InstallMediaWikiOnLightsail

This is intended to document how to install MedaiWiki on Lightsail. It's starting with notes on my attempts and has good intentions to mature into a proper tutorial.

I did a speedrun through the documentation here: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Running_MediaWiki_on_Debian_or_Ubuntu

It works nicely on a $5 Lightsail box. No load test or anything yet, but it seemed snappy for a few quick page edits.

The tutorial didn't recommend installing Emacs. Clearly an oversight on their part. :D

The tutorial doesn't have Let's Encrypt steps; I want to interject those before the first login.

To Do

• Document Lightsail Setup
  • Port Restrictions
  • SSH Login Key
  • Distro
• Let's Encrypt
• Backup and Restore
  • Database Dump and Import
  • LocalSettings.php backup and import
  • Periodic Backup