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Docker MediaWiki Server

Notes and configuration files for setting up MediaWiki in a dockerized environment.

This guide is comprised of two methods for building a dockerized MediaWiki site:

From the official MediaWiki docker image - easiest for beginners and those who just want to stand up a site (simple)
From scratch - allows you to tweak the image more from the start and can be more complicated (advanced)

Regardless of the method used, this guide will also include any extensions you have in the build/extensions folder.

Preparation

There are two setups available:

One for Intranet use that doesn't use a proxy or SSL.
One for Internet use that uses NGINX as a proxy and Let's Encrypt for SSL.

Intranet - no proxy

Create /srv/wiki, /srv/wiki/build, and /srv/wiki/build/extensions directories.

Internet

Create /srv/wiki, /srv/wiki/build, /srv/wiki/build/extensions, and /srv/nginx-proxy directories.

Installation

Choose the type of installation that matches the one used in the preparation section above.

Intranet - no proxy

Use this if on an Intranet with no Internet access. If this becomes a heavily used site then consider putting this behind a proxy.

MediaWiki

Copy the following to /srv/wiki/docker-compose.yml

  version: '3'
  services:
    web:
      image: mediawiki
      build: build/.
      container_name: wiki
      depends_on: 
        - database
         ## parsoid is bundled as part of 1.35+, only uncomment if using an older version
         #- parsoid
      restart: always
      ports:
        - 80:80
      links:
        - database
      volumes:
        - /srv/wiki/html/images:/var/www/html/images
        ## TODO: remove the # below AFTER you have downloaded the LocalSettings.php file
        #- /srv/wiki/LocalSettings.php:/var/www/html/LocalSettings.php
    database:
      image: mariadb
      container_name: db
      restart: always
      environment:
        MYSQL_DATABASE: mediawiki
        ## TODO: Change the password below
        MYSQL_USER: wikiuser
        ## TODO: Change the password below
        MYSQL_PASSWORD: wiki
        MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: changeme
      volumes:
        - /srv/wiki/db:/var/lib/mysql
     
     ## parsoid is bundled as part of 1.35+, only uncomment if using an older version
     #parsoid:
     #  image: thenets/parsoid:0.10
     #  container_name: parsoid
     #  restart: always
     #  environment:
     #   - PARSOID_NUM_WORKERS=0
     #    - PARSOID_DOMAIN_wiki=http://web/api.php
     #  networks: 
     #    - default

Internet

For an Internet setup you will use NGINX-Proxy with Let's Encrypt for SSL certificates.

NGINX-Proxy

Copy the following to /srv/nginx-proxy/docker-compose.yml

   version: '2'
   services:
     nginx-proxy:
       image: jwilder/nginx-proxy
       container_name: nginx-proxy
       environment:
         - "HTTPS_METHOD=noredirect"
       labels:
         - "com.github.jrcs.letsencrypt_nginx_proxy_companion.nginx_proxy"
       ports:
         - "80:80"
         - "443:443"
       restart: always
       volumes:
         - "./data/etc/certs:/etc/nginx/certs"
         - "./data/etc/nginx/vhost.d:/etc/nginx/vhost.d"
         - "./data/etc/nginx/htpasswd:/etc/nginx/htpasswd"
         - "./data/etc/nginx/html:/usr/share/nginx/html"
         - "/var/run/docker.sock:/tmp/docker.sock:ro"
   
     letsencrypt:
       image: jrcs/letsencrypt-nginx-proxy-companion
       environment:
       ### ToDo: Change to your e-mail address
       #      - DEFAULT_EMAIL=admin@demo.io
         - NGINX_PROXY_CONTAINER=nginx-proxy
       volumes_from:
         - nginx-proxy
       volumes:
         - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro
         - ./data/etc/certs:/etc/nginx/certs:rw
       restart: always
   
   networks:
     default:
       external:
         name: nginx-proxy

Create docker network

You will need to create an additional docker network for NGINX-Proxy and MediaWiki to talk on:

