Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware is an all-in-one, open-source content management system (CMS) and collaboration suite that combines a robust wiki platform with an array of integrated tools for managing content, fostering collaboration, and developing interactive websites and applications on Ubuntu. It supports a diverse range of features such as forums, blogs, file and image galleries, calendars, surveys, polls, chat systems, and task trackers, providing a full-fledged ecosystem for businesses, educational institutions, and online communities. With Tiki, users can create and manage sophisticated websites, intranets, or knowledge management systems with minimal coding experience due to its user-friendly interface and comprehensive admin panel.

The platform is highly scalable and flexible, designed to meet the needs of projects ranging from small personal sites to large enterprise-level environments. One of Tiki’s standout features is its modular architecture, which allows administrators to enable or disable specific functionalities based on the project’s requirements, thus ensuring a streamlined and efficient user experience. Tiki also boasts extensive content structuring capabilities, such as custom fields, category hierarchies, and tagging systems, enabling highly organized content management. For advanced users, Tiki offers plugin systems and APIs, providing opportunities for deep customization and integration with other tools or platforms.

Security and user management are central to Tiki’s design, with a robust permission system that allows administrators to define precise access controls at various levels, including pages, sections, or modules. The CMS supports multilingual content, making it suitable for global projects or websites with diverse audiences, and it includes powerful search capabilities that allow users to quickly find information across large repositories of content.

Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware is constantly updated by an active community of developers and offers long-term support releases, ensuring that the platform remains secure, feature-rich, and compatible with modern web technologies. On Ubuntu, Tiki can be easily installed and configured, with support for various web servers and databases like MySQL or MariaDB. Additionally, it provides detailed documentation, tutorials, and community support to help users make the most of the platform’s extensive functionality. Whether you are building a collaborative workspace, managing content for a large organization, or developing a community-driven project, Tiki Wiki CMS is a comprehensive and scalable solution that caters to a wide range of use cases, making it a powerful tool for web development on Ubuntu.

To subscribe to this product from Azure Marketplace and initiate an instance using the Azure compute service, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to Azure Marketplace and subscribe to the desired product.
2. Search for “virtual machines” and select “Virtual machines” under Services.
3. Click on “Add” in the Virtual machines page, which will lead you to the Create a virtual machine page.
4. In the Basics tab:

• • Ensure the correct subscription is chosen under Project details.
  • Opt for creating a new resource group by selecting “Create new resource group” and name it as “myResourceGroup.”

5. Under Instance details:

• • Enter “myVM” as the Virtual machine name.
  • Choose “East US” as the Region.
  • Select “Ubuntu 18.04 LTS” as the Image.
  • Leave other settings as default.

6. For Administrator account:

• • Pick “SSH public key.”
  • Provide your user name and paste your public key, ensuring no leading or trailing white spaces.

7. Under Inbound port rules > Public inbound ports:

• • Choose “Allow selected ports.”
  • Select “SSH (22)” and “HTTP (80)” from the drop-down.

8. Keep the remaining settings at their defaults and click on “Review + create” at the bottom of the page.
9. The “Create a virtual machine” page will display the details of the VM you’re about to create. Once ready, click on “Create.”
10. The deployment process will take a few minutes. Once it’s finished, proceed to the next section.

To connect to the virtual machine:

1. Access the overview page of your VM and click on “Connect.”
2. On the “Connect to virtual machine” page:

• • Keep the default options for connecting via IP address over port 22.
  • A connection command for logging in will be displayed. Click the button to copy the command. Here’s an example of what the SSH connection command looks like:
    “`
    ssh [email protected]
    “`

3. Using the same bash shell that you used to generate your SSH key pair, you can either reopen the Cloud Shell by selecting >_ again

or going to https://shell.azure.com/bash.
4. Paste the SSH connection command into the shell to initiate an SSH session.

Usage/Deployment Instructions

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Note: Search product on Azure marketplace and click on “Get it now”

Click on Continue

Click on Create

Creating a Virtual Machine, enter or select appropriate values for zone, machine type, resource group and so on as per your choice.

After Process of Create Virtual Machine. You have got an Option Go to Resource Group 

Click Go to Resource Group

Open your browser and go to the server’s URL. In my case it’s http://IP_Address/tikiwiki

A TikiWiki wizard page should appear. Select the installation language and click Continue. 

On the next page, confirm all requirements are met, then continue. 

Here, provide your database details, then click on the Next button.  

Database Creds: 

DB Name – tikiwiki_db 
Username – tikiwiki_user
Password – Admin@123

If any case above creds is not worked. You can follow below steps:

Now SSH into your terminal and follow commands:

Log into mysql –

$ mysql

$ ALTER USER ‘tikiwiki_user’@’localhost‘ IDENTIFIED BY ‘NewSecurePassword‘; 

$ FLUSH PRIVILEGES; 

Then use DB Password – NewSecurePassword

Next, click the Install button to populate the database. 

On the next screen, type in the general settings for the site and click Continue. 

 

 

Your TikiWiki site should be set up and ready to use.

Welcome to the Dashboard of TikiWiki CMS.

ThankYou!!