Documentation/Find docs
This page provides an overview of the wikis and other repositories where Wikimedia technical documentation exists. It is an incomplete overview due to the scope and complexity of the technical ecosystem. If you're a developer looking for information, the Wikimedia Developer Portal can help you navigate the complex landscape of Wikimedia technical content. Start there before you read this page!
Where to find Wikimedia technical documentation
[edit]There are many Wikimedia technical projects, and sometimes it can be difficult to determine the best place to find or publish technical documentation. Following is a list of the main places to find Wikimedia technical documentation.
Documentation wikis
[edit]Documentation for the MediaWiki software, extensions, skins, and related projects. This is the default site for documentation about Wikimedia technology.
- Location
- mediawiki.org
- Languages
- multilingual
- Contributing
- Anyone can edit
Documentation for Wikimedia Foundation infrastructure and services, including production clusters, Wikimedia Cloud Services, and deployments. Includes runbooks for critical infrastructure[1].
- Location
- wikitech.wikimedia.org
- Languages
- English
- Contributing
- Requires a Wikimedia developer account
Documentation and coordination for Wikimedia projects. Meta-Wiki includes documentation for data dumps, research, and some user-facing tools.
- Location
- meta.wikimedia.org
- Languages
- multilingual
- Contributing
- Anyone can edit
Documentation sites
[edit]Find technical documentation, and connect with Wikimedia developer communities.
- Location
- developer.wikimedia.org
- Languages
- multilingual
- Contributing
- Requires a Wikimedia developer account and contributions to the code base
Automatically generated documentation for Wikimedia software, including MediaWiki, libraries, infrastructure, and apps.
- Location
- doc.wikimedia.org
- Languages
- English
- Contributing
- Requires a Wikimedia developer account and contributions to the code base
Documentation in code repositories
[edit]Some Wikimedia code repositories store documentation in a /docs directory or a README file. To search code repositories, use the code search tool.
Documentation on project wikis
[edit]Each Wikimedia project wiki includes some documentation related to that project. You can search these docs by selecting the project namespace on the wiki's search page. For example, for documentation about Wikidata, search the Wikidata namespace on wikidata.org.
- ↑ Wikitech contents are replicated so they are available even in case of a major outage, which is not the case for MediaWiki content.