Run docker network create nginx-proxy

MediaWiki

Copy the following to /srv/wiki/docker-compose.yml

   version: '3'
   services:
     web:
       image: mediawiki
       build: build/.
       container_name: wiki
       depends_on: 
         - database
       ## parsoid is bundled as part of 1.35+, only uncomment if using an older version
       #  - parsoid
       restart: always
       environment:
         ## TODO: CHANGE VIRTUAL_HOST, LETSENCRYPT_HOST, and LETSENCRYPT_EMAIL TO YOUR OWN
         - VIRTUAL_HOST=wiki.example.com
         - HTTPS_METHOD=nohttp
         - LETSENCRYPT_HOST=wiki.example.com
         - LETSENCRYPT_EMAIL=nobody@example.com
       links:
         - database
       volumes:
         - /srv/wiki/html/images:/var/www/html/images
         ## TODO: remove the # below AFTER you have downloaded the LocalSettings.php file
         #- /srv/wiki/LocalSettings.php:/var/www/html/LocalSettings.php
       networks:
         - default
         - nginx-proxy
    
     database:
       image: mariadb
       container_name: db
       restart: always
       environment:
         MYSQL_DATABASE: mediawiki
         MYSQL_USER: wikiuser
         ## TODO: Change the password below
         MYSQL_PASSWORD: wiki
         ## TODO: Change the password below
         MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: changeme
       volumes:
         - /srv/wiki/db:/var/lib/mysql
       networks:
         - default
     ## parsoid is bundled as part of 1.35+, only uncomment if using an older version
     #parsoid:
     #  image: thenets/parsoid:0.10
     #  container_name: parsoid
     #  restart: always
     #  environment:
     #     - PARSOID_NUM_WORKERS=0
     #    - PARSOID_DOMAIN_wiki=http://web/api.php
     #  networks: 
     #    - default
   
   networks:
     nginx-proxy:
       external:
         name: nginx-proxy

Mediawiki Docker Image

Here you will find instructions on how to build your own custom MediaWiki docker image.

Dockerfile

There are two ways to create the Dockerfile for MediaWiki.

simple uses the MediaWiki image and adds your extension(s) to it.
advanced builds the MediaWiki image from scratch and adds your extension(s) to it.

For most users, the simple version of the Dockerfile will suffice.

Extract all extensions to the /srv/wiki/build/extensions directory.

Simple

Copy the following to /srv/wiki/build/Dockerfile

Note: You can change the version of the MediaWiki docker image used by changing the FROM line.

   FROM mediawiki:1.35.3
   COPY ./extensions /var/www/html/extensions

Advanced

Note: You can change the version installed by changing:

ENV MEDIAWIKI_MAJOR_VERSION 1.36
ENV MEDIAWIKI_VERSION 1.36.1
ENV MW_VERSION REL1_36

To change to version 1.35 (LTS until 2023) you can substitute 1.35, 1.35.3, and REL1_35 for the values above.

Copy the following to /srv/wiki/build/Dockerfile

   FROM php:7.4-apache
   
   COPY --from=composer /usr/bin/composer /usr/bin/composer
   
   # System dependencies
   RUN set -eux; \
   	\
   	apt-get update; \
   	apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
   		git \
   		librsvg2-bin \
   		imagemagick \
   		# Required for SyntaxHighlighting
   		python3 \
   	; \
   	rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
   
   # Install the PHP extensions we need
   RUN set -eux; \
   	\
   	savedAptMark="$(apt-mark showmanual)"; \
   	\
   	apt-get update; \
   	apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
   		libicu-dev \
   		libonig-dev \
   	; \
   	\
   	docker-php-ext-install -j "$(nproc)" \
   		intl \
   		mbstring \
   		mysqli \
   		opcache \
   	; \
   	\
   	pecl install APCu-5.1.20; \
   	docker-php-ext-enable \
   		apcu \
   	; \
   	rm -r /tmp/pear; \
   	\
   	# reset apt-mark's "manual" list so that "purge --auto-remove" will remove all build dependencies
   	apt-mark auto '.*' > /dev/null; \
   	apt-mark manual $savedAptMark; \
   	ldd "$(php -r 'echo ini_get("extension_dir");')"/*.so \
   		| awk '/=>/ { print $3 }' \
   		| sort -u \
   		| xargs -r dpkg-query -S \
   		| cut -d: -f1 \
   		| sort -u \
   		| xargs -rt apt-mark manual; \
   	\
   	apt-get purge -y --auto-remove -o APT::AutoRemove::RecommendsImportant=false; \
   	rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
   
