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toolforge.org redirects here. You might be looking for the Lists of Toolforge tools.

Toolforge is a free cloud hosting platform for Wikimedia contributors. It provides web servers, data access, job management, and other features to help developers maintain tools and bots.

Toolforge is part of the Wikimedia Cloud Services (WMCS) suite of services. It is supported by Wikimedia Foundation staff and volunteers.

Deploy your tool on Toolforge

Use Toolforge to host and maintain tools.
Go to the Toolforge user docs

Administer Toolforge

Manage the Toolforge platform and its infrastructure.
Go to the Toolforge admin docs

Communication and support

Support and administration of the WMCS resources is provided by the Wikimedia Foundation Cloud Services team and Wikimedia movement volunteers. Please reach out with questions and join the conversation:

Discuss and receive general support

Chat in real time in the IRC channel #wikimedia-cloud ^connect or the bridged Telegram group
Discuss via email after you have subscribed to the cloud@ mailing list

Stay aware of critical changes and plans

Subscribe to the cloud-announce@ mailing list (all messages are also mirrored to the cloud@ list)
Read the News wiki page

Track work tasks and report bugs

Use a subproject of the #Cloud-Services Phabricator project to track confirmed bug reports and feature requests about the Cloud Services infrastructure itself

Read stories and WMCS blog posts

Read the Cloud Services Blog (for the broader Wikimedia movement, see the Wikimedia Technical Blog)

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-'''Tool Labs''' (or '''Tools''') is a hosting environment for community developers working on services that provide value to the Wikimedia and Wiki ecosystem. Tool Labs provides access to [[Help:Tool_Labs/Database|replicas of the Wikimedia databases]] and many other services.  These services allow developers to easily do adhoc analytics, administer bots, run webservices, and generally create tools to help editors and other volunteers in their work. The infrastructure is supported by a dedicated [[Nova_Resource:Tools|group of Wikimedia Foundation staff and volunteers]].
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-== Using the Tools  ==
+<noinclude>
-The Tool Labs community-developed web applications are all listed at [{{Tool Labs tools list}} tools.wmflabs.org]. There is also a smaller selection listed in more detail at [https://tools.wmflabs.org/hay/directory/ Hay's Tools Directory].
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+[[Category:Portals|Toolforge]]
-== Becoming a Tools Lab developer ==
+[[Category:Toolforge]]
-{{See also|Help:Tool_Labs/Getting started|label 1=Getting started|Help:Tool_Labs/Access|label 2=Access}}
+[[Category:Documentation]]
-# Use the '''Tool Labs admin console''' to [https://toolsadmin.wikimedia.org/register/ create a new LDAP account].
+</noinclude>
-#* Make careful note of the ''LDAP username'' and ''UNIX shell username'' you choose
-#** Your LDAP username and password will be used to login here on Wikitech and on [[:mw:Gerrit|Gerrit]] and the [https://toolsadmin.wikimedia.org/ Tool Labs admin console].
-#** Your shell name will be used when you interact with servers via [[Help:Tool_Labs/Access|ssh]] and when using [[:mw:Gerrit/Getting_started|git with Gerrit]].
-# [https://toolsadmin.wikimedia.org/tools/membership/apply Fill out an access request to join the Tools project].
-# [[:mw:Gerrit/Tutorial#Generate_a_new_SSH_key|Generate an SSH key]] that you will use along with your ''shell'' account name to log into the Tool Labs servers if you do not already have one.
-# Associate your SSH public key with your Wikitech account using the [[Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-openstack|Preferences > OpenStack tab]] or [https://toolsadmin.wikimedia.org/profile/settings/ssh-keys Tool Labs admin console].
-# Wait for your access request for the Tools project to be processed (you should receive messages on your [[Special:MyTalk | Wikitech talk page]]).
-== Terms of use ==
-{{See also|Help:Tool_Labs#Rules_of_use|label 1=Rules of use|Nova_Resource:Tools/Rules}}
-* Tool Labs is subject to the [[Wikitech:Labs_Terms_of_use|Wikimedia Labs Terms of Use]].
-* Tool Labs projects must be [[:en:Open-source_software|open source software]] licensed under an [http://opensource.org/licenses OSI approved license].
-* Tool Labs projects must not to collect, store, or share private data or personally identifiable information, such as user names, passwords, or IP addresses, except when complying with the conditions listed in the [[Wikitech:Labs_Terms_of_use|Wikimedia Labs Terms of Use]].
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