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7. Mediawiki.

MediaWiki is a wiki engine for the web.

This procedure is based on this example.

Ubuntu ip : 192.168.60.8/24
Casaos version: v0.4.15
Your username: teacher
Your home directory:/home/teacher

7.1 Create Network and Volumes with Portainer.

Open Portainer for create network and volumes.
https://192.168.60.8:9443

Click on Environments Local.

7.1.1 Each Mediawiki instance has its container.

  • cnt_mki_wb_number.
  • cnt_mki_db_number.
    Containers will be created from Casaos graphical interface.

7.1.2 Each Mediawiki instance has its network.

  • net_mki_number.
    Create net_mki_1.
Select Networks.  
Add network.  
Name : net_mki_1  
Add Driver options:  
Name : com.docker.network.bridge.name   value : net_mki_1  
Create the network.

Name: com.docker.network.bridge.name value : net_mki_1 is not specified, docker will give it a name as br-XXXX.

7.1.3 Each Mediawiki instance has its volume.

  • vol_mki_wb_number.
  • vol_mki_db_number.
    Create these volumes.
Select Volumes.  
Add volume.  
Name: vol_mki_wb_1  
Create the volume.  
Add the volume.  
Name: vol_mki_db_1  
Create the volume.

7.2 Install Mediawiki with a yaml script.

Copy this script in notepad, kate, gedit or another text editor
and save with a name that has a yaml extension.

# 2025, January  
# replace number  by 1 or 2 or ... until 9  
# example n = 1  
# port published wb = 8081  
# port published db = 33771  
# ip = 192.168.60.8  
# your username is teacher  
# you must create network net_mki_1    from portainer before installing mediawiki.  
# you must create volume vol_mki_wb_1  from portainer before installing mediawiki.  
# you must create volume vol_mki_db_1  from portainer before installing mediawiki.  
# you must upload  the newly created LocalSettings.php file under /DATA/Documents/docker/files/mediawiki_1 before the second installing of mediawiki.  
#  
## you cannot  delete  /DATA/Documents/docker/files/mediawiki_1/LocalSettings.php  
#  
# Be careful with the tab, the indentation is 4 characters.  
#  
name: mediawiki_1  ## change  n of mediawiki_n  
services:  
    mediawiki:  
        cpu_shares: 90  
        command: []  
        container_name: cnt_mki_wb_1  ## change  n  of cnt_mki_wb_n  
        depends_on:  
            mediawikidb:  
                condition: service_started  
                restart: true  
                required: true  
        deploy:  
            resources:  
                limits:  
                    memory: 2048M  
        environment: []  
        hostname: cnt_mki_wb_1  ## change n to cnt_mki_wb_n  
        image: mediawiki:latest  
        links:  
            - mediawikidb:mariadb  
        ports:  
            - target: 80  
              published: '8081'  ## change  n of 808n  
              protocol: tcp  
        restart: always  
        volumes:  
            - /var/lib/docker/volumes/vol_mki_wb_1/_data:/var/www/html/images # create volume from portainer and change  n of vol_mki_wb_n  
            # After initial setup, download LocalSettings.php to the same directory as  
            # this yaml and uncomment the following line and use compose to restart  
            # the mediawiki service  
            #- /DATA/Documents/docker/files/mediawiki_1/LocalSettings.php:/var/www/html/LocalSettings.php # upload newly created LocalSettings.php in the folder/DATA/Documents/docker/files/mediawiki_1/ and remove the "#"  
        devices: []  
        cap_add: []  
        network_mode: net_mki_1 # create network  from portainer and change  n of net_mki_n  
        privileged: false  
    mediawikidb:  
        cpu_shares: 90  
        container_name: cnt_mki_db_1  # change  n  of cnt_mki_db_n  
        command: []  
        deploy:  
            resources:  
                limits:  
                    memory: 2048M  
        environment:  
            - MYSQL_DATABASE=my_wiki  
            - MYSQL_USER=wikiuser  
            - MYSQL_PASSWORD=641fqAB4d  # as you want  
            - MYSQL_RANDOM_ROOT_PASSWORD=yes  
        hostname: cnt_mki_db_1 ## change  n of cnt_mki_db_n  
        image: mariadb:latest  
        ports:  
            - target: 3306  
              published: '33771'  ## change  n to  3377n  
              protocol: tcp  
        restart: always  
        volumes:  
            - /var/lib/docker/volumes/vol_mki_db_1/_data:/var/lib/mysql  ## create volume from portainer and change  n of vol_mki_db_n  
        devices: []  
        cap_add: []  
        network_mode: net_mki_1  # create network  from portainer and change  n of net_mki_1  
        privileged: false  
  
x-casaos:  
    author: self  
    category: self  
    hostname: 192.168.60.8  ## change IP  
    icon: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Mediawiki-logo.png  # check if existe  
    index: /  
    is_uncontrolled: false  
    port_map: '8081' ## change  n of  808n  
    scheme: http  
    store_app_id: mediawiki_1  ## change  n of  mediawiki_n  
    title:  
        custom: mediawiki_1 ## change  n  of mediawiki_n

Information.
If you want to change your Mediawiki instance in 2,
Edit this file and replace _1 by _2.
Then replace the port 8081 by 8082
and 33771 by 33772.
You will need to create a mediawiki_2 folder under /DATA/Documents/docker/files/
because the LocalSettings file will be different.

