Wikibase/Wikibase.cloud/Creating a wiki

Overview

Once you've set up your account, follow these instructions to set up your first instance of Wikibase.

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Wikibase cloud create wiki form

Create a new Wikibase instance

Click the Create new wiki button on the dashboard page to create a new instance of Wikibase.

Site name

Your site's name, or title, will appear on every page of your Wikibase. You can easily change this later.

For those familiar with MediaWiki configuration files: this option sets $wgSitename.

Site domain

Your site's domain is the web address where your site can be reached. Choose how your site will look in a browser's URL bar.

You have two options:

• Free subdomain: You can choose a subdomain, the portion of the site address before "wikibase.cloud". The entire domain, including ".wikibase.cloud", must contain at least 20 characters.

Example: my-data-repository.wikibase.cloud

• Custom domain: Alternatively, you can use a domain name that you control.

To use a custom domain, you will need to add to the domain's DNS a CNAME record that points to sites-1.dyna.wikibase.cloud.

Your user

Choose a username that will serve as your Wikibase's first user, an administrator. Once you have submitted this form, check your email to find login details for this user.

Terms of Use

Read the Terms of Use. If you agree to them, check the box to the left.

Submit the form

Click Create wiki. Once the form has been successfully submitted, you will see the settings page for your new wiki.