Manual:Installing MediaWiki on IBM Cloud

This documentation will describe how to Install Media Wiki on IBM Cloud.

Requirements/Prerequisites

You will be needed an IBM Cloud account either Pay-As-You-Go or Subscribed.

Introduction

This docs will describe how to install MediaWiki on IBM Cloud. So let's get started:

Installation

Step 1: Provision Kubernetes Cluster

• Click on the Catalog link in the top menu.
• Select Services from left navigation menu of the Catalog page.
• Now Search for Kubernetes Service and click on it.

Option A: Create free Kubernetes Engine:

• Price Plan: Free
• Now click Create on the right to provision the free Kubernetes Cluster.

Please wait for few moments to complete the cluster creation.

Option B: Create Standard Kubernetes Engine with following attributes:

• Price Plan: Standard
• Infrastructure: Classic
• Availability: Single Zone
• Geography: Europe
• Worker Zone: London 02
• 4 VCPU
• 16 GB RAM
• Worker nodes per zone: 2

Enter the cluster name of your choice then click Create to provision.

Please wait for few moments to provision the cluster.

Step 2: Deploy IBM Cloud Block Storage plug-in

• Just like the step 1, click on the Catalog in the top menu again.
• Search for "Storage Block" and Click on it.
• Click on Create
• Now give storage details

N.B. Select location as the cluster location.

• Location > Europe > Single Zone > London 02
• Billing Method > 20 GB >Linux
• Click on “I have agreed to the terms and conditions listed below”.

Now a storage plugin will be available in the dashboard.

Step 3: Deploy MediaWiki

• Again go to the catalog and search for “MediaWiki” and Click on it.
• You will be taken to the "MediaWiki" deployment page.

In the MediaWiki creation page add the details below:

• Target: IBM Kubernetes Service
• Method: Helm chart
• Kubernetes cluster: mycluster-free (eu-de)
• Target namespace: mediawiki
• Workspace: mediawiki-live
• Resource group: Default

N.B: Change details as per your choice accordingly.

• Check on “I have agreed to the terms and conditions listed below”.
• Click Install to deploy MediaWiki.

Please wait for all the process to complete.

Step 4: Verify Installation

• Go to the Resources List in the Left Navigation Menu.
• Click on Clusters > Select your Cluster.

You will be taken to your clusters overview page. You will see details of your cluster as well.

• Find the Actions..
• select list in the right corner.
• Click on it and select Web terminal from the dropdown menu.

Click install, then - wait for couple of minutes to finish the process.

• After completing the installation click on Actions > Web terminal again.

A command line terminal will appear. Type the command below:

Get the list of pods:

kubectl get ns

Check the running status:

kubectl get pod -n mediawiki -o wide

The Installation is now done! Enjoy !