Wikimedia Release Engineering Team/Checkin archive/2023-04-12

= 2023-04-12 =


 * Last time

🏆 Wins

 * https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Release_Engineering_Team/Monthly_notable_accomplishments
 * Apr '23 edition


 * Mr. Widget doesn't seem to have broken again.
 * Job to test train branch cut on a daily basis
 * Successfully debugged an obscure buildkitd -> registry interaction
 * Multi-arch image support pre-req!
 * Still need access to logs for future debugging/troubleshooting. See https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T322579


 * A plan exists for Phorge migration
 * Abstract Wikipedia showed up asking for help with a GitLab migration
 * Jelto deployed the privileged buildkitd commit
 * Moving scap backport tests, win in progress

🌻 Open source/Upstream contributions

 * https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Release_Engineering_Team/Upstream

😶 Let's keep this empty

 * +1'd gerrit changes
 * Gerrit access requests

📅 Vacations/Important dates

 * https://office.wikimedia.org/wiki/HR_Corner/Holiday_List#2023
 * https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar
 * https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Release_Engineering_Team/Time_off

April 2023

 * 7-10: German public holiday (Jaime out)


 * 21 April Global holiday: Earth Day
 * (tentatively) 17–28: Antoine
 * 28 Fri: Brennen → KS

May 2023
* 01 Mon: Antoine, labour day
 * 01 Mon–05 Fri: 🎉 Offsite week—Add topics/activities: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MdA_mOcilUdEQT65iPZRopDykMgTt7Xq093iWhA64zg/edit#
 * 08 Mon: Antoine, WW2 armistice
 * 08-12: Dancy - school outdoor ed trip
 * 15-25: Dan - vacation
 * 15-22: Chad - vacation + Hackathon in Athens
 * 26(?) Jeena
 * 29 Mon: Memorial Day, US staff with reqs

June 2023

 * 8 Thu–9 Fri: Brennen → Apogaea
 * 19 Mon: Juneteenth, US staff with reqs
 * 23 Fri–18 Fri Aug: Jeena → Mongolia

July 2023

 * 23 Fri Jun–18 Fri Aug: Jeena → Mongolia
 * 03 Mon: U.S. July Holiday, US staff with reqs
 * 06 Wed–11 Tue: Dancy out (wedding, not mine)
 * 28 Fri: Brennen out part day for RockyGrass

August 2023

 * 23 Fri Jun–18 Fri Aug: Jeena → Mongolia
 * 09 Wed: International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, US staff with reqs
 * 04 Fri: Brennen → NYC (probable half day)
 * 11 Fri: Brennen out part day for Folks Fest
 * 27 Aug–04 Sep: Brennen (🔥)

September 2023

 * 26 Aug–04 Sep: Brennen (🔥)
 * 13 Weds–17 Sun: Brennen → KS (approximate)

🔥🚂 Train

 * https://tools.wmflabs.org/versions/
 * https://train-blockers.toolforge.org/
 * https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments/Yearly_calendar


 * 2 Jan - wmf.17 - Dan + Antoine (Jaime out)
 * 9 Jan - wmf.18 - Jeena + Dan (Jaime out)
 * 16 Jan - wmf.19 - Jaime + Jeena
 * 23 Jan - wmf.20 - Brennen + Jaime
 * 30 Jan - wmf.21 - Ahmon + Brennen
 * 6 Feb - wmf.22 - Chad + Ahmon
 * 13 Feb - wmf.23 – Dan + Chad
 * 20 Feb - wmf.24 – Antoine + Dan
 * 27 Feb - wmf.25 – Jaime + Antoine
 * 6 Mar – wmf.26 – Jeena + Jaime
 * 13 Mar – wmf.27 – Brennen + Jeena
 * 20 Mar – wmf.1 – Ahmon + Brennen
 * 27 Mar – wmf.2 – Chad Dan + Ahmon
 * 3 Apr – wmf.3 – Antoine + Dan


 * 10 Apr – wmf.4 – Chad + Antoine
 * 17 Apr – wmf.5 – Jaime + Chad
 * 24 Apr – wmf.6 – Jeena + Jaime
 * 1 May – wmf.7 – Brennen + Jeena

Team discussions

 * Jeena knowledge transfer: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rRRCEFDau-NXzitffjYNSJwXnJ27yU2o6S-QciD4BrA/edit#gid=0
 * When you think, "oh, I should ask jeena" add whatever you're thinking about to this ticket


 * K8s CKE training signup— https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1M6PYrZMv5rVjuSpOM092L6BIjZwSwLvZJvDgfJFbLvg/edit#gid=0


 * Next sprint spike topic—https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZS4g3zZR7XzLvJGzlL1WKazu0xWnz6sZY1Y_1z7D1Os/edit#
 * Starting with train best practices documentation


 * Migrate pipeline repos
 * Seems to have a few takers—abstract wiki + discovery search
 * Prioritize helping these folks use the neat stuff we've built


 * GitLab private repos + GitLab volunteer admins
 * TODO: I'm writing a draft policy and passing it off to security + legal (as of yesterday)
 * Requirements for private repos
 * No "private" data, only "restricted data" — no passwords, no PII
 * All members must have 2fa enabled
 * Must acknowledge above via phab form


 * Process for Volunteer admins
 * Same requirements for server access—2fa, signed NDA, acknowledge server best practice doc, compelling reason to request, existing admin sponser(?)
 * Similar to gerrit privelege request: open two weeks to allow for comment
 * If you haven't used privilege for a period of time, you will be auto-removed
 * We will need fewer GitLab admins than Gerrit admins due to the way things are