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MediaWiki Server

The wiki software behind Wikipedia on your own server – for knowledge bases, manuals and fan wikis, installed with one click in the panel.

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Monthly cancellable · no setup fee · prepaid

Recommended spec

The optimal configuration

Our recommendation for MediaWiki: the cheapest package with the right resources – no minimum term.

1
CPU Cores
AMD EPYC vCores
4GB
Memory
DDR4 ECC
20GB
NVMe Storage
NVMe SSD · Ceph HA
4,99€
Price
Monthly

Minimum requirements of MediaWiki (below them the panel refuses the install): 1 GB RAM · 5 GB NVMe

In Detail

Why MediaWiki on Your Own Server?

MediaWiki is open source, proven over many years and highly extensible with extensions and skins. With root access to your own server you install every extension your wiki needs.

MediaWiki brings what you know from Wikipedia: wikitext, revision history, talk pages, categories, templates and watchlists; the VisualEditor ships as a bundled extension you can enable. The panel installs MediaWiki with a MariaDB database using the command-line installer instead of the web wizard – so no open installation page is left behind. You choose your admin username in the install form, and the panel generates the password. The LocalSettings.php configuration file then lives on the server, so you adjust extensions, logo and permissions over SSH. The content language is preset to German; each user can set the interface language in their preferences. With a domain the wiki runs on HTTPS, without one via the IP address; you can add the domain later in the panel.

  • DDoS Protection
  • Location — Frankfurt DE-CIX
  • Storage — NVMe Ceph HA

Features

All Benefits at a Glance

Full root access — install anything

Install any software, any runtime, any version — no restrictions from panels or shared hosting.

NVMe SSD Ceph HA storage

High-performance NVMe SSDs in a Ceph HA cluster for maximum I/O performance and 3x redundancy.

Enterprise DDoS protection included

Permanent protection with high-capacity filtering — included free with every server.

Full SSH root access

Connect anytime via SSH and manage your server with full administrator privileges.

VXLAN private networks

Connect multiple servers in an isolated VXLAN Layer 2 network — separated from the internet and without public IPs.

Runs continuously — no sleep mode

No sleep mode and no shutdown when idle: your server keeps running as long as its term is paid.

Always included

Included with every root server

Enterprise DDoS protection included Full root access — install anything NVMe SSD Ceph HA storage Runs continuously — no sleep mode Low latency — Frankfurt DE-CIX 1× IPv4 + /64 IPv6

All Root Server Packages

Choose the package that best fits your project

Every one of these packages meets the minimum requirements of MediaWiki.

RootPaket-1

Recommended

4,99€ Monthly

  • 1 AMD EPYC vCores
  • 4 GB DDR4 RAM
  • 20 GB NVMe SSD
  • 1× IPv4 + /64 IPv6
  • DDoS Protection Included
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RootPaket-2

5,99€ Monthly

  • 2 AMD EPYC vCores
  • 6 GB DDR4 RAM
  • 50 GB NVMe SSD
  • 1× IPv4 + /64 IPv6
  • DDoS Protection Included
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RootPaket-3

9,99€ Monthly

  • 4 AMD EPYC vCores
  • 16 GB DDR4 RAM
  • 80 GB NVMe SSD
  • 1× IPv4 + /64 IPv6
  • DDoS Protection Included
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RootPaket-4

19,69€ Monthly

  • 6 AMD EPYC vCores
  • 24 GB DDR4 RAM
  • 130 GB NVMe SSD
  • 1× IPv4 + /64 IPv6
  • DDoS Protection Included
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RootPaket-5

30,49€ Monthly

  • 8 AMD EPYC vCores
  • 32 GB DDR4 RAM
  • 180 GB NVMe SSD
  • 1× IPv4 + /64 IPv6
  • DDoS Protection Included
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RootPaket-6

46,79€ Monthly

  • 8 AMD EPYC vCores
  • 48 GB DDR4 RAM
  • 200 GB NVMe SSD
  • 1× IPv4 + /64 IPv6
  • DDoS Protection Included
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Get Started in 3 Steps

Get Started in 3 Steps

1

Order a root server – 1 GB of RAM is enough to start

2

Pick MediaWiki under “Apps” in the panel and choose the admin username

3

Log in with your admin user and edit the main page

  • Admin account created during the install
  • Own domain with HTTPS (Let’s Encrypt) possible
  • The install usually takes about 3 minutes
  • Runs on Ubuntu, Debian, AlmaLinux and Rocky Linux

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Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to the most important questions

Who can edit my wiki?
The panel sets the wiki up closed: visitors can read, but neither edit pages nor create accounts. As admin you add users via “Special:CreateAccount”; to open the wiki, change $wgGroupPermissions in LocalSettings.php.
Can I use extensions such as the VisualEditor?
Yes. MediaWiki bundles several extensions such as the VisualEditor, which you enable with wfLoadExtension in LocalSettings.php. You add further extensions over SSH.
Which language is the wiki in?
The content language is set to German during installation. Every logged-in user can change the interface language in their preferences; you can change the content language in LocalSettings.php.
How do I back up my wiki?
With the server backups in the panel. In addition, you can dump the MariaDB database over SSH or save all pages as XML with the dumpBackup.php maintenance script.

Get Started Now

Your own wiki with the software behind Wikipedia – from €4.99 a month.

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