Difference between revisions of "Make your own Wiki"
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*Use apt-update and upgrade to patch your operating system regularly. (weekly) (SSH and CLI) | *Use apt-update and upgrade to patch your operating system regularly. (weekly) (SSH and CLI) | ||
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#Install [https://certbot.eff.org/ CertBot] | #Install [https://certbot.eff.org/ CertBot] | ||
Revision as of 01:07, 15 December 2021
This page is a step-by-step instruction to create your own wiki like this one. You must have a sense of adventure and good Google skills, or have a working knowledge of the following:
- LAMP servers
- Unix/Linux
- MySQL or MariaDB
- PHP
- SSH and Command Line Interface (CLI)
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Overview
Get the wiki running
- Create an AWS account
- Create an EC2 free-tier instance:
- Use theInterWiki snapshot (Updated soon)
- Save your SSH key
- Set your security group Inbound rules for:
- All access port 80
- SSH from your IP only
- Outbound rules: Port 80 open to all
- When it is launched:
- SSH into the server
- Follow the instructions here
Add a domain name
- Get and assign an Elastic IP to your instance from your AWS EC2 dashboard
- Use AWS Route53 to purchase and link your chosen domain name
Maintenance
- Use apt-update and upgrade to patch your operating system regularly. (weekly) (SSH and CLI)
- Monitor Special:RecentChanges for malicious activity. (At least weekly)
- Install CertBot
