What's installed on your MediaWiki server?
- MediaWiki 1.43 LTS from the official Docker image, starting in Turkish
- MariaDB 11 database
- HTTPS through Caddy: the wiki opens on an sslip.io address based on your IP, so a domain is optional
- An administrator account called Yonetici, with no setup screen
- Public reading, with editing and account creation closed to visitors
- A settings file you can edit at /opt/seturack/mediawiki/LocalSettings.php
- Firewall with only ports 22, 80 and 443 open
What size do you need for MediaWiki?
MediaWiki's official requirements recommend at least 256 MB of RAM and 351 MB of storage for a single-computer site, and warn that this won't be enough for a busy wiki or one with uploads. As a rule of thumb, 1 GB is a good start for a team or small wiki. Look at 2 GB for a widely read wiki, and 4 GB for one growing with uploads and extensions. You can grow RAM, CPU and disk separately from your panel, and your data and IP address stay the same.
| Use | Size | Price | Choose |
|---|---|---|---|
| A few people | 1 GB RAM · 1 vCore · 25 GB NVMe | $2.58/mo | |
| Small team | 2 GB RAM · 1 vCore · 40 GB NVMe | $4.01/mo | |
| Company | 4 GB RAM · 2 vCore · 60 GB NVMe | $6.89/mo |
Who is it for?
- Companies keeping an internal knowledge base and process documents
- Anyone building a gaming, hobby or community encyclopedia
- Schools, clubs and associations keeping an archive
- Teams who know how Wikipedia editing works and want the same thing
- Wikis with readers in Turkey that should run on a server in Istanbul
What happens after you order?
- Set the size and complete your payment.
- Your server starts and MediaWiki installs itself. This took about 4 minutes in our real-server tests.
- In your panel, open your server from My servers. When the App row on the Overview tab says MediaWiki is ready, click Open app.
- Use the login link at the top right and enter the details from the Login and Password rows. The login is Yonetici, with a capital Y.
- Open your name at the top right, go to Preferences, and update your email address and password. You can switch your interface language there too.
- Edit the main page, then create accounts for your team at Special:CreateAccount.
With every server
- Daily backups included in the price
- Unlimited traffic
- Full root access
- Scale RAM and CPU up or down later, and grow the disk
- Location: Istanbul · IST-1.
Good to know
- After changing the settings file, run docker compose restart mediawiki in the same folder.
- File and image uploads are off, and you turn them on in LocalSettings.php.
- No mail server is defined. For email confirmation and notifications, put an email service's details in the $wgSMTP setting.
- 1.43 is a long-term support release, and official support ends in December 2027. Installing security fixes and moving to a newer version are your responsibility.
- Extension folders that aren't bundled disappear when the container is recreated. Mount those extensions permanently in compose.yaml.
- If a certificate can't be issued, the wiki opens over http on your IP address.
MediaWiki questions and answers
How much RAM does MediaWiki need?
MediaWiki's official requirements recommend at least 256 MB of RAM for a single-computer site, and say that won't be enough for a busy one. As a rule of thumb, 1 GB is a good start for a small wiki, and 2 GB for a widely read one.
Can I make MediaWiki private to my team?
Yes. On this install visitors can only read, and an administrator creates accounts at Special:CreateAccount. To close reading too, add a $wgGroupPermissions line to LocalSettings.php that sets the read right to false for anonymous users. MediaWiki's documentation says to test this carefully first.
How do I turn on image uploads in MediaWiki?
File uploads are off by default in MediaWiki. Set $wgEnableUploads to true in /opt/seturack/mediawiki/LocalSettings.php, then run docker compose restart mediawiki. Uploaded files live on a persistent Docker volume.
Can I use VisualEditor with MediaWiki?
Yes. VisualEditor comes with MediaWiki, so there's nothing to download. Add wfLoadExtension( 'VisualEditor' ); to LocalSettings.php, restart the container, then run MediaWiki's update script.
Why aren't MediaWiki confirmation emails arriving?
By default MediaWiki uses PHP's mail function, and the install doesn't define a mail server. Put an email service's details in the $wgSMTP setting in LocalSettings.php.
Can I use my own domain with MediaWiki?
Yes. Point the A record at your server's IP address and add the new address to the HTTPS settings. Then change $wgServer in LocalSettings.php to the new address and run docker compose restart mediawiki.