User:Dan Shick (WMDE)/Drafts/Wikibase/Quick start
Getting started edit
Installing Wikibase from scratch is no small task. It requires a fair amount of domain knowledge in systems and infrastructure and a comprehensive understanding of how the various services work together, not to mention the many ins and outs of a MediaWiki installation.
Luckily, there are two easy ways to start using Wikibase.
Wikibase.cloud edit
Wikibase.cloud is Wikimedia Deutschland's cloud-based service offering hosted Wikibase instances. No hardware is required -- just your data and your data-modeling expertise.
Early access to the newly launched service is currently invite-only. You can request access during the launch phase using this application.
Docker images ("Suite") edit
You can be running your own Wikibase on your own machine in a matter of minutes, thanks to Docker and docker-compose.
If you're familiar with Docker, dive right into the instructions on our Docker install page.