Thread:Project:Support desk/how to use citation template/reply

after setting up mediawiki software on the web server, follow these instructions https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Importing_Wikipedia_infoboxes_tutorial. the Cite templates you mentioned are not infoboxes, but the principle is the same. you'll need a combination of efforts, sysadmin work in order to satisfy the preparation and wiki work to satisfy a bit of preparation and the other steps.