Ikiwiki
title: "Ikiwiki" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["free-wiki-software", "free-software-programmed-in-perl", "software-using-distributed-version-control", "distributed-bug-tracking-systems", "software-using-the-gnu-general-public-license"] topic_path: "technology/software-engineering" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikiwiki" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | ikiwiki |
| logo | ikiwiki.svg |
| developer | Joey Hess et al |
| released | |
| latest release version | |
| latest release date | |
| programming language | Perl |
| operating system | Unix-like |
| genre | Wiki software |
| license | GPL v2 or later |
| website | |
| :: |
| name = ikiwiki | logo = ikiwiki.svg | developer = Joey Hess et al | released = | latest release version = | latest release date = | programming language = Perl | operating system = Unix-like | genre = Wiki software | license = GPL v2 or later | website =
ikiwiki is a free and open-source wiki application, designed by Joey Hess. It is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2 or later. ikiwiki is written in Perl, although external plugins can be implemented in any language.
Unlike conventional wiki software, ikiwiki stores its pages in a standard version control system such as Git, Subversion or others.
Features
ikiwiki supports several lightweight markup languages, including Markdown, Creole, reStructuredText and Textile.
In the simplest case, it can function as an off-line static web site generator (possibly still allowing different users to submit changes through VCS; this method is sometimes referred to as wiki compiler), but it can use CGI to function as a normal web-interfaced wiki as well. Login via OpenID is supported.
ikiwiki can be used for maintaining a blog, and includes common blogging functionality such as comments and RSS feeds. The installer includes an option to set up a simple blog at install time.
ikiwiki is included in various Linux distributions, including Debian and Ubuntu.
References
References
- Huber, Mathias. (January 21, 2011). "Ikiwiki und Gitit: Quelltext-Repositories als Wiki". [[Linux Magazine]].
- "blog". ikiwiki.
- Casad, Joe. (2009). "Ikiwiki". Linux New Media.
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