MediaWiki Hosting

1. Click Open Pod in PikaPods and log in with the username admin and password wikipassword.
2. Immediately open Preferences, choose Password, and replace the default password with a unique one. Save the change before creating content or other users.
3. Edit the Main Page to introduce your wiki, then create and link your first pages. Preview your changes before publishing them.
4. Decide who should be able to read, edit and create accounts before inviting collaborators.

The MediaWiki editing guide covers your first edit, and the user rights manual explains groups and permissions.

No. PikaPods sets up and runs MediaWiki for you, including OS and app updates and HTTPS. You won't touch Docker or a server. Your files and database stay accessible if you ever want to move them elsewhere.

Yes. MediaWiki is web-based, so open your pod URL in a modern browser on your phone, tablet or computer. Your wiki login works across devices and no dedicated client is required. The exact editing controls and appearance depend on the skin and extensions configured on the pod.

No third-party account is required for core browser-based editing, search, history and permissions. Optional extensions can have additional requirements, but they are not assumed to be installed.

Email confirmation, emailed password resets and watchlist email notifications need working outgoing mail. MediaWiki supports PHP mail and SMTP; an external SMTP provider may have its own account and pricing. See the MediaWiki email manual and check your pod's configuration before relying on email delivery.

Set up incremental backups to S3 in your pod settings for automatic nightly snapshots, or download your files and database yourself. We keep whole-server backups for server failures, but they aren't a per-pod restore service, so your own backup is what protects your data.

You can use MediaWiki instead of Confluence and Notion. PikaPods runs it for you, and you can move your files and database elsewhere.

MediaWiki can restrict reading, editing and account creation through server configuration, but these are not all web-interface toggles. Page protection controls editing, not per-page read access; MediaWiki is designed primarily for public wikis or wiki-wide private access.

Uploaded files need separate access protection as well. Review Preventing access, check which settings are available for your pod, and test with a non-admin account before storing sensitive content.

No. You add prepaid credit and your pods are billed by the hour from that balance, rounded up to full hours. There are no contracts or minimum terms: delete a pod anytime and billing stops. Optional automatic top-ups keep your pods running without manual payments.

You do. And you're in full control. If you ever want to download, migrate, edit or delete your data, just enable file and database access for your pod and it will be right there.