Hosting services
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Be warned that the Wikimedia Foundation does not guarantee the quality of or endorse any of the services on the list. |
If you want to run a MediaWiki wiki and don't want to maintain your own infrastructure, you might be interested in the wiki farms and hosting services listed below.
- In addition, most regular web hosting companies allow for installing MediaWiki without too much trouble, although maintaining and upgrading the code would still in most cases be up to you.
- You can also install a pre-made software bundle or software "appliance" on a virtual private server.
Do not add hosting services to this list without directly linking to a page that explicitly states MediaWiki hosting.
| Name | Country | Wiki farm? | Specialism | Free Option? (yes/no) | Type of cost | Own domain | Command line | Support options | Visual Editor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A2 Hosting | USA, Europe | no | paid | 24/7 | No | 1-click setup | ||||
| Arvixe Hosting | USA, Europe | no | paid | 24/7 | No | 1-click setup | ||||
| Biowikifarm | Germany | for non-commercial dissemination of biological open-content data | yes | free | No | |||||
| Cloudways.com | Malta | no | paid | You have to set it up independently | yes | No | Quick setup, automatic backup, cloud-based (included in the cost). Support staff also in Dubai, Pakistan and Spain. | |||
| Fastdot Hosting | Australia, Asia Pacific, USA, UK | no | paid | No | 1-click installer | |||||
| Gamepedia | USA | Yes | Gaming Wikis | Yes | Free with advertising | Yes | ||||
| HostKnox | USA | Yes | No | Paid | Yes | Chrooted (jailed) SSH | 24/7 via support tickets. 15-minute response time. | No | Free MediaWiki installation, transfer & upgrade. | |
| Name | Country | Wiki farm? | Specialism | Free Option? (yes/no) | Type of cost | Own domain | Command line | Support options | Visual Editor | Notes |
| Mezzo Host | Canada | no | paid | yes | FTP & Jail Shell access | 24/7/365 support via email and phone | No | 1-click setup | ||
| MilesWeb.com | UK, US, India, Romania | no | paid | yes | FTP & Jail Shell access | 24/7/365 support via live chat, email and phone | No | 1-click setup | ||
| Miraheze | US/NL | Yes | Yes | Free (no ads) | Yes (optional) | IRC, Email, Issue trackers, Wiki venues | Yes, on request | Community-driven, non-profit, quick wiki creation, HTTPS-only, public and private wikis. Infrastructure 100% open source. No hard limits on server resource usage. | ||
| MyWikis | USA | Yes | private wikis (public wikis are still available) | no | paid (no ads) | Yes (included) | FTP and SSH on request | Ticketed support system, email, and phone | Yes | Unlimited storage, unlimited bandwidth. VisualEditor available with MyWikis Pro and above plans. Let's Encrypt HTTPS included by default on each wiki. Public AND private. A dirt-cheap hosted Parsoid plan is available to non-MyWikis wikis. The Service will not host wikis containing the following content: pornography, sensitive topics (to be determined by the Service), or generally "Not Safe For Work". |
| Neoseeker | game and entertainment-related wikis | yes | free | No | ||||||
| NuBlue | UK | no | paid | No | 1-click install | |||||
| Name | Country | Wiki farm? | Specialism | Free Option? (yes/no) | Type of cost | Own domain | Command line | Support options | Visual Editor | Notes |
| Pogoapp | USA | no | paid | No | 1-click installation and upgrading | |||||
| Referata | USA | yes | Semantic MediaWiki | yes | free and paid | possible | No | |||
| RoseHosting.com | USA | no | paid | No | Linux VPS hosting. | |||||
| SaaS Web Internet Solutions | Germany | Standard, BlueSpice, Semantic MediaWiki | no | paid | always | none | Phone at business hours, email 24x7 | No | Fully managed MediaWiki on a dedicated cloud platform | |
| ShoutWiki | yes | yes | free ad-supported and paid | possible | none | Special:Contact, Forum:Index at ShoutWiki Hub | No | From MediaWiki developers and others. | ||
| SiteGround | USA, Netherlands, Singapore | no | paid | yes | 24/7/365 support via live chat, email and phone | No | 1-click setup | |||
| Start.wiki | USA | no | paid | No | Offers .wiki domains | |||||
| Uncyclomedia | Wiki host for comedy wikis such as Illogicopedia | yes | free | No | Unclear how to host a mediawiki installation, seems to just host existing wikis. | |||||
| VPSinEU.com | Europe | Fully Managed MediaWiki Hosting Services | no | paid | 24/7 | No | Fully Managed MediaWiki Hosting | |||
| Webhost UK LTD | UK, US | no | paid | yes | FTP & Jail Shell access | 24/7/365 support via live chat, email and phone | No | 1-click setup | ||
| Name | Country | Wiki farm? | Specialism | Free Option? (yes/no) | Type of cost | Own domain | Command line | Support options | Visual Editor | Notes |
| Wiki.Wiki | USA | yes | yes | free with advertising | No | Offers .wiki domains | ||||
| Wiki.yt | yes | yes | free, ad-supported and paid | No | Unclear how to host a mediawiki installation, seems to just host existing wikis. | |||||
| Wikia | United States, France, Poland | yes | Entertainment, Lifestyle, and Video Games | yes | free with advertising | no | none | Special:Contact and community forums | Yes | In case the community wants to move to another host, the wiki and the content can't be deleted from Wikia. Does not support/offer the Vector skin. |
| Wikibase Solutions | The Netherlands | Fully managed Wiki hosting in addition to our core business of developing Semantic MediaWiki solutions | no | paid | yes | At request | Phone, Skype and email | Yes | Also provide support for Elasticsearch and other requested services. | |
| WikiHoster.net | Germany | yes | Semantic MediaWiki, updates and upgrades included in plans (serviced) | no | paid | possible | serviced (see specialism) | Phone and email at business hours | No | German site. Available for customers in the SEPA-area. |
| Wiki-Site | United States, Israel | yes | yes | free with advertising | No | Available in 25 languages. |
External links
- Hosts listed at WikiApiary
- Farms listed at WikiApiary
- Wikibooks:Starting and Running a Wiki Website/Hosted Wikis
- Comparison of wiki hosting services
- WikiMatrix
