Install

1. Download the latest version of Wiki.js:

wget https://github.com/Requarks/wiki/releases/latest/download/wiki-js.tar.gz

2. Extract the package to the final destination of your choice:

mkdir wiki
tar xzf wiki-js.tar.gz -C ./wiki
cd ./wiki

3. Rename the sample config file to config.yml:

mv config.sample.yml config.yml

4. Edit the config file and fill in your database and port settings (Configuration Reference):

vim config.yml

5. For SQLite installations only: (skip this step otherwise) Fetch native bindings for SQLite3:

npm rebuild sqlite3

6. Run Wiki.js

node server

Run as service

There are several solutions to run Wiki.js as a background service. We'll focus on systemd in this guide as it's available in nearly all linux distributions.

1. Create a new file named wiki.service inside directory /etc/systemd/system.

nano /etc/systemd/system/wiki.service

2. Paste the following contents (assuming your wiki is installed at /var/wiki):

[Unit]
Description=Wiki.js
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/usr/bin/node server
Restart=always
# Consider creating a dedicated user for Wiki.js here:
User=nobody
Environment=NODE_ENV=production
WorkingDirectory=/var/wiki

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

3. Save the service file (CTRL+X, followed by Y).

4. Reload systemd:

systemctl daemon-reload

5. Run the service:

systemctl start wiki

6. Enable the service on system boot.

systemctl enable wiki