[lug] Wiki server suggestions for small organization

[Scott Kruger]

Here is an idea for something a bit different:
https://www.getlektor.com/

Lektor, started by Armin Ronacher who also started Flask, is a static
webpage CMS system.  What sets it apart from other static website
generators (e.g., Pelican or Jekyll) is that it has a built-in web admin
interface as well as a built-in editor for generating content.

The reason why the static webpage generated is important is that it
makes deployment somewhat easier (because security is easier):
https://www.getlektor.com/docs/deployment/
and specifically you can leverage github or gitlab pages.

I'm not sure that this will be easy enough for your users -- I
investigated this and went with Pelican so haven't worked through the
deployment issues-- but it's possible that this could be a nice looking,
free solution.  It looks more like a blog than a Wiki, but to me that's
a good thing  (really, organization is important so categorizing things
from the start makes things better).

Scott




Oe 2021-03-11 15:45, Davide Del Vento did write:
> Hi Vince,
> Nice hearing from you, I hope you're doing well.
> 
> Some uncommon suggestions follow:
> 
> How about github's wiki? I think it covers all the requirements you make.
> The only point which I don't know is about the wiki being public facing or
> private. I know github offers private repositories, and I assume private
> wikis too -- but I suspect there are some strings attached and I have not
> explored them.
> 
> Another option to consider, if as it sounds most of the information you
> want to store is lists, rather than narrative, is Trello. Trello is not a
> wiki, but I've been using it ever since one of my interns at NCAR dragged
> me in (screaming and kicking because I did not want yet-another-account,
> however it does support logging in with Google and other account
> providers). Just to be clear, Trello does support narrative and text too,
> but not extremely well -- for example you cannot easily make tables in the
> text. However it supports lists and deadlines **extremely** well.
> 
> Last, but not least, Google docs/drive/spreadsheet. Pretty much everything
> you would like to have, besides index pages (because they trust so much
> their search function that there is no index and if you are not very well
> organized you end up like in a messed up pile of paper in a file cabinet).
> 
> HTH, at least to think about your requirements, if not to find your
> solution :-)
> Cheers,
> Davide
> 
> On Thu, Mar 11, 2021 at 3:06 PM Vince Dean <vincedean at frii.com> wrote:
> 
> > Friends,
> >
> > As a board member of a local non-profit, the Louisville Art Association,
> > I'm working on a project to better manage our information, both paper-based
> > and digital. I'm focused now on the digital part.  As treasurer for the
> > last two years, I was astonished by the complexity of our operations.
> > Finding the facts, policies and contact people was the biggest challenge.
> >
> > A few years ago, when I worked at NCAR, I had good luck using an in-house
> > Wiki server to share active information with team members. I'm hoping to
> > repeat that success with the Art Association. Considerations include:
> >
> >    - I don't want to own or maintain a public-facing web server. I'm
> >    Unix-savvy but not a proper system administrator.
> >    - The site should be easy for our team members to search and update.
> >    Artists are not known for their tech skills.
> >    - We would be willing to pay a modest fee, but cost is certainly an
> >    issue.
> >    - It might be convenient, but not necessary, to associate files with
> >    some of the Wiki pages, but the primary goal is to manage text-based
> >    information.
> >    - The scale is very small. We have about 150 members but only a few
> >    would actively use the Wiki. Not many simultaneous users.
> >
> > I know that there are companies which will host a Wiki but I don't have
> > experience using any of them. I hope to find a solution which is simple,
> > easy to use and inexpensive. (The Holy Grail of software?)
> >
> > I would welcome your suggestions on any aspect of this, especially if you
> > have a success story to share.
> >
> > Many thanks,
> >
> > Vince
> >
> > --
> > Vince Deanvincedean at frii.com
> > cell: 303-746-6048
> >
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