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== Overview ==
'''Cloud VPS''' (Virtual Private Server) provides a cloud computing infrastructure powered by [[:en:OpenStack|OpenStack]] for projects related to the [[:meta:Wikimedia movement|Wikimedia movement]]. The environment includes access to a variety of [[Portal:Data Services|data services]]. Cloud VPS is meant to make it easier for developers and system administrators to try out improvements to Wikimedia infrastructure (including MediaWiki), power research and analytics, and host projects that are not viable in the [[Portal:Toolforge|Toolforge]] environment. Virtual machines running on Cloud VPS are subject to the [[Portal:Wikimedia_VPS/instance lifecycle|instance lifecycle]].
This page contains information about Cloud VPS and links to developer documentation.

== Current Usage==

See [[toollabs:openstack-browser/|the openstack-browser tool]] for an overview of resources being used and a list of projects in our OpenStack deployment.

== User Documentation ==

=== Basics ===

* [[Instance lifecycle | Projects and instances lifecycle]]
* [[Help:Access]] - How to access Cloud VPS and Toolforge instances
* [[Help:Addresses]] - How to assign an IP addresses and a DNS name to your instance
* [[Help:Instances]] - How to create, remove and modify instances on Cloud VPS
* [[Help:Proxy]] - How to create web proxies for instances
* [[Help:Development_recommendations_for_easily_moving_to_production|Conforming to Production standards]]

* [[Help:Security groups]] - How to manage security groups and firewall settings

* [[Help:Standalone puppetmaster]] - Project local Puppetmaster for Puppet development
* [[Help:Sudo Policies]] - How to configure [[w:en:Sudo|sudo]] policy a project
* [[Help:Horizon FAQ#Proxies and DNS in Horizon|Help for Manage DNS Domains]]

=== Project Administration ===

* [[Help:Sudo Policies]] - How to configure a [[:en:Sudo|sudo]] policy a project

=== Instance administration and configuration ===

* [[Help:Instances|Instances]]

If you are baffled by the instance configuration page, here are instructions for setting up a few basic instance types:


=== About Cloud VPS ===
* [[Help:MediaWiki-Vagrant in Cloud VPS|MediaWiki-Vagrant in Cloud VPS]] if you're used to [[mw:MediaWiki-Vagrant]]
* [[Help:Standalone puppetmaster|Project local Puppetmaster for Puppet development]]
* [[Help:LAMP instances]]
* [[Help:Adding Disk Space|Adding Disk Space]]
* [[Help:Resize root partition|Resize the root partition]]


* '''Cloud VPS''' (Virtual Private Server) provides a cloud computing infrastructure powered by [[:en:OpenStack|OpenStack]] for projects related to the [[:meta:Wikimedia movement|Wikimedia movement]]. The environment includes access to a variety of [[Portal:Data Services|data services]]. Cloud VPS is meant to make it easier for developers and system administrators to try out improvements to Wikimedia infrastructure (including MediaWiki), power research and analytics, and host projects that are not viable in the [[Portal:Toolforge|Toolforge]] environment. Virtual machines running on Cloud VPS are subject to the [[Portal:Wikimedia_VPS/instance lifecycle|instance lifecycle]]
=== Troubleshooting ===
*[[Help:At_a_glance:_Cloud_VPS_and_Toolforge | At-a-glance: Cloud VPS and Toolforge]]: What are the main differences between Cloud VPS and Toolforge? Which environment should you choose?
* [[Help:Locale errors|Fix Locale issues]]
* [[Help:LAMP issues|Fix LAMP issues]]


== Cloud VPS developer documentation ==
=== Experimental Documentation ===
* [[Help:Development recommendations for easily moving to production]]


See [[Help:Cloud_VPS | Cloud VPS help]] for more technical documentation related to Cloud VPS.
== Operational documentation ==
* [[/Admin|Administrator Documentation]]
* [[Nova_Resource:Admin/SAL | Admin SAL]]


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Revision as of 20:04, 9 September 2019

Wikimedia Cloud VPS logo

Overview

This page contains information about Cloud VPS and links to developer documentation.

About Cloud VPS

  • Cloud VPS (Virtual Private Server) provides a cloud computing infrastructure powered by OpenStack for projects related to the Wikimedia movement. The environment includes access to a variety of data services. Cloud VPS is meant to make it easier for developers and system administrators to try out improvements to Wikimedia infrastructure (including MediaWiki), power research and analytics, and host projects that are not viable in the Toolforge environment. Virtual machines running on Cloud VPS are subject to the instance lifecycle
  • At-a-glance: Cloud VPS and Toolforge: What are the main differences between Cloud VPS and Toolforge? Which environment should you choose?

Cloud VPS developer documentation

See Cloud VPS help for more technical documentation related to Cloud VPS.

Communication and support

Support and administration of the WMCS resources is provided by the Wikimedia Foundation Cloud Services team and Wikimedia movement volunteers. Please reach out with questions and join the conversation:

Discuss and receive general support
Stay aware of critical changes and plans
Track work tasks and report bugs

Use a subproject of the #Cloud-Services Phabricator project to track confirmed bug reports and feature requests about the Cloud Services infrastructure itself

Read stories and WMCS blog posts

Read the Cloud Services Blog (for the broader Wikimedia movement, see the Wikimedia Technical Blog)