Wikibase/Docker

= Installing Wikibase with Docker =

The Wikibase team is now regularly releasing Docker images with MediaWiki, Wikibase and associated services. With a little customization, you can install exactly the kind of Wikibase instance you need.

Before you start

 * You’ll need to have docker and docker-compose installed on the computer where you want to run your Wikibase instance. (For help with this step, consult the resources list at the bottom of the page.)
 * The Wikibase team recommends providing at least 8GiB of RAM for a complete Docker install including all services.
 * You can get quick insight into your Docker resource usage with the  command; also check out Docker’s documentation on resource constraints.

Preparing your environment
Examine the files in the example directory of the wikibase-release-pipeline repository.

You'll need a  file much like the one provided in the   directory, as well as an optional   (see below for context). You'll also need a  file.

Look at the contents of the  file, and use the contents to create your own. You will need to populate the following sections with the secure usernames and passwords of your choice.

Mediawiki Configuration

 * MW_ADMIN_NAME
 * MW_ADMIN_PASS
 * MW_ADMIN_EMAIL

These values will be deployed into your MediaWiki installation. You'll use this username and password to log into the web interface of your new instance for the first time; the email address you enter here also serves as your password recovery channel.


 * MW_SECRET_KEY

This secret key should be unique; MediaWiki uses it for several purposes (e.g., session management, fallback cryptographic entropy source). See the link for more information.

Database Configuration

 * DB_NAME
 * DB_USER
 * DB_PASS

The database name, user and password you specify here will be deployed into your installation.

Wikibase Configuration

 * WIKIBASE_PINGBACK=false

By default, the Wikibase pingback feature is disabled. Please consider enabling this feature (which sends only anonymized data) by changing  to.

Enabling this feature significantly improves Wikimedia Deutschland's insight into how Wikibase is being used and helps us make more informed decisions regarding the development roadmap. For more information, read our pingback documentation topic.


 * WIKIBASE_HOST=localhost
 * WIKIBASE_PORT=80

If you need MediaWiki to run on a different port or IP on your system, you can change those here.

Files
Place your new  file next to your   file (and optionally your  ) in a folder of your choice.

Minimal install
At this stage, you have what you need to install MediaWiki (running on port 80) with Wikibase and a MySQL (MariaDB) backing database.

Simply run:

Extended install
You may also wish to run additional services like the query service (WDQS), QuickStatements (see here for more information) and Elasticsearch.

To do so, you'll need to make some changes to the files provided in the  directory.


 * 1) In , uncomment two areas:
 * Uncomment the line that calls the extended install script.
 * Uncomment the lines that specify  and.

The code snippet below shows the lines uncommented, with surrounding lines for context.

- quickstatements-data:/quickstatements/data - ./extra-install.sh:/extra-install.sh   networks: ...     - DB_NAME=${DB_NAME} - MW_ELASTIC_HOST=elasticsearch.svc - MW_ELASTIC_PORT=9200 - WIKIBASE_HOST ...

2. Run:

After install
1. Verify that all the services have started: run. You should see something like this: Name                   Command             State         Ports - example_mysql_1     docker-entrypoint.sh mysqld   Up      3306/tcp example_wikibase_1  /bin/bash /entrypoint.sh      Up      0.0.0.0:80->80/tcp

2. Log into your local machine.

3. You may check the logs for success, further information or errors using this command:

If you like to create links between MediaWiki and Wikibase make sure to run the add site script. Otherwise, you will see error messages like "The provided site identifier was not recognized".

For more detailed information, check out the README in the examples section of the wikibase-release-pipeline repository.

Using your new instance
Once all the services have started, you can begin the exciting process of filling up, extending and customizing your empty instance of Wikibase. Take a look at our setup resources page to get started.