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+# MediaWiki - Wiki Platform
+
+## Table of Contents
+- [Overview](#overview)
+- [What is MediaWiki?](#what-is-mediawiki)
+- [Why Use MediaWiki?](#why-use-mediawiki)
+- [Configuration in AI-Homelab](#configuration-in-ai-homelab)
+- [Official Resources](#official-resources)
+- [Docker Configuration](#docker-configuration)
+
+## Overview
+
+**Category:** Wiki Platform  
+**Docker Image:** [mediawiki](https://hub.docker.com/_/mediawiki)  
+**Default Stack:** `productivity.yml`  
+**Web UI:** `http://SERVER_IP:8084`  
+**Database:** MariaDB (mediawiki-db container)  
+**Ports:** 8084
+
+## What is MediaWiki?
+
+MediaWiki is the software that powers Wikipedia. It's a powerful, feature-rich wiki platform designed for large-scale collaborative documentation. If you want Wikipedia-style wikis with advanced features, templates, and extensions, MediaWiki is the choice.
+
+### Key Features
+- **Powers Wikipedia:** Battle-tested at scale
+- **Advanced Markup:** Wikitext syntax
+- **Templates:** Reusable content blocks
+- **Categories:** Organize pages
+- **Version History:** Complete revision tracking
+- **Extensions:** 2000+ extensions
+- **Multi-Language:** Full internationalization
+- **Media Management:** Images, files
+- **User Management:** Roles and rights
+- **API:** Comprehensive API
+- **Free & Open Source:** GPL license
+
+## Why Use MediaWiki?
+
+1. **Feature-Rich:** Most powerful wiki software
+2. **Proven:** Runs Wikipedia
+3. **Extensible:** 2000+ extensions
+4. **Templates:** Advanced content reuse
+5. **Categories:** Powerful organization
+6. **API:** Extensive automation
+7. **Community:** Large user base
+8. **Professional:** Enterprise-grade
+
+## Configuration in AI-Homelab
+
+```
+/opt/stacks/productivity/mediawiki/html/         # MediaWiki installation
+/opt/stacks/productivity/mediawiki/images/       # Uploaded files
+/opt/stacks/productivity/mediawiki-db/data/      # MariaDB database
+```
+
+## Official Resources
+
+- **Website:** https://www.mediawiki.org
+- **Documentation:** https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Documentation
+- **Extensions:** https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Category:Extensions
+- **Manual:** https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Contents
+
+## Docker Configuration
+
+```yaml
+mediawiki-db:
+  image: mariadb:latest
+  container_name: mediawiki-db
+  restart: unless-stopped
+  networks:
+    - traefik-network
+  environment:
+    - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=${MEDIAWIKI_DB_ROOT_PASSWORD}
+    - MYSQL_DATABASE=mediawiki
+    - MYSQL_USER=mediawiki
+    - MYSQL_PASSWORD=${MEDIAWIKI_DB_PASSWORD}
+  volumes:
+    - /opt/stacks/productivity/mediawiki-db/data:/var/lib/mysql
+
+mediawiki:
+  image: mediawiki:latest
+  container_name: mediawiki
+  restart: unless-stopped
+  networks:
+    - traefik-network
+  ports:
+    - "8084:80"
+  environment:
+    - MEDIAWIKI_DB_HOST=mediawiki-db
+    - MEDIAWIKI_DB_NAME=mediawiki
+    - MEDIAWIKI_DB_USER=mediawiki
+    - MEDIAWIKI_DB_PASSWORD=${MEDIAWIKI_DB_PASSWORD}
+  volumes:
+    - /opt/stacks/productivity/mediawiki/html:/var/www/html
+    - /opt/stacks/productivity/mediawiki/images:/var/www/html/images
+  depends_on:
+    - mediawiki-db
+  labels:
+    - "traefik.enable=true"
+    - "traefik.http.routers.mediawiki.rule=Host(`mediawiki.${DOMAIN}`)"
+```
+
+## Summary
+
+MediaWiki is the enterprise wiki platform offering:
+- Wikipedia's proven software
+- Advanced wikitext markup
+- Template system
+- 2000+ extensions
+- Categories and organization
+- Complete revision history
+- Multi-language support
+- Free and open-source
+
+**Perfect for:**
+- Large wikis
+- Complex documentation
+- Wikipedia-style sites
+- Corporate knowledge bases
+- Community documentation
+- Template-heavy content
+- Multi-language wikis
+
+**Key Points:**
+- Requires MariaDB database
+- Wikipedia's software
+- Steeper learning curve
+- Very powerful features
+- Template system
+- Extension ecosystem
+- Wikitext syntax
+- Enterprise-grade
+
+**Remember:**
+- Complete installation wizard
+- Download LocalSettings.php after setup
+- Place in /var/www/html/
+- Wikitext syntax to learn
+- Extensions add features
+- Templates powerful but complex
+- Regular backups important
+
+MediaWiki brings Wikipedia's power to your wiki!