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== Setup automated backups ==
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See: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Backing_up_a_wiki
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==== Database backups ====
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For example, use automysqlbackup and send the daily/weekly backups to an aws s3 bucket
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'''Note: the s3 bucket needs to be secure as it contains logins'''
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Also, need to create a backup of the LocalSettings.php configuration file.
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==== Page / data backups ====
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Another option is to Export or Publish the mediawiki and upload the data to a public git repo.
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Ideally, the wiki could also be published to static-pages hosted by GitHub pages
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That way, there will always be a read-only copy of all the pages
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== Make sections for 1st year FAQ ==
 
== Make sections for 1st year FAQ ==
   

Revision as of 00:02, 16 May 2021

Setup automated backups

See: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Backing_up_a_wiki

Database backups

For example, use automysqlbackup and send the daily/weekly backups to an aws s3 bucket

Note: the s3 bucket needs to be secure as it contains logins

Also, need to create a backup of the LocalSettings.php configuration file.

Page / data backups

Another option is to Export or Publish the mediawiki and upload the data to a public git repo.

Ideally, the wiki could also be published to static-pages hosted by GitHub pages

That way, there will always be a read-only copy of all the pages

Make sections for 1st year FAQ

Setup email server

Done; gmail account created

Secure secret keys

https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Securing_database_passwords

Configure account creation

Require GT emails to create an account

Something similar to this: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Topic:Rg8scj0rl4iqulmg