Welcome to BIOL 300 Wiki’s documentation!

These instructions are written for Spring 2017.

Instructor Manual

• Creating Student Accounts and Teams
  • Installing the Student Account and Team Creation Script
  • Using the Student Account and Team Creation Script
• Form Emails
• Patrolling Student Comments
• Granting Student Privileges
• Modifying Student Real Names
  • Changing Real Names on the Wiki
  • Changing Real Names in the Survey System

Background

• Introduction to Vim
  • Vim Configuