Cool, thanks for documenting, Magnus! Cheers, Silke
2013/5/28 Magnus Manske <magnusman...@googlemail.com>: > Database HOWTO: > https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Magnus_Manske/Migrating_from_toolserver#Database_access > > > > On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 4:27 PM, Silke Meyer <silke.me...@wikimedia.de> > wrote: >> >> Hello to all tool maintainers! >> >> It was good to see several of you in person this weekend! Faces ftw! :) >> >> Here is a status update with what is now working in Tool Labs: >> >> First of all (looking at DaB.s survey and your comments): >> You _don't_ have to care about virtual instances, puppet or any of >> this. This is underneath/behind Tool Labs but you can just use the >> login server without having to know about it. >> >> What you get: >> * login server made to resemble the toolserver >> * database replicas from s1-s6, s7 is following in June. Access to all >> data you can access as a registered, unprivileged user. >> * possibility to create your own user databases >> * shared project storage, home directories (nfs) >> * possibility to add maintainers to your project via the web interface >> on http://tools.wmflabs.org/ >> * possibility to restore your files to the state they were in 1, 2, 3 >> hours ago, 1, 2, 3 days ago and on the last 2 Sundays. >> * infrastructure to run web services >> * job system: OpenGridengine >> * two different environments to develop tools in: "Tools" project >> which is a stable environment, "Bots" project which can be used for >> experiments with the environment, root access is possible in the >> latter. >> * bug tracking in WMF's Bugzilla (product: Wikimedia Labs, components: >> bots and tools for the two projects) >> * more stuff that is mentioned in the road map (link below). >> >> What we are still on: >> * documentation (let's crowdsource this!) >> * make Merlissimo's MerlLinkBot hunt down deprecated weblinks and >> point them to your tools' new URL. >> >> Looking for things you can help with? >> * Write down you experiences like some already did: Magnus Manske: >> >> https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Magnus_Manske/Migrating_from_toolserver >> or Russell Blau: >> >> https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Russell_Blau/Using_pywikibot_on_Labs >> * Help to improve the user interface of tools.wmflabs.org! Contact >> Coren/Marc-Andre Pelletier. >> >> Links: >> Tool Labs help: >> https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Nova_Resource:Tools/Help >> FAQ (ongoing collection of what you ask): >> http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Labs/Migration_of_Toolserver_tools >> Road map: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Tool_Labs/Roadmap_en (English) >> and http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Tool_Labs/Roadmap_de (German) >> >> What's next? >> Please come and try out the new database replication! >> If your tool is up and running in Tool Labs, _please consider >> documenting_ what you missed in the docs. By doing so you will help >> others a lot! >> Don't hesitate to ask! The best places to ask questions: >> * IRC (#wikimedia-labs), where Coren and petan (as Tool Labs admins) >> and many other experienced people hang around >> * the list labs-l (https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/labs-l) >> >> Do your tools need more adaptations than you think you can do? >> Wouldn't mind a helping hand? Ask me and I'll try to find you a >> helper! >> >> Best, Silke >> >> -- >> Silke Meyer >> Internes IT-Management und Projektmanagement Toolserver >> >> Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Obentrautstr. 72 | 10963 Berlin >> Tel. (030) 219 158 260 >> >> http://wikimedia.de >> >> Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V. >> Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg >> unter der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das >> Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/681/51985. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Toolserver-l mailing list (Toolserver-l@lists.wikimedia.org) >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/toolserver-l >> Posting guidelines for this list: >> https://wiki.toolserver.org/view/Mailing_list_etiquette > > > > _______________________________________________ > Toolserver-l mailing list (Toolserver-l@lists.wikimedia.org) > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/toolserver-l > Posting guidelines for this list: > https://wiki.toolserver.org/view/Mailing_list_etiquette -- Silke Meyer Internes IT-Management und Projektmanagement Toolserver Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. | Obentrautstr. 72 | 10963 Berlin Tel. (030) 219 158 260 http://wikimedia.de Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e.V. Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 23855 B. 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