Wikimedia Release Engineering Team/FAQ
Below is an expanding list of frequently asked questions for our team.
What versions are deployed?[edit]
See "currently active MediaWiki versions" on https://noc.wikimedia.org/conf/
Is there a train next week?[edit]
- Check the Deployment Calendar
- Check the long-term calendar wikitech:Deployments/Yearly_calendar
- Ask User:TCipriani (WMF)
When is the next deployment?[edit]
Check the Deployment Calendar. If the calendar is not up-to-date, ping User:TCipriani (WMF) as something has gone awry.
Was something just deployed? What was just deployed?[edit]
Check the Server Admin Log (SAL) for details.
Is [insert gerrit patch] deployed?[edit]
- Make sure you have a local git checkout of MediaWiki, the extension, or skin you want to check
- Check #What_versions_are_deployed? what versions are deployed
- Find the SHA1 of the commit you want to check
git pullgit branch wmf/[version] --contains [SHA1]; e.g.,git branch wmf/1.39.0-wmf.19 --contains 5ee155e517e378ba0ab658df26534d9b841dc76c
Do we keep statistics about deployment?[edit]
Yes! See the train-stats repo on GitLab.
What extensions are deployed by WMF?[edit]
The canonical source is in the repos/releng/release repository. In the file make-release/settings.yaml.
What version is [some wiki] running?[edit]
Each wiki's version is listed in the wikiversions.json. The current version of that file can be found on noc.wikimedia.org
How do I become a deployer?[edit]
To learn to deploy MediaWiki sign up for deployment training
Who can deploy?[edit]
Anyone listed in the deployment group in puppet can deploy MediaWiki.
Services have their own deployers that varies by service.