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

[Volker Wysk]

Am Mittwoch, dem 12.01.2022 um 09:20 +0000 schrieb 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.

It's not an easy task to find the right wiki. You need to try it out,
including all the features you need - or will need. For instance, I want
embedded databases. 

I'm using MoinMoin, but that's too buggy. And it doesn't have embedded
databases. I'm in the process of migrating to Tiki. That's a formidable
task. @Bo Berglund: You better make sure get the right wiki engine from the
beginning.

I recommend Tiki. (The full name is "Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware"). It supports
embedded databases, called "trackers". It also has a WYSIWYG editor, so it's
easy to edit pages. It's a large, feature-rich system, but you can enable
only the features which you need. When you only enable the wiki, it isn't
much more complex than MoinMoin.

I've also tried Dokuwiki, but I've veered from it.

Good luck,
Volker
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