Setting up this wiki

To start the wiki we have a description of how this wiki was created.

The wiki runs on a Google Compute virtual machine running Debian 10. It is possible to set one up for free in a matter of minutes.

We followed these instructions to install the wiki onto the VM... https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Running_MediaWiki_on_Debian_or_Ubuntu with the following notes:

We installed all the extra software as listed
We installed it directly into /var/www/html/mediawiki rather than use a link as described. The instructions said to put it into the web directory so we did and it works without the linking problems outlined.
We have an edited Apache site file already with SSL details etc, including proxies. We have linked the root / of hw7.ddns.net to /mediawiki so it goes straight in. Note that Node-RED is also installed on this server and will be used to deliver live content via iframes.
When creating MySQL, ignore line about 'On Raspbian', but follow the rest.
Go for a lot of extensions. They can always be turned off, but are a bit of a pain to install at first. They include better editors and the the extra flourishes you see on wiki sites.

Consult the User's Guide for information on using the wiki software.

Getting started