TiddlyServer

v2 - A static file server that can also save files and mount TiddlyWiki folders

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v2 - A static file server that can also save files and mount TiddlyWiki folders

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Feb 17	2020-02-17 00:00:00 UTC	2020-02-24 00:00:00 UTC	1	1

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AlphaWeaver·Feb 17, 2020

Actually, I started out by just using the simplest saving method possible, which is downloading a new version of the HTML file on every save. It seems clunky but isn't that difficult to do. I branched out to using the Tiddloid Lite [0] Android client, (Tiddloid and Tiddloid Lite are both free and open source, the Lite version just has a different feature set,) and I just uploaded my previous wiki into Google Drive and the app just worked... saving became completely automatic and it syncs to Drive without a hitch. I'm looking into standing up a TiddlyServer [1] soon for my upcoming project, and I'm planning on eventually doing some modifications to do data storage in a database instead of on disk. One thing's for sure: it's got a great gradual way to "get into" using it... it just isn't great at communicating those options in a way that is

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n't overwhelming. [0]: https://github.com/donmor/TiddloidLite [1]: https://github.com/Arlen22/TiddlyServer

In How to Take Smart Notes

TiddlyTweeter·Oct 24, 2019

The OP is "How do you build a personal knowledge base?" I have used over years many tools. For me I need a tool that can handle: (a) "easy, unstructured data entry"; (b)"help find emergent pattern in data entered at (a)." TiddlyWiki (https://https://tiddlywiki.com/) is a very interesting and useful tool that matches my two criteria above very well. Its usable immediately. Just click to create a "Tiddler" and type. Later you can manipulate/present the "Tiddlers" you created in numerous ways. The basic version is a single HTML file that self-modifies (for interested programmers its a rare example of a pure "Quine"). It works in any browser. Browser extensions are available for it so that it can overwrite save, rather than download save. It will work with the cloud if you need that. Interfaces with Google Docs. Free publishing from local Tid

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dlyWiki to online publishing is built-in for http://tiddlyspot.com. And more I can't list. See main site for info. It has its own scripting language that includes string matching, maths and complex filters. In particular its "filter" mechanisms, that are largely list oreientated, allow complex interrogation and presentation of content. It supports JavaScript modules allowing full integration of good existing tools. There are libraries of plugins--both official (https://tiddlywiki.com/#%24%3A%2Fcore%2Fui%2FControlPanel%2F...) and unofficial (https://dynalist.io/d/zUP-nIWu2FFoXH-oM7L7d9DM -- hundreds) that extend function in many ways. There are also other versions of TW that are node based. Of the more interesting branches are "Bob" (https://github.com/OokTech/TW5-Bob) that provides all of TW's base functionality plus interaction with the OS on all major desktop platforms. Another is TiddlyServer (https://github.com/Arlen22/TiddlyServer). IMO its a very sophisticated and very effective tool for recording unstructured data in any form. The real plus in it is that you can then, if you need, begin to structure that data in innumerable ways. An upside is you can learn the basics very quickly. A downside is that it can take some time to fully understand all you can do in it and how to do it. For developers its Github gives insight into how it works and current developoments (https://github.com/Jermolene/TiddlyWiki5). It has a useful, friendly, discussion group (https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/tiddlywiki). Its a kind of "Swiss Army Knife" of information tools.

In Ask HN: How did you build up your personal knowledge base?