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Wikibase in the Cloud	Download and install it yourself
A quick start with a simpler feature set, hosted for free by Wikimedia Deutschland.	For anyone familiar with Docker, or with self-hosting in general, who’s looking for more configuration options.
Use Wikibase Cloud	Install Wikibase Suite

Working with Wikibase!

Learn how to maintain and extend your Wikibase installation, and delve into advanced configuration options.

Managing data

To start, learn more about data modeling , creating and deleting data and how to import your own data into Wikibase. Learn from how others model their data by exploring live, public Wikibases using Wikibase Cloud’s discovery tool.

Next, delve into federation to connect to data in other Wikibases. You can learn more about the query service, which uses SPARQL.

Administration

You can't have Wikibase without MediaWiki. Learn how to manage MediaWiki’s user permissions and create an imprint if your Wikibase is hosted in Germany, as Wikibase Cloud is.

Wikibase community

Join the community , where you can get answers to any questions the FAQ doesn't cover, browse through a community-built directory of Wikibases, or dive into a collection of every Wikibase Cloud instance to learn how others have solved problems like yours.

Building the code

Take a look under the hood at our developer documentation and topics, or learn how to make your own extensions for MediaWiki.

Reference

First, get your terms straight. Then peruse the MediaWiki manual or dive deep into using the query service and running it . Know your LocalSettings.php options. Not for the faint of heart: the Wikibase data model primer .