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

[Chris Green]

On Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 11:11:44AM +0100, Liam Proven wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Jan 2022 at 10:23, Chris Green <cl at isbd.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> > You need to install a Wiki, that will do *exactly* what you need.
> 
> I don't know, Chris, that seems like a bit of a sledgehammer to crack
> a nut, IMHO.
> 
Possibly, but some Wikis are very easy to install and run.


> Markdown is just fancy text files.
> 
> A wiki means:
> - different markup

There are (several?) Wikis that use Markdown.


> - in-browser editing

You don't have to, as I said Dokuwiki (and some others) keep their
data in text format so you can edit directly, it's what I do much of
the time.


> - cooperative editing, reverts, previewing etc.

You don't have to allow everyone access! :-)


> - edit history
> - (very limited) version control

Useful sometimes if you want to look back at old versions or restore
over an error.


> - (optionally) user logins & tracking
> 
> And ISTM suddenly you can't readily just edit the files locally.
> 
Well I do, apache runs on my desktop machine and, as I said, I just
edit the files directly in a text editor.

> All Bo wanted was to see files the same if loaded via http: / https:/ as file:
> 
Well Markdown is certainly not 'the same'.

-- 
Chris Green