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+# Apache JSPWiki 2.10 - Documentation
+
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+       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
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+
+The license file can be found in LICENSE.
+
+
+## What is JSPWiki?
+
+JSPWiki is a simple (well, not any more) WikiWiki clone, written in Java
+and JSP.  A WikiWiki is a web site which allows anyone to participate
+in its development.  JSPWiki supports all the traditional wiki features,
+as well as very detailed access control and security integration using JAAS. 
+
+* For more information see https://jspwiki-wiki.apache.org/
+
+## Pre-requirements
+
+Okay, so you wanna Wiki?  You'll need the following things:
+
+REQUIRED:
+
+* A JSP engine that supports Servlet API 2.5.  We recommend Tomcat from
+  http://tomcat.apache.org/ for a really easy installation.
+  Tomcat 6.x or later is supported.
+
+* Some previous administration experience...  If you've ever installed
+  Apache or any other web server, you should be pretty well off.
+
+* And of course, a server to run the JSP engine on.
+
+* JDK 1.6+
+
+
+OPTIONAL:
+
+* JavaMail package from java.sun.com, if you want to use log4j mailing
+  capabilities.  You'll also need the Java Activation Framework.
+
+## Really simple installation
+
+This section is meant for you, if you just want to have a really quick
+install without much worries.  If you want to have a more complicated
+installation (with more power as to how to do things), 
+check out the "Install" section below.
+
+Since JSPWiki 2.1.153, JSPWiki comes with a really simple installation
+engine.  Just do the following:
+
+1) Install Tomcat from http://tomcat.apache.org/ (or any other servlet
+   container)
+
+2) Rename the JSPWiki.war file from the download and rename it based on
+   your desired URL (if you want it different from /JSPWiki).  For example,
+   if you want your URL to be http://.../wiki, rename it to wiki.war.
+   This name will be referred to as <appname> below.
+   Place this WAR in your $TOMCAT_HOME/webapps folder and then start Tomcat.
+
+3) Point your browser at http://<myhost>/<appname>/Install.jsp
+
+4) Answer a couple of simple questions
+
+5) Restart your container
+
+6) Point your browser to http://<myhost>/<appname>/
+
+That's it!
+
+
+## Advanced Installation
+
+In the $TOMCAT_HOME/lib folder (or equivalent based on your servlet container),
+place a jspwiki-custom.properties file, which can contain any overrides to the 
+default ini/jspwiki.properties file in the JSPWiki JAR.  For any values not 
+placed in jspwiki-custom.properties file JSPWiki will rely on the default file.
+Review the default file to look for values you may wish to override in the custom
+file.  Some common values to override in your custom file include 
+jspwiki.baseURL, jspwiki.xmlUserDatabaseFile, jspwiki.xmlGroupDatabaseFile
+jspwiki.fileSystemProvider.pageDir, jspwiki.basicAttachmentProvider.storageDir, 
+and log4j.appender.FileLog.File.  The comments in the default file will suggest 
+appropriate values to override them with. 
+
+The custom file can also be placed in the WEB-INF/ folder of the WAR, but storing
+this file in TOMCAT_HOME/lib allows you to upgrade the JSPWiki WAR without needing
+to re-insert your customizations.
+
+Unzip the contents of jspwiki-corepages.zip into your newly created
+directory.  You can find the rest of the documentation in the
+JSPWiki-doc.zip file.
+
+(Re)start tomcat.
+
+Point your browser at http://<where your Tomcat is installed>/MyWiki/.
+You should see the Main Wiki page.  See the next section if you want
+to edit the pages =).
+
+The WEB-INF/jspwiki.policy file is used to change access permissions for 
+the Wiki.
+
+Check the Apache JSPWiki website and project documentation for additional
+setup and configuration suggestions.
+
+## Upgrading from previous versions
+
+Please read ReleaseNotes and the UPGRADING document available with this
+distribution.
+
+## Contact
+
+Questions can be asked to JSPWiki team members and fellow users via the jspwiki-users
+mailing list: See http://jspwiki.apache.org/community/mailing_lists.html.
+Please use the user mailing list instead of contacting team members directly, 
+and as this is a public list stored in public archives, be sure to avoid including
+any sensitive information (passwords, data, etc.) in your questions.
+