Follow this guide to install Node.js 16.x
1. Install PostgreSQL
apt install postgresql postgresql-contrib2. Login to the DB with the postgresql user
sudo -u postgres psql- OR -
su - postgresql
psql3. Create a new PostgreSQL user for Wiki.js
CREATE USER wikijs WITH PASSWORD '****************';4. Create a new DB.
CREATE DATABASE wiki OWNER wikijs;5. Set privileges on the new DB.
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE wiki TO wikijs;1. Download Wiki.js:
wget https://github.com/Requarks/wiki/releases/latest/download/wiki-js.tar.gz2. Extract the package to directory of choice: ('wiki' in this case)
mkdir /opt/wiki
tar xzf wiki-js.tar.gz -C /opt/wiki3. Rename the sample config to config.yml
cd /opt/wiki
mv config.sample.yml config.yml4. Edit the config file to reflect DB settings (PostgreSQL needs to be configured with DB manually. wiki.js won't create it.)
vim config.yml
...
db:
type: postgres
host: localhost
port: 5432
user: wikijs
pass: [dbpassword]
db: wiki
ssl: [true/false]
...5. Start Wiki.js (from inside the install directory)
node server1. Create a new user to run the service.
adduser wiki --disabled-password2. Create a new file for the service
vim /etc/systemd/system/wiki.service3. Paste these contents into wiki.service and modify as needed
[Unit]
Description=Wiki.js
After=network.target
[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/usr/bin/node server
Restart=always
User=wiki
Environment=NODE_ENV=production
WorkingDirectory=/opt/wiki #(where ever wiki.js was unpackaged/installed to)
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target4. Save and Exit wiki.service
5. Reload systemd
systemctl daemon-reload6. Enable and Run the new service
systemctl enable wiki.service
systemctl start wiki.service