Ubuntu 20.04.3 server can Apache be made to render md documents like on GitHub?

[Chris Green]

On Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 12:52:55AM +0100, Bo Berglund wrote:
> I am writing a lot of notes for myself to access when I need to do stuff on
> Linux and elsewhere. These are written as md documents, which I feel comfortable
> with.
> I can read them fully rendered using the "Markdown Viewer Webext" add-on for
> FireFox.
> But unfortunately this does not woprk if I put the md documents into my Apache
> server, then the add-on does not work. :(
> THey have to be located on my PC file system and accessed via that from
> FireFox...
> 
> I would very much want to store the docs on my web server because then I could
> read them on my phone, tablet and other devices without having access to the
> actual file location where they reside.
> 
> So has anyone here managed to configure Apache to do this and is willing to
> share how?
> I have asked before but only got responses which required a deep understanding
> of the inner workings of Apache...
> 
> I would like to get a basic cookbook style for dummies description if possible.
> 
You need to install a Wiki, that will do *exactly* what you need.  It
provides all the 'extras' you need over and above what the apache
server itself provides.  In addition to displaying stuff it allows you
to edit it via the web as well of course.

I personally use Dokuwiki for exactly this sort of thing, it's markup
language isn't exactly the same as Markdown but it's fairly similar
and is very easy to use.  An additional advantage of Dokuwiki is that
the information is stored in plain text mode so you can easily read
it direct as well as via the web.

Whatever, take a look at a few different Wikis and I'm sure you'll
find one to suit you.

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Chris Green