How to Install XWiki on Ubuntu 22.04

How to Install XWiki on Ubuntu 22.04

Author: Łukasz Bodziony

Published: June 2025

Introduction

XWiki is a powerful, extensible wiki platform written in Java. In this tutorial, Łukasz Bodziony will show you how to install and configure XWiki on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS using Tomcat and MariaDB.

Prerequisites

  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS server
  • Sudo/root privileges
  • 4 GB RAM (recommended)
  • Static IP or DNS name

Step 1: Update System Packages

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

Step 2: Install Java (OpenJDK 11)

sudo apt install -y openjdk-11-jdk  
java -version

Step 3: Install and Configure MariaDB

sudo apt install -y mariadb-server  
sudo mysql_secure_installation

Log into MariaDB and create a database and user for XWiki:

sudo mysql -u root -p  
CREATE DATABASE xwikidb CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;  
CREATE USER 'xwikiuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'strongpassword';  
GRANT ALL ON xwikidb.* TO 'xwikiuser'@'localhost';  
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;  
EXIT;

Step 4: Install Apache Tomcat

sudo apt install -y tomcat9 tomcat9-admin

Ensure Tomcat is running:

sudo systemctl enable tomcat9  
sudo systemctl start tomcat9

Step 5: Download and Deploy XWiki WAR


cd /tmp  
wget https://releases.xwiki.org/xwiki/13.10/xwiki-web-13.10.11.war -O xwiki.war  
sudo mv xwiki.war /var/lib/tomcat9/webapps/  
sudo systemctl restart tomcat9

Step 6: Configure XWiki

On first access (http://Your-Server-IP:8080/xwiki), follow the setup wizard. Choose “MySQL / MariaDB” and enter:

  • Database: xwikidb
  • User: xwikiuser
  • Password: strongpassword
  • JDBC URL: jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/xwikidb?useUnicode=true&characterEncoding=UTF-8

Conclusion

You now have a fully functional XWiki instance running on Ubuntu 22.04! It’s ready for you to create documentation, knowledge bases, or collaborative intranets.

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© 2025 Written by Łukasz Bodziony – All rights reserved.

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