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{{procedure
|description = This process defines the steps required to prepare a new computer or VPS for use as a server for the organisation.
|role = Sysop
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== Download and install Debian ==
If the server has no OS then download and install Debian first. Depending on the kind of access you have to the server, the following links may be of interest here:
*[[OD:Debian Conversion]]
*''Need a new link to instructions for installing over LAN''

== Setting up the software environment ==
Run through the [[Debian Post Install]] to install the software components required by the organisation. After running through the post-install script you will have a functioning server and LAMP environment. In general the post-install script covers the following:

=== General utilities ===
*7zip, bzip2
*make
*htmldoc

=== Network ===
*LAN
*DNS

=== Mail ===
*Webmail (Roundcube)
*SMTP (Exim)
*POP (Dovecot)
*IMAP (Dovecot)
*LDAP

=== Apache ===
*SSL
*Vhosts

=== MySQL ===


=== PHP5 ===
*SQLite

=== PERL ===
*SCP

=== SVN ===
For distributed backup of servers and workstations

== Setting up the Wikia file structure ==
Either copy the ''/var/www'' directory structure from an existing wikia installation (excluding the specific content from the ''domains'' and ''wikis'' directories). Alternatively, unpack a recent ''www-yyyy-mm-dd.tgz'' backup into ''/var/www'' and remove specific wiki content.

== Next steps ==
*[[Install a MediaWiki code-base]]
*[[Install a new wiki]]

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