rather that had tested Wiki.js on these OSes more so than others. They make it clear it can run on any system though. I just chose to go with what they had claimed to have tested for and it's worked out for me thus far.

                          To me, it seems better to stay away from Wiki.js until they take it more seriously.

                          I don't really see any additional benefits to using it versus other solutions that seem to work better and offer more.

                          It does seem like they are lax on testing

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                          • stacksofplatesS
                            stacksofplates @wirestyle22
                            last edited by stacksofplates

                            @wirestyle22 said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

                            @tim_g said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

                            @zachary715 said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

                            @scottalanmiller said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

                            @zachary715 said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

                            @jaredbusch said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

                            @scottalanmiller said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

                            @jaredbusch said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

                            Why are people using CentOS for This? Nothing on their website says it has to be on this.

                            Anyone using CentOS other than me? I'm using it because it is our existing standard platform for NodeJS deployments and we aren't moving from it anytime soon. I was asked to document my process, so I did. It should be even simpler to do it on Fedora, that's just not where I'm deploying right now.

                            Yes, one other in another thread was talking about CentOS for some reason. While someone else said they used Ubuntu I believe.

                            I used Ubuntu because it's what their documentation recommended.

                            Sort of, @wirestyle22 and I dug into that and while the docs say that, it's also pretty clear that they just don't update the docs, sadly. And they only document an install of Debian. They are all over the place. They don't exactly recommend old OSes like Ubuntu 16.04 and Windows 2012 R2, but point out that they are "more tested", which should be obvious since they are old. But that's not the same as recommended.

                            "More tested" doesn't mean "more stable", already broken down old things are often better tested than new, reliable ones. A barely functional 1975 Pinto is "better tested" than a brand new BMW 335i, but the new BMW is probably less likely to leave you stranded.

                            They word things a bit funny there and between that and not updating well, it can lead you in some weird directions. Not that Ubuntu is bad, but I don't think that they intend to recommend it in any way.

                            Wiki.js runs on pretty much any platform that supports the requirements below. However, the following environments are recommended and more thoroughly tested:
                            
                            Ubuntu Server 16.04 LTS
                            Windows Server 2012 R2
                            

                            I did not interpret that to mean that the OS itself was more tested, but rather that had tested Wiki.js on these OSes more so than others. They make it clear it can run on any system though. I just chose to go with what they had claimed to have tested for and it's worked out for me thus far.

                            To me, it seems better to stay away from Wiki.js until they take it more seriously.

                            I don't really see any additional benefits to using it versus other solutions that seem to work better and offer more.

                            It does seem like they are lax on testing

                            It's node so I don't think you will see much changing between platforms. VMware is running it on PhotonOS. I've run it on CentOS and Fedora and haven't had any issues. Small projects like this usually don't have time to test on a bunch of platforms. But again, since it's Node it should be fine on anything.

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                            • wirestyle22W
                              wirestyle22 @stacksofplates
                              last edited by

                              @stacksofplates said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

                              @wirestyle22 said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

                              @tim_g said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

                              @zachary715 said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

                              @scottalanmiller said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

                              @zachary715 said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

                              @jaredbusch said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

                              @scottalanmiller said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

                              @jaredbusch said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

                              Why are people using CentOS for This? Nothing on their website says it has to be on this.

                              Anyone using CentOS other than me? I'm using it because it is our existing standard platform for NodeJS deployments and we aren't moving from it anytime soon. I was asked to document my process, so I did. It should be even simpler to do it on Fedora, that's just not where I'm deploying right now.

                              Yes, one other in another thread was talking about CentOS for some reason. While someone else said they used Ubuntu I believe.

                              I used Ubuntu because it's what their documentation recommended.

                              Sort of, @wirestyle22 and I dug into that and while the docs say that, it's also pretty clear that they just don't update the docs, sadly. And they only document an install of Debian. They are all over the place. They don't exactly recommend old OSes like Ubuntu 16.04 and Windows 2012 R2, but point out that they are "more tested", which should be obvious since they are old. But that's not the same as recommended.

                              "More tested" doesn't mean "more stable", already broken down old things are often better tested than new, reliable ones. A barely functional 1975 Pinto is "better tested" than a brand new BMW 335i, but the new BMW is probably less likely to leave you stranded.

                              They word things a bit funny there and between that and not updating well, it can lead you in some weird directions. Not that Ubuntu is bad, but I don't think that they intend to recommend it in any way.

                              Wiki.js runs on pretty much any platform that supports the requirements below. However, the following environments are recommended and more thoroughly tested:
                              
                              Ubuntu Server 16.04 LTS
                              Windows Server 2012 R2
                              

                              I did not interpret that to mean that the OS itself was more tested, but rather that had tested Wiki.js on these OSes more so than others. They make it clear it can run on any system though. I just chose to go with what they had claimed to have tested for and it's worked out for me thus far.

                              To me, it seems better to stay away from Wiki.js until they take it more seriously.

                              I don't really see any additional benefits to using it versus other solutions that seem to work better and offer more.

                              It does seem like they are lax on testing

                              It's node so I don't think you will see much changing between platforms. VMware is running it on PhotonOS. I've run it on CentOS and Fedora and haven't had any issues.

                              @scottalanmiller has similar things to say about it. I'm definitely going to give it a whirl

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                              • stacksofplatesS
                                stacksofplates
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                                But if there are concerns about the platform, just run it in either Docker or LXC/LXD. Then it makes no difference at all.

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                                • AdamFA
                                  AdamF
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                                  @scottalanmiller Thanks for documenting this. Going to install again tomorrow on either Cent or fedora

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                                  • JaredBuschJ
                                    JaredBusch @AdamF
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                                    @fuznutz04 said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

                                    @scottalanmiller Thanks for documenting this. Going to install again tomorrow on either Cent or fedora

                                    Fedora is a snap.

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                                    • wirestyle22W
                                      wirestyle22 @AdamF
                                      last edited by wirestyle22

                                      @fuznutz04 said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

                                      @scottalanmiller Thanks for documenting this. Going to install again tomorrow on either Cent or fedora

                                      Yeah @scottalanmiller himself would tell you to install it on Fedora. He's just using CentOS because "it is our existing standard platform for NodeJS deployments" as he said.

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                                      • AdamFA
                                        AdamF @wirestyle22
                                        last edited by

                                        @wirestyle22 said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

                                        @fuznutz04 said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

                                        @scottalanmiller Thanks for documenting this. Going to install again tomorrow on either Cent or fedora

                                        Yeah @scottalanmiller himself would tell you to install it on Fedora. He's just using CentOS because "it is our existing standard platform for NodeJS deployments" as he said.

                                        I figured, as Fedora is the new "go to" around here.

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                                        • scottalanmillerS
                                          scottalanmiller @wirestyle22
                                          last edited by

                                          @wirestyle22 said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

                                          @fuznutz04 said in Installing Wiki.js on CentOS 7:

                                          @scottalanmiller Thanks for documenting this. Going to install again tomorrow on either Cent or fedora

                                          Yeah @scottalanmiller himself would tell you to install it on Fedora. He's just using CentOS because "it is our existing standard platform for NodeJS deployments" as he said.

                                          Exactly.

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                                            MikaH67
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                                            Very good job thanks !!! :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:
                                            Was very usefull for my work.

                                            I'm beginning with Linux admin and i have a problem after installation. If someone have a idea ?

                                            The installation Complete good, i havn't set SSL configuration and skip the Git configuration. But after the 30seconds waiting at the end. I have a error page in my web browser..

                                            Where can i find log about this error ?

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