Software bundles

Manual installation of MediaWiki can be painful and time consuming, especially for users lacking technical proficiency.

Some users may find that using a pre-integrated MediaWiki software appliance is an easier way to get up and running with MediaWiki, especially in combination with virtual machine software such as  VirtualBox or  VMware.

A software appliance allows users to altogether skip manual installation of MediaWiki and its dependencies, and instead deploy a self-contained, ready-to-use system that requires little to no setup.

Several third-party MediaWiki software appliances exist, including:


 * TurnKey MediaWiki, which is based on Ubuntu and is built by the TurnKey Linux opensource project.
 * MediaWiki appliance, which is based on rPath Linux.