Wikidata deployment/guide

Configuration changes
Wikidata configuration is in https://git.wikimedia.org/summary/operations/mediawiki-config.git


 * wmf-config/Wikibase.php
 * wmf-config/InitialiseSettings.php
 * wmf-config/CommonSettings.php

People listed on https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/admin/groups/21,members can approve changes and deploy them.

Normally aude or hoo handles these, but one can also ask Reedy, Greg G. or sign up for a SWAT deploy (where someone will deploy for you).

There no deploys on Fridays (and weekends) except for emergencies.

Checklist

 * make sure all relevant repositories have been branched
 * make sure the branch to be deployed has been tested with the correct branch of core
 * update the relevant submodule pointers on the wmf deployment branch
 * find all mentioned of "DEPLOY" in commit messages of any changes that are new on the branch being deployed, and build a pre/post-deployment checklists from these.