7.3 First Installation for initial setup.

Installing Mediawiki is done in 2 steps:

  • 1- After initial setup, download LocalSettings.php to the directory as /DATA/Documents/docker/files/mediawiki_1.
  • 2- Add a Volume in Mediawiki icon settings:
    Host:/DATA/Documents/docker/files/mediawiki_1/LocalSettings.php
    Container: /var/www/html/LocalSettings.php

7.3.1 Step 1. First Install.

From another computer running Ubuntu or another Linux OS.

Open casaos.
http://192.168.60.8

Click on the "+" which is located in the middle right of the browser web page.
install a customized app.
Click on right top who name "import".
Import.
Click on Drag your Docker Compose here or click to upload.
Search your script yaml .
Submit.
OK and OK.
Install.

7.3.2 Step 1. First access Mediawiki.

From another computer running Ubuntu or another Linux OS.

Open Mediawiki.
http://192.168.60.8:8081.

First page :setup the wiki first.
Language:
Your Language :en - English.
Wiki language :en - English
Continue.
All is OK : Continue.
Connect to database:
Database type:MariasDB.
Database host:cnt_mki_db_1.
Identify this wiki:
Database name:my_wiki.
User account for installation:
Database username:wikiuser.
Database password:641fqAB4d.
Continue.
Database settings:
Use the same account as for installation.
Continue.
Name:
Name of wiki:Mybeautifulweb.
Administrator account:
Your username: adminwiki.
Password (10 characters) :as you want.
Email address:as you want;
I'm bored already, just install the wiki.
Install
Continue for Begin the installation.
Install database.
Database was successfully setup.
Continue.
The installer has generated a LocalSettings.php file.
Your LocalSettings.php file is located in your browser's downloads folder.

7.4 LocalSettings.php.

Before downloading LocalSettings in /DATA/Documents/docker/files/mediawiki_1,
add the extensions to the end of the LocalSettings.php file.

# Add  extensions  
wfLoadExtensions( [ 'Cite', 'CiteThisPage', 'ParserFunctions', 'ConfirmEdit', 'InputBox', 'Gadgets', 'ImageMap', 'Nuke' , 'ParserFunctions','PdfHandler', 'SpamBlacklist', 'Poem', 'TitleBlacklist'] );  
  
## Editor VisualEditor  
wfLoadExtension( 'VisualEditor' );  
  
## WikiEditor  
wfLoadExtension( 'WikiEditor' );  
$wgHiddenPrefs[] = 'usebetatoolbar';  
$wgDefaultUserOptions['showtoolbar'] = true;  
$wgDefaultUserOptions['usebetatoolbar'] = 1;  
  
## SyntaxHighlight  
wfLoadExtension( 'SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi' );

Also change UTC.
How find your Time Zone.
Open a terminal console.
timedatectl list-timezones
Example: "Australia/Sydney".

# Time zone  
#$wgLocaltimezone = "UTC";  
$wgLocaltimezone = "Autralia/Sydney";

And allow uploads.

$wgEnableUploads = true;

7.5 Upload LocalSettings.php.

From another computer running Ubuntu or another Linux OS.

Open Casaos.
http://192.168.60.8.

Click on File icon.
Then in Documents.
Click and choose New folder.
Name: docker
Not shared - Submit.
Then in docker folder.
Click and choose New folder.
Name: files.
Not shared - Submit.
Then in files folder.
Click and choose New folder.
Name: mediawiki_1.
Not shared - Submit.
Click and choose Uploads LocalSettings.php file.

You can modify LocalSettings.php but not delete it.

To return to the casaos homepage, click on the cross in the top right corner.

7.6 Step 2. Second install mediawiki.

From another computer running Ubuntu or another Linux OS.

Open Casaos.
http://192.168.60.8.
Click on Settings from mediawiki_1 icon.
Find Volumes parameters.
Click on Add.
Host:/DATA/Documents/docker/files/mediawiki_1/LocalSettings.php
Container: /var/www/html/LocalSettings.php
Click on Save.

7.7 Attach volumes with containers.

On portainer, by default the volumes are marked Unused.

From another computer running Ubuntu or another Linux OS.

Open Portainer.
https://192.168.60.8:9443

Click on Environments Local.

Select Container cnt_mki_wb_1.
Stop cnt_mki_wb_1.
Click on cnt_mki_wb_1.
Click Duplicate/Edit.
Advanced container settings.
Click on Volumes.
Volumes mapping.
Choose container /var/www/html/images.
Click on Volume.
Select a Volume.
Choose vol_mki_wb_1 - local.
Click on Deploy the container.
Click on Replace.

Select containers cnt_mki_db_1.
Stop cnt_mki_db_1.
Click on cnt_mki_db_1.
Click Duplicate/Edit.
Advanced container settings.
Click on Volumes.
Volumes mapping.
Choose container /var/lib/mysql.
Click on Volume.
Select a Volume.
Choose vol_mki_db_1 - local.
Click on Deploy the container.
Click on Replace.

7.8 Open Mediawiki.

From another computer running Ubuntu or another Linux OS.

http://192.168.60.8:8081

Log in adminwiki.

Mediawiki is ready.