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* '''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]] |
* '''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]] |
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*[https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/view/2875/ Request a Cloud VPS Project] |
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*[[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: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? |
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Revision as of 20:18, 9 September 2019
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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
- Request a Cloud VPS Project
- 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
- Chat in real time in the IRC channel #wikimedia-cloud connect or the bridged Telegram group
- Discuss via email after you have subscribed to the cloud@ mailing list
Stay aware of critical changes and plans
- Subscribe to the cloud-announce@ mailing list (all messages are also mirrored to the cloud@ list)
- Read the News wiki page
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)