   # Enable Short URLs
   RUN set -eux; \
   	a2enmod rewrite; \
   	{ \
   		echo "<Directory /var/www/html>"; \
   		echo "  RewriteEngine On"; \
   		echo "  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f"; \
   		echo "  RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d"; \
   		echo "  RewriteRule ^ %{DOCUMENT_ROOT}/index.php [L]"; \
   		echo "</Directory>"; \
   	} > "$APACHE_CONFDIR/conf-available/short-url.conf"; \
   	a2enconf short-url
   
   # Enable AllowEncodedSlashes for VisualEditor
   RUN sed -i "s/<\/VirtualHost>/\tAllowEncodedSlashes NoDecode\n<\/VirtualHost>/" "$APACHE_CONFDIR/sites-available/000-default.conf"
   
   # set recommended PHP.ini settings
   # see https://secure.php.net/manual/en/opcache.installation.php
   RUN { \
   		echo 'opcache.memory_consumption=128'; \
   		echo 'opcache.interned_strings_buffer=8'; \
   		echo 'opcache.max_accelerated_files=4000'; \
   		echo 'opcache.revalidate_freq=60'; \
   	} > /usr/local/etc/php/conf.d/opcache-recommended.ini
   
   # SQLite Directory Setup
   RUN set -eux; \
   	mkdir -p /var/www/data; \
   	chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/data
   
   # Version
   ENV MEDIAWIKI_MAJOR_VERSION 1.35
   ENV MEDIAWIKI_VERSION 1.35.3
   ENV MW_VERSION=REL1_35
   
   # Home folder location
   ENV MW_HOME=/var/www/html
   
   
   # MediaWiki setup
   RUN set -eux; \
   	fetchDeps=" \
   		gnupg \
   		dirmngr \
   	"; \
   	apt-get update; \
   	apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends $fetchDeps; \
   	\
   	curl -fSL "https://releases.wikimedia.org/mediawiki/${MEDIAWIKI_MAJOR_VERSION}/mediawiki-${MEDIAWIKI_VERSION}.tar.gz" -o mediawiki.tar.gz; \
   	curl -fSL "https://releases.wikimedia.org/mediawiki/${MEDIAWIKI_MAJOR_VERSION}/mediawiki-${MEDIAWIKI_VERSION}.tar.gz.sig" -o mediawiki.tar.gz.sig; \
   	export GNUPGHOME="$(mktemp -d)"; \
   # gpg key from https://www.mediawiki.org/keys/keys.txt
   	gpg --batch --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys \
   		D7D6767D135A514BEB86E9BA75682B08E8A3FEC4 \
   		441276E9CCD15F44F6D97D18C119E1A64D70938E \
   		F7F780D82EBFB8A56556E7EE82403E59F9F8CD79 \
   		1D98867E82982C8FE0ABC25F9B69B3109D3BB7B0 \
   	; \
   	gpg --batch --verify mediawiki.tar.gz.sig mediawiki.tar.gz; \
   	tar -x --strip-components=1 -f mediawiki.tar.gz; \
   	gpgconf --kill all; \
   	rm -r "$GNUPGHOME" mediawiki.tar.gz.sig mediawiki.tar.gz; \
   	chown -R www-data:www-data extensions skins cache images; \
      	\
      	apt-get purge -y --auto-remove -o APT::AutoRemove::RecommendsImportant=false $fetchDeps; \
      	rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
   
   RUN set -eux; \
           apt update; \
           apt install -y --no-install-recommends \
                unzip
   
   ##### Commonly used extensions
   RUN set -x; \
       cd $MW_HOME/extensions \
       && git clone --depth 1 -b $MW_VERSION https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/p/mediawiki/extensions/Echo \
       && git clone --depth 1 -b $MW_VERSION https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/p/mediawiki/extensions/Thanks \
       && git clone --depth 1 -b $MW_VERSION https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/p/mediawiki/extensions/CheckUser
   
   # Flow extension
   RUN set -x; \
       cd $MW_HOME/extensions \
       && git clone --depth 1 -b $MW_VERSION https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/p/mediawiki/extensions/Flow \
       && cd Flow \
       && composer install --no-dev \
       && cd ..
   
