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BookStack is a free and open source knowledge management platform that can be used for creating documentation and wikis content for your users. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Bookstack with Apache in Ubuntu 18.04 server.

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By: Tiho

... ooooooooor simply use the installation script maintained by the vendor:

https://www.bookstackapp.com/docs/admin/installation/#ubuntu-1804 (there is also for 16.04)

You just need to have clean OS installed. Download the script, run it and 5 minutes later the platform is up.

Cheers,-Tiho

 

Chees,-Tiho

i am not able to install bookstack as subdirectory 

example.com/bookstack

can you please help

By: Jayapramod AV

After successfull installation 'http://localhost/bookstack/' showing the directories only no login page:

/etc/apache2/sites-available/bookstack.conf

VirtualHost *:80>     ServerAdmin [email protected]     DocumentRoot /var/www/html/bookstack     ServerName bookstack     ServerAlias bookstack    <Directory /var/www/html/bookstack/>        Options FollowSymlinks        AllowOverride All        Require all granted     </Directory>     ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log     CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined</VirtualHost>

'http://localhost/bookstack/login' - showing not found

Pls help

 

I've tried it twice.

Doesn't work. There are some important setup steps missing.

By: Mathias Renlund

I'd say there's a missing /public in the virtual host config:<VirtualHost *:80>

     ServerAdmin [email protected]

     DocumentRoot /var/www/html/Bookstack/public

     ServerName example.com

     ServerAlias www.example.com

 

    <Directory /var/www/html/Bookstack/public>

        Options FollowSymlinks

        AllowOverride All

        Require all granted

     </Directory>

 

     ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log

     CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined

 

</VirtualHost>

By: Gourav

This tutorial has multiple issues. I am listing a few here so that other people don't get stuck like me:

1. In the .env file, make sure you change the site URL. If you're just trying it out, make sure you change https to http, otherwise it will keep redirecting to https

2. The folder inside /var/www/html/ is named BookStack. However, the Apache config spells it as Bookstack. Since folder names are case sensitive in Linux, make sure you correct this

3. Apache Config should point to /var/www/html/BookStack/public. The tutorial missed the public part.

By: Delores Fields

How do I uninstall bookstack on ubuntu 18.04?