How can I get my own wiki?

May First/People Link runs a shared mediawiki installation, using the same wiki software used by ​http://wikipedia.com.

If you would like your own wiki with a URL like ​http://yourorg.wiki.mayfirst.org/ then please open a ticket with the name you would like to use.

Admin directions

These directions are for MFPL admins.

To setup a new wiki:

• Create a DNS record for the name (preferable in the member's own DNS control panel) that points to the IP address: 209.51.163.6
• Login to peltier.mayfirst.org as root and run the following commands:

  cd /etc/mediawiki/members-configs
  # create and edit NAME.wiki.mayfirst.org to meet needs of new wiki
  cp example.wiki.mayfirst.org NAME.wiki.mayfirst.org
  # create new tables for the installation. PREFIX should be a short prefix
  # for the tables, e.g. mfpl_ or ussf2010_
  create-new-tables PREFIX
  # create an image directory (should match settings in NAME.wiki.mayfirst.org)
  mkdir /srv/www/wiki.mayfirst.org/mediawiki/images/PREFIX
  chown mediawiki:nogroup /srv/www/wiki.mayfirst.org/mediawiki/images/PREFIX