Folks,
The options available to save ot host Tiddlywiki are numerous. People with knowledge of multiple options find it easy to provide a solution to someone who asks, however it takes time to extract a users requirements from them. As a result I am keen to prepare a set of questions who's answers will help guide a selection.
This is a brainstormed list and I would like new or experience users to suggest questions for people to ask that may help people select a path. I may turn this into an interactive Q&A with recommendations, perhaps even a set of tools to make the chosen method simpler.
Please contribute in this thread. All questions should have a yes/no or limited selection for the answer.
We may say to readers;
- The more one answers yes to the questions less options may be available
- There is an opportunity for you to move across platforms and servers so answer the questions according to your current need
The kinds of Questions to ask include the following;
- Please provide name for this configuration (We will save your answers)
- Do you just want to host one wiki or many?
- What operating system option do you have for your client
- What operating system option do you have for your server operating system?
- Windows
- Linux variation
- MAC iOS
- inc SharePoint
- Android
- iPhone
- Do you want a copy of TiddlyWiki.com to read and experiment on?
- Do you want to review the various tiddlywiki editions available?
- Do you want to download a wiki found on the internet?
- Are you happy for them to be unavailable when you turn off your computer?
- Are you restricted from installing software on your computer eg; Locked down work computer?
- Do you want them available when connected to another network?
- Do you want to be able to copy to create new wikis as files?
- After creating and updating your wiki do you want to "publish it"?
- Is it a single file wiki
- is it a folder based wiki (Node or Node Based solution)
- do you want to publish it to the world as read only Yes/No
- With one editor
- With Multiple Editors
- do you want to publish it to the LAN as read only
- With one editor
- With Multiple Editors
- Do you want to use a wiki from which to generate new folder wikis?
- Do you only want access on your computer?
- Do you want wikis to be protected if multiple users want to edit it at a time?
- Would you like to treat tiddlywiki files like other documents from your computers file and folder structure?
- Would you like a simple directory to files on your hard disk or storage location
- Do you want them available within the LAN?
- Do you want them available on the internet?
- Do you have a prefered browser or list of browsers for editing wikis (Assume all can read)
- Do you want to use an unusual browser (Not IE, FireFox or Chrome) yes no
- What browser? edge/beaker/....
- Do you want your wiki on your mobile only
- Are you happy for TiddlyWikis to open in your default browser.
- Are you want TiddlyWikis to open in a none default browser or application.
- Do you want your wikis shared across multiple devices?
I am also looking for design suggestions for the interactive Q&A ideas I already have
- Publish on line as an ongoing reference work
- Get user to save a named configuration with their answers
- Add discord/other discussion threads
- Ability to send a configuration to someone or the site owner
- Unveil additional questions according to the answers
- Unveil suggestions according to the answers
- Allow printing the final result
Regards
Tony