   ### MediaWiki Language Extension Bundle
   # Translate
   RUN set -x; \
       cd $MW_HOME/extensions \
       && git clone --depth 1 -b $MW_VERSION https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/p/mediawiki/extensions/Babel \
       && git clone --depth 1 -b $MW_VERSION https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/p/mediawiki/extensions/cldr \
       && git clone --depth 1 -b $MW_VERSION https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/p/mediawiki/extensions/CleanChanges \
       && git clone --depth 1 -b $MW_VERSION https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/p/mediawiki/extensions/UniversalLanguageSelector
   
   ##### ElasticSearch extensions
   RUN set -x; \
       cd $MW_HOME/extensions \
       && git clone --depth 1 -b $MW_VERSION https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/p/mediawiki/extensions/CirrusSearch \
       && git clone --depth 1 -b $MW_VERSION https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/p/mediawiki/extensions/Elastica \
       && cd Elastica \
       && composer install --no-dev \
       && cd ..
   
   ##### MobileFrontend extension
   RUN set -x; \
       cd $MW_HOME/extensions \
       && git clone --depth 1 -b $MW_VERSION https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/p/mediawiki/extensions/MobileFrontend
   
   ##### ElectronPdfService extension
   RUN set -x; \
       cd $MW_HOME/extensions \
       && git clone --depth 1 -b $MW_VERSION https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/p/mediawiki/extensions/ElectronPdfService
   
   ##### ConfirmAccount, UploadWizard
   RUN set -x; \
       cd $MW_HOME/extensions \
       && git clone --depth 1 -b $MW_VERSION https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/p/mediawiki/extensions/ConfirmAccount \
       && git clone --depth 1 -b $MW_VERSION https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/p/mediawiki/extensions/UploadWizard
   
   
   #### Add AutoSitemap extension ** disable if wiki is not reacahble from Internet!
   RUN set -x; \
       cd $MW_HOME/extensions \
       && git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/dolfinus/AutoSitemap.git
   
   # Copy any other extenions from the ./build/extensions folder
   COPY ./extensions $MW_HOME/extensions
   
   CMD ["apache2-foreground"]

Running

First start

Update the /srv/wiki/docker-compose.yml file with the hostname (or FQDN for Internet), your email, and database passwords.
Run docker-compose up -d to start
Login to wiki to complete setup (use http://<hostname/IP> for Intranet or https://<FQDN> for Internet)

Database connection details

When prompted for the database enter db://localhost

Note: When prompted have MediaWiki use the same user account (root) for the database that was used for setup. Attempting to use a different user will result in an error and failure. This is due to the MediaWiki setup script attempting to use the database connection string as the hostname for the user (<username>@<connection string>) when granting user access to the database.

LocalSettings File

Download when prompted
Copy LocalSettings.php to the /srv/wiki directory

Finalize setup

Uncomment the #- /srv/wiki/LocalSettings.php:/var/www/html/LocalSettings.php line in the /srv/wiki/docker-compose.yml file
chmod 755 the LocalSettings.php file
Run docker-compose up -d
Wait a minute then navigate to your wiki with https://<hostname/IP> for Intranet or https://<FQDN> for Internet.

Misc

Preventing access

Note: You can also choose an access level at initial installation.

https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Preventing_access#Simple_private_wiki

Upgrading

IMPORTANT: Read https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Upgrading first for information about upgrading.

Update /srv/wiki/build/Dockerfile. Either update version (simple) or make sure Dockerfile has the required dependencies and update version (advanced).
Run docker-compose build

If step 2 is successful:

Run docker-compose up -d
Run docker-compose exec web bash
Run cd maintenance
Run php update.php

Docker MediaWiki Server

Contents

Docker MediaWiki Server

Preparation

Intranet - no proxy

Internet

Installation

Intranet - no proxy

MediaWiki

Internet

NGINX-Proxy

Create docker network

MediaWiki

Mediawiki Docker Image

Dockerfile

Simple

Advanced

Running

First start

Database connection details

LocalSettings File

Finalize setup

Misc

Preventing access

Upgrading

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