Make your own Wiki

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

1. Create an AWS account
2. 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
3. When it is launched:
   • SSH into the server
   • Follow the instructions here

Add a domain name

1. Get and assign an Elastic IP to your instance from your AWS EC2 dashboard
2. 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 RecentChanges for malicious activity. (At least weekly)

1. Install CertBot