General sources for MediaWiki

• Starter’s Guide: How to become a MediaWiki Hacker
• MediaWiki.org, the main website for the software itself…
• … and its extensions manuals

Resources from our workshops

Saturday, 8th April at Sektor5

• Tutorial for installing MediaWiki on a server, by jackie: wmws.tantemalkah.at

Sunday, 9th April at Metalab

• Installing MediaWiki using VirtualBox, by Tobias: Download PDF
• Quick Start in MediaWiki System Administration, by Alex: Download PDF

To prepare for the Wikimedia Hackathon…

… that will take place from 19 – 21st May 2017 in Vienna.

• Have a look at the Hackathon FAQs to get an idea of what the event is going to be like: Hackathon-FAQs on mediawiki.org
• Read the Starter’s Guide How to become a MediaWiki Hacker
• Create your account on Phabricator. During the hackathon, we use the web-based, software development collaboration tool suite Phabricator. Here’s how to get started: mediawiki.org/wiki/Phabricator/Help
• Set up your laptop: Follow the instructions on mediawiki.org/wiki/Hackathon/Laptop_setup to get your development environment setup

>> Register for the Hackathon <<

Registration closes on Friday, 21st April 12:00 CEST (12 am/ midday)

When you register, be sure to select the option „I am a newcomer“ in the registration form, so that we can add you to our list, and have you take part in the mentoring program!