Please join us for the next installment of the LD4 Wikibase Working Hour!
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Group/Wikibase_and_WBStack_Working_Hours

When: 26 March 2021, 11AM-12PM Eastern

Registration: Please fill in this form to register
https://harvard.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYrdeqorTsrE9zb2UJ_doGHtq206atSUDJZ

 

Wikibase, Docker, and You: Getting started with a local Wikibase instance

Instructor: Jim Hahn, Head of Metadata Research, University of Pennsylvania 

Abstract: This session will provide a general introduction to getting Wikibase -- the software that powers Wikidata -- up and running on your local desktop/laptop running Docker. Session leader will demo using Docker Desktop for Mac, though installation is possible on Docker Desktop for Windows and Linux Docker Engine-Community (https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/). 

The session includes a simple introduction to using Docker on your desktop, followed by a necessary (though not overly technical) delineation of the technology stack that makes up Wikibase. 

After we have walked through the installation steps, the last half of the hour will be reserved for independent work, question and answer time, and general troubleshooting for your newly installed Wikibase instance! 


The event organizers are looking forward to our session on Friday! It will help if you are able to download and install docker desktop previous to the session Friday:https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop. Several of the install steps for Friday are heavily inspired by the Wikibase docker compose documentation here: https://github.com/wmde/wikibase-docker/blob/master/README-compose.md. Reading the docker compose documentation is optional; it provides a nice outline for the ordering of select install steps.

 

About the LD4 Wikibase Working Hour: 

The LD4 Wikibase Working Hour ( https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_LD4_Wikidata_Affinity_Group/Wikibase_and_WBStack_Working_Hours ) seeks to create a space for GLAM professionals experimenting with Wikibase/WBStack implementation, the software that Wikidata is based on, to learn collaboratively and share tips, tools, and resources.  

For more details, see the project page.  To sign up for monthly announcements, please fill out this form.
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