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MediaWiki is indeed very easy to self-host. I've been running several instances for the FSF and Sugar Labs. From the sysadmin perspective, it's a dream app to
by codewiz 8y ago
MediaWiki is indeed very easy to self-host. I've been running several instances for the FSF and Sugar Labs.
From the sysadmin perspective, it's a dream app to deploy: just unpack (or git clone) the latest release in a directory, point Apache (or Nginx) at it, and continue in the guided setup process (which involves creating a database, typically MySQL).
Updates are also painless: there's a php maintenance script which updates the schema. I've kept MW instances for ~10 years without running into any problems.
Things get a little more interesting if your add a ton of extensions, or badly maintained ones.
I wish I could say the same of Django and Rails apps! <trollface>