You can put anything you want inside the webroot folder. Then set the tree property to the folder path. Relative paths are relative to the settings.json file, so "tree": "../webroot", would expect it one folder up.
On Sat, Sep 7, 2019 at 9:24 AM Mohammad Rahmani <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Arlen, > Very clear explanation! > As a newbie in using Tiddlyserver what should go in webroot folder? > I followed your instruction step by step and I was successful to setup > Tiddlyserver, but then > I had nothing inside webroot! > > Furthermore, how about other wiki if I want to load them through > TiddlyServer? > > I am sure you have already given answer to all these questions, but as a > newbie I wish to follow up the instruction and be able to setup > TiddlyServer + working Wikis. > > > > > Best wishes > Mohammad > > > On Sat, Sep 7, 2019 at 8:57 AM Arlen Beiler <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Just thought I'd take a minute to chime in here. I apologize that >> TiddlyServer appears so complex to get started with. I'm quite sure it is >> much simpler than the other options you've mentioned above, especially IIS >> and WebDAV. So here's how to get started. >> >> https://github.com/Arlen22/TiddlyServer/releases/tag/2.1.3 >> >> Open that page, and scroll down to the bottom. Download your source >> archive zip or tar.gz, whichever you prefer. Here's a screenshot of what >> I'm referring to. >> >> [image: Screenshot 2019-09-07 00.23.07.png] >> >> Extract it to an empty folder so you don't risk merging with an existing >> folder. Once you extract it you can move it wherever you want it to be. >> >> https://nodejs.org/en/ >> >> Go to NodeJS.org and download the LTS version of Node, which currently is >> 10.x, and install it on the computer you will be running TiddlyServer on. >> It's pretty straightforward, and the default options should work fine. >> >> You don't actually need to install the whole thing, you can also just >> download a zip file and extract node.exe into the TiddlyServer folder to >> make a portable install. Since you're working with IIS I'm sure you have >> enough computer experience know what I'm talking about, but if I'm not >> making myself clear, just install NodeJS like I described above. >> >> Now, here's the part that most people find tricky. Copy >> example-settings.json and name it settings.json. Then open it in your >> favorite editor and read the comments in it. You can leave the comments >> there, just uncomment one of the lines inside the bindInfo object according >> to your particular use case. I'm guessing it would probably be the first or >> second of the three options. Here's what it looks like. >> >> "bindInfo": { >> // V V V V Uncomment one of the following V V V V >> >> //bind to localhost only (you can specify any other ip address in >> this array, and it will bind to all available addresses) >> // "bindAddress": ["127.0.0.1"], >> >> //bind to 0.0.0.0 >> // "bindWildcard": true >> >> //workaround for android devices (bind to all available private ip >> addresses on startup) >> // "bindWildcard": false, "bindAddress": ["192.168.0.0/16", " >> 10.0.0.0/8", "172.31.0.0/16"], "filterBindAddress": true, >> }, >> >> The entire documentation for the settings.json file is at >> https://arlen22.github.io/tiddlyserver/docs/serverconfig.html and the >> tree property is the first item on the page. Here's a really simple example >> to get you started. >> >> "tree": { >> "myfolder": "../personal", >> "workstuff": "../work", >> "user": "~/Desktop/random", >> "projects_group": { >> "tiddlyserver": "~/Desktop/Github/TiddlyServer", >> "material-theme": "~/Dropbox/Material Theme" >> } >> } >> >> >> And that's all there is to it. Once you have your settings.json file >> setup, just run "node server.js" to start the server. >> >> I made TiddlyServer simple because I want it to be simple for me to use >> every day :) I'm just really bad at communicating that sometimes. >> >> Hope that helps >> Arlen >> >> On Mon, Jun 24, 2019 at 3:55 AM Adrian Holbrook < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I thought I had sorted out my problems with saving TWs but I have had a >>> few PC problems and after a complete reinstall I am back into trying to >>> sort out the problem again. I cannot seem to get TWCloud to work now and I >>> am thinking of trying out IIS and WebDAV. Can I still keep my TW files in >>> my Dropbox folder on the PC or do I have to locate them on the C: Drive? My >>> dropbox folder is located on a separate Hard Drive - not C: >>> >>> On Sunday, April 14, 2019 at 7:09:45 AM UTC+1, PMario wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> since you use win10, WebDav could be an option. 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