X-Git-Url: https://sipb.mit.edu/gitweb.cgi/ikiwiki.git/blobdiff_plain/069c938aad1da027a2b7d68e46ad146a1fd70f51..fe242ad996e2778ef4203d18c61e3e660d8f3a38:/doc/tips/nearlyfreespeech.mdwn diff --git a/doc/tips/nearlyfreespeech.mdwn b/doc/tips/nearlyfreespeech.mdwn index 2d59aca7e..435743bf9 100644 --- a/doc/tips/nearlyfreespeech.mdwn +++ b/doc/tips/nearlyfreespeech.mdwn @@ -2,6 +2,12 @@ provider with very cheap pay as you go pricing. Here's how to install ikiwiki there if you don't have a dedicated server. +Note that you can also follow these instructions, get your wiki set up on +NearlyFreeSpeech, and then use the [[plugins/Amazon_S3]] plugin to inject +the static web pages into Amazon S3. Then NearlyFreeSpeech will handle the +CGI, and S3 will handle the web serving. This might be a more cost effective, +scalable, or robust solution than using NearlyFreeSpeech alone. + ## Register for an account and set up a site After you [get an account](https://www.nearlyfreespeech.net/about/start.php), @@ -36,7 +42,12 @@ Use `wget` to [[download]] the ikiwiki tarball. Then unpack it: ## Install perl modules -Use CPAN to install the perl modules it uses into your home directory: +As an optional step, you can use CPAN to install the perl modules ikiwiki +uses into your home directory. This should not be necessary, mostly, +because the system has most modules installed already. + +So, you might want to skip this step and come back to it later if ikiwiki +doesn't work. PERL5LIB=`pwd`/ikiwiki:`pwd`/ikiwiki/cpan:`pwd`/lib/perl5 PERL_MM_USE_DEFAULT=1 perl -MCPAN -e 'CPAN::Shell->install("Bundle::IkiWiki")' @@ -88,7 +99,7 @@ dollars. rm -rf ~/ikiwiki*.tar.gz ~/.cpan ~/ikiwiki ~/man ~/lib/perl5/5.8.8 -That should cut things down to less than 4 megabytes. If you want to save +That should cut things down to less than 2 megabytes. If you want to save even more space, delete unused perl modules from ~/lib/perl5 ## Enjoy!