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[Toolhub @ Wikimedia Hackathon, May 20-22 2022]
by Slavina Stefanova 18 May '22

18 May '22

Hello all, On behalf of the Toolhub <https://toolhub.wikimedia.org/> team, I’m happy to announce our participation in the Wikimedia Hackathon 2022! New to Toolhub or curious about the latest features? Come join one of the introductory <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T308392> live sessions <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T307615> and find out how you can use Toolhub to search for tools to help with your workflows. For ways to contribute, check out the Hackathon 2022 project board <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/board/5802/> and keep an eye out for tasks tagged “Toolhub”. Read more here: Toolhub Hackathon 2022 page <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Toolhub/Hackathon_2022>. Got questions or feedback? Leave them on our talk page <https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Toolhub/Hackathon_2022&ac…>, and we’ll get back to you as fast as we can. See you soon! -- Slavina Stefanova (she/her) Software Engineer - Technical Engagement Wikimedia Foundation

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[Small wiki toolkits] Fourth Bots workshop at Wikimedia Hackathon 2022 (May 20-22nd)
by Srishti Sethi 16 May '22

16 May '22

Hello everyone, The fourth workshop on the topic of "Running popular bots on wikis" is coming up - several sessions will be run as part of it at the upcoming Wikimedia Hackathon 2022 (May 20-22nd). You can find more details on the workshop here: < https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Small_wiki_toolkits/Workshops#How_to_run_a_…> [1]. This workshop will introduce participants to a few popular bots in the Wikimedia ecosystem, how to set them up on the wikis, and tackle problems concerning the setup. This workshop will organize three sessions around InternetArchiveBot, YoBot, and SuggestBot. See more details < https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T306593> [2]. We look forward to your participation! Best, Srishti On behalf of the SWT Workshops Organization team [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Small_wiki_toolkits/Workshops#How_to_run_a_… [2] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T306593 *Srishti Sethi* Senior Developer Advocate Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>

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Wikimedia Hackathon May 20-22: Info about helper roles and how to create interactive sessions
by Melinda Seckington 13 May '22

13 May '22

Hi all, The Wikimedia Hackathon <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2022> is 1 week away, on May 20-22. As promised, a few more updates: We are looking for people to help us run an awesome and smooth event! If you’re interested in helping with facilitating a room or newcomer support, you can add your name to the Helper Roles page <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2022/Schedule/RoomShifts> . There’s still time to add a session or social activity. You can pick an open slot in the category which fits your topic and add the session directly to the schedule <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2022/Schedule>. Want to learn how to make your session interactive? Read this guide <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2022/Schedule/Sessions#T…> on how to create fun, interactive sessions! We previously shared details on how to propose a session <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2022/Schedule/Sessions#H…> and how to prepare for a session <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2022/Schedule/Sessions#H…> . We look forward to seeing you next week! Melinda, for the hackathon committee -- Melinda Seckington Developer Advocacy Manager Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>

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[Cloud-announce] Brief NFS outages thursday, 15:00 UTC
by Andrew Bogott 12 May '22

12 May '22

We need to perform very brief maintenance on the servers that support the DUMPS and TOOLS NFS mounts. That means that (among other things) toolforge will be almost entirely broken for about 5 minutes. I expect a graceful recovery, but in the worst case I may need to reboot toolforge hosts (including the bastions), in which case some jobs will be interrupted. This downtime will happen on Thursday, the 12th of May, at 15:00 UTC. -Andrew + the WMCS team _______________________________________________ Cloud-announce mailing list -- cloud-announce(a)lists.wikimedia.org List information: https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/cloud-announce.lists.wikimedia.…

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Wikimedia Hackathon May 20-22: Info about the online space, local meetups and more
by Melinda Seckington 05 May '22

05 May '22

Hi all, The Wikimedia Hackathon <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2022> is coming up in two weeks, on May 20-22. The Hackathon is an event by and for technical contributors from around the world. It’s a space to work together on technical projects, learn new skills, and meet others in the technical community. Newcomers are welcome <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2022/How_to/Newcomers>! A few updates: The main event will happen in an online game-style space <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2022/How_to#Joining_the_…>, supported by local meetups <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2022/Meetups> organized by community members around the world. Instructions on how to enter the online space will be published shortly before the start of the hackathon. If you would like to attend a meetup, please visit the local meetups <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2022/Meetups> page to learn if there is one nearby and how to join. If you already know what you are going to be working on or need help on a project, please add your project to the hackathon Phabricator board <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/project/view/5802/>. If you have tasks that are good for newcomers and are up to helping others, please also tag them with #good first tasks <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/good_first_task/>. If you have an idea for a session or social activity, you can pick an open slot in the category which fits your topic and add the session directly to the schedule <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2022/Schedule>. All topics are welcome, as long as they are connected to the technical environment of the Wikimedia projects! We are particularly interested in sessions that are useful for newcomers. If you are new to the technical community or this is your first Wikimedia Hackathon, please check out the list of tips for newcomers <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2022/How_to/Newcomers>. If you have any questions, feel free to ask on the talk page <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Hackathon_2022>. If you want to brainstorm ideas or find a co-speaker for your session, the hackathon social channels <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2022/Discussions> are a good place to find others. You can also add your name to the participants list <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Hackathon_2022/Participants> and find out what others are interested in. Many thanks to the folks who already expressed interest in helping with facilitation or newcomer support! We plan to publish the shift plan early next week. Those up for helping are welcome to pick an open slot once it’s up. We are looking forward to meeting you all soon! Melinda, for the hackathon committee -- Melinda Seckington Developer Advocacy Manager Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>

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[Cloud-announce] Toolforge Kubernetes upgrade on 2022-05-11
by Taavi Väänänen 05 May '22

05 May '22

Hi all, We'll be upgrading the Toolforge Kubernetes cluster next Wednesday (2022-05-11) starting at 16:00 UTC. As with previous updates, the expected impact is that web services and Toolforge Jobs Framework jobs may get restarted a couple of the times over the course of the few hours it takes for us to upgrade the entire cluster. Assuming your services are able to survive a restart, no action should be needed on your part. -- Taavi Väänänen (User:Majavah) _______________________________________________ Cloud-announce mailing list -- cloud-announce(a)lists.wikimedia.org List information: https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/cloud-announce.lists.wikimedia.…

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New projects for new developers guide
by Srishti Sethi 04 May '22

04 May '22

Hi all, We are looking to refresh the new developers' guide with new projects: < https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/New_Developers#Choose_a_software_project> [1]. Are there big enough project(s) you or someone you know maintain that may be a good fit for this resource? There is a project criteria for getting featured listed here: < https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/New_Developers/Featured_Projects> [2]. If you are interested, please follow-up in a comment on the Phabricator task <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T274236> [3]. Cheers, Srishti [1] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/New_Developers#Choose_a_software_project [2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/New_Developers/Featured_Projects [3] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T274236 *Srishti Sethi* Senior Developer Advocate Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>

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OAuth oddity: space missing in username
by Roy Smith 01 May '22

01 May '22

I've got a mysterious problem with OAuth accessing https://spi-tools-dev.toolforge.org/. I have a new feature in beta test, which I'm gating by whitelisting the usernames of my testers. User:Girth Summit <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Girth_Summit> reported being unable to access the feature, and the problem turned out to be that he's apparently being authenticated as "GirthSummit" (no space). As far as I can tell, that's not a valid username <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAuth/GirthSummit>, yet it's what I'm getting back from my django/social-auth authentication flow. Anybody have any idea what might be going on? I have three whitelisted users; he's the only one with a space in their username.

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Toolforge account and replica databases
by Travis Briggs 29 Apr '22

29 Apr '22

Hello, As part of the WP 1.0 bot/tool project, we are no longer using webservices or grid/cron jobs on Toolforge. However we still access the English Wikipedia replica database and our tool specific database hosted on tools.db.svc.wikimedia.cloud. It has been suggested by team members that we delete our toolforge account since we're not using any resources on the toolforge server. However my question is: Would we still be able to access the databases mentioned above? If there's a lighter weight way of accessing those databases without having a toolforge login we'd be interested in that as well. Thanks, -Travis

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[Cloud-announce] Reminder: All Debian Stretch VMs should be removed by May of 2022
by Andrew Bogott 29 Apr '22

29 Apr '22

There are still dozens of VMs in cloud-vps running Debian Stretch. All of these hosts will need to be deleted and replaced with VMs running either Buster or Bullseye in the next few months. Beginning in May we will begin to shut down Stretch instances. Please check this page for your projects, and take whatever steps are necessary to move off of Stretch: https://os-deprecation.toolforge.org/ Don't hesitate to reach out for help on IRC or mailing list if you need help with this migration. You may find Cinder volumes (https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Adding_Disk_Space_to_Cloud_VPS_ins…) especially useful for transferring data between VMs. Note that we do NOT recommend in-place OS upgrades of VMs; it is almost always better to start with a fresh host and transfer workloads over. Details about the what and why for this process can be found here: https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/News/Stretch_deprecation Here is the remaining deprecation timeline: May 1, 2022: All active Stretch VMs will be shut down (but not deleted) by WMCS admins. June 30, 2022: LTS support for Debian Stretch ends, all Stretch VMs will be deleted by WMCS admins _______________________________________________ Cloud-announce mailing list -- cloud-announce(a)lists.wikimedia.org List information: https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/cloud-announce.lists.wikimedia.…

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