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-mediawiki-docker
+Mediawiki-Apache
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+
+This is a Docker image running Apache serving Mediawiki 1.23. It does not contain any databases; those should be run in a seperate container.
+
+First, deploy a database container, [like this one by Tutum](https://registry.hub.docker.com/u/tutum/mariadb/):
+
+```
+docker run -d --name mariadb tutum/mariadb
+```
+
+You will likely want to make the database persistent, in this case done by adding:
+
+```
+docker run -d -v /path/on/host:/var/lib/mysql --name mariadb tutum/mariadb
+```
+
+Now you can deploy this container by running:
+
+```
+docker run -d -p 80:80 -v /path/on/host:/var/lib/mediawiki --link mariadb:mariadb iohannesarnold/mediawiki-apache
+```
+
+Where the ```-v`` flag is only necessary if you're interested in preserving files. Also, the ```link``` flag should reflect the name you gave your database container above.
+Mediawiki should now be available on port 80 of the host server, and it will ask you to run configuration. The ```LocalSettings.php``` that results should be placed in the linked host directory created in the last step.
+Congratulations! You now should have a working Mediawiki installation. Any updated version of this image should be able to be deployed over the same host directory for fast upgrades.