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@ -7,3 +7,23 @@ I copied it the repository to my new system, which is now the "master" host.
I installed ikiwiki on the new system. I installed ikiwiki on the new system.
How do I set up an ikiwiki system using a pre-existing repository (instead of creating a new one)? --[[JosephTurian]] How do I set up an ikiwiki system using a pre-existing repository (instead of creating a new one)? --[[JosephTurian]]
> Well, if you have:
> * A git repository of the wiki
> * A setup file for the wiki
>
> Then you should
> 1. Manually set up a bare git repository, and push
> your backed up repository to it.
> 2. `git clone` from the bare git repository to
> recreate the ikiwiki srcdir
> 3. `git clone` from the bare git repository a second time,
> to create a checkout you can manually edit (optional)
> 4. run `ikiwiki --getctime --setup your.setup`
> The getctime will ensure page creation times are accurate
> by putting the info out of the git history,
> and only needs to be done once.
>
> If you preserved your repository, but not the setup file,
> the easiest way to make one is probably to run
> `ikiwiki -dumpsetup` and edit the setup file. --[[Joey]]