Migrate from an existing blog

[lisez]

How can I migrate my existing markdown files to otterwiki?

I think otterwiki is fantastic, and I’d love to move my blog over to it.

After reading the official guide and trying the demo site (redimp/otterwiki-documentation), I’m still not sure whether otterwiki can directly work with existing Markdown files from another source.

If that’s possible, I’d like to know the expected folder and file structure so I can adapt my current content to fit otterwiki.

Did I miss something in the documentation, or is it really as straightforward as shown in redimp/otterwiki-documentation?

[redimp]

Hey @lisez,

your oberservation is correct, the repository redimp/otterwiki-documentation is exactly what lives on https://otterwiki.com.

Note: otterwiki.com has the Git Web Sever enabled, so you can run

git clone https://otterwiki.com/.git

There are multiple ways for importing the files. In my opinion the most convinient way is

(1) to clone your wiki, you find the url in the Settings when the Git Webserver is enabled, add your files, commit and push them. Your wiki will ask for username and password, just enter your mail address and your password as you do in the web interface.

(2) depending on your installation, just copy your files directly into the repository, e.g. ./app-data/repository when following the recommended way of running An Otter Wiki via docker compose, cd into the directory and git add and git commit the files.

[lisez]

thanks for your prompt response!