Comments for page "Is Wikidot Open Source Stable?"

You're Welcome!

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:07:02 +0000

I think supporting Apache may be important for some (see Wikidot Trunk Install for one reason why), but I think a rock-solid version 1 without Apache support to start is fine.

I haven't tried turning on SSL in a while. If you have any instructions to add to my guide, that would be great.

Congrats to the Wikidot team on launching Pro accounts. I'm really happy that you are seeing some financial reward for your efforts!

-Ed

Thanks a lot!

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:59:26 +0000

Ed, you are probably the biggest Wikidot Open Source tester, at least the bigger that talks to us (hartnell only tests the working of Wikidot, not installation, configuration and such things).

I would like to really really thank you. If me make a song in Wikidot, your name will have its place in verse about the WDOS for sure :).

Your setup guide is also very very good. It recalls me the SSL support is not really well described yet.

Once we get some time, we're going to work on this. I also wonder if we should support the Apache webserver in 1.0 version, or be OK with supporting Lighttpd only and add the Apache support in later versions…

I Agree

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:43:43 +0000

As of Rev 317, I can also confirm that WDOS is very stable based on my testing (albeit much more limited than what hartnell is doing since I'm just running it on my home network for now). For those interested, I'm very confident this guide can get you up and running quickly. I have used the exact steps in this guide to install on both stand-alone hardware and on a VirtualBox VM. The only thing I've struggled with is SSL, so I've disabled it (I really don't need it anyway).
My guide is here:
http://my-wd-local.wikidot.com/guide:ubuntu-8-04-with-lighttpd-install

I also have a working installable ISO for rev 317 based on the setup in my guide. Shoot me a PM and I can provide a link to download it if you want to play with it in a VM. I'd like to do some cleanup on my working model and create a new ISO before making an "official" announcement on my site.

-Ed

Pretty Stable.

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 06:23:47 +0000

Yes, WDOS is, in fact, stable.

At least more stable than me. :)

— hartnell