Cannot use Quine 2 to login to my local toddlywiki server

[Benoy Mandal]

Hi 

I just purchased this app but I am unable to connect to my tiddlywiki local server which is install and a docker container and exposed by port 8080.

on the app I using the IP address of the sever without the port assuming the app is defaulted to looking for port 8080  on next screen i am using my user id and password that i set for tiddlywiki but it doesn't connect. it comes with error unable to connect please contact your administrator.

However I am able to login to server locally using simple web browser with port 8080 and the user credential. 

Please let me know what to do.

Thanks

[Quine]

Hi - I'd be surprised if you can connect to a hosted tiddlywiki from Quine - but I'm happy to look into it some with a bit more information:

1. On what platform are you running Quine?

2. How are you running your local server?

3. How are you connecting to your local server?

Cheers...

[Benoy Mandal]

On Friday, February 10, 2023 at 10:45:50 PM UTC Quine wrote:

Hi - I'd be surprised if you can connect to a hosted tiddlywiki from Quine - but I'm happy to look into it some with a bit more information:

1. On what platform are you running Quine? iPhone IOS 16.2

2. How are you running your local server? Tiddlywiki server is running locally as container inside docker.  Tiddly server is exposed to LAN via the docker host ip with port 8080 

3. How are you connecting to your local server? I am on the same LAN where the server is, so no VPN or NAT, I am wifi on my phone with Quine app. I am able to use the safari browse on the phone to connect to the Tiddlywiki server with IP and the port, i.e. http://192.168.0.33:8080. 

I see the app is not asking for permission on IOS to access LAN like some  other apps, I am guessing  this may be the issue. IOS has some resctriction where it only grant access when app request for it and you allow.

Thanks   

[Quine]

Thank you. Now where are you entering the URL to the server?

FYI Quine is not a web client in the same way that Safari is - so it doesn't load TiddlyWiki's that way - it only loads local TiddlyWiki files. The reason for NOT implementing that pattern is precisely because you you CAN do that through Safari.

Is there something specific you are trying to do (relative to your TiddlyWiki server) that Safari cannot do?

Cheers.... 

[Benoy Mandal]

In Quine I am just using the IP address of server 192.168.0.33 and on the next screen I am putting the username and password  of tiddlywiki server.

I brought this app so I can use the Quine interface to add notes to my server by accessing  my local tiddlywiki server since using  safari doesn't renders  tiddlywiki page probably as its not a mobile version.

Can you tell me if the above is possible to connect to my local server the way I am thinking, just like to know how 'Connect to server' in Quine meant to be used.

I don't want my notes to be stored on apple server [iCloud] that's the reason I want use my local server.

Thanks 

[Quine]

Hi again,

"Connect to Server" is a part of iOS Files App which allows you to connect the iOS files environment to SMB [file] servers. Quine just happens to provide it since it is standard with the iOS Files App infrastructure, which Quine uses.

What that means is that if you have a local SMB [file] server they can be made visible on iOS. If you wanted to try setting up an SMB server on your LAN, that might be an interesting experiment, as your SMB files should be visible inside Quine via "Connect to Server". I'm not sure how well that would work, as I've not tried it.

My favorite LAN file server solution for working with Quine is SSH using iOS "Secure Shellfish" as a client App. It does a great job of syncing [wiki] files between an SSH server and iOS. You can then find-open-read-write-save those files from Quine. You wouldn't need to run a TiddlyWiki server - just the SSH server.

Does this help?

[Benoy Mandal]

Thanks, that's makes sense, I have tried both SMB and SSH method and it works great, I longer need to have the local tiddlywiki server anymore as this address my issue of storing the file locally.

Just one more question, do you know if  its possible to add plugins like Katex while using your app.

Cheers

[Quine]

Excellent - I'm glad that is working for you.

Regarding loading plugins etc while using Quine - yes. Plugin loading works just as if in a browser: install from the TiddlyWiki ControlPanel, save and reload.

Have fun!