Cryptwiki is meant to solve an issue I have ran into recently. I wanted to have a way of version controlling my notes while also retaining my privacy.
This repository provides some scripts for version controlling a directory structure, with support for recursive GPG encryption via the crypt.py script. Version control is supported via the push/pull-notes scripts (shell or batch, depending on operating system).
As the name of the repo suggests, the main use-case for which I developed this convenient system is in order to easily create and store my notes online. Some of them contain sensitive information, justifying the need for the recursive encryption script.
The workflow I use is based on vimwiki. Mainly, my notes are organized into separate directories based on the different categories I wish to take notes in, then these directories are ecrypted and version controlled and everything is integrated nicely with Vim. I have provided instructions for how to achieve this in the Tutorial section.
That being said, using Vim is definitely not required, just convenient to me. They are just text files after all, you can use any text editor for taking them.
- Fork this repository
- Start taking notes and store them in the arrangement that best suits you
- Add the folders you wish to encrypt to the .cryptfile
- Use version control scripts to store the notes in the repository. (Tip: Make the repo private :) )
- Python
- pip :
python -m pip install pip - python-gnupg :
python -m pip install python-gnupg
Happy wiki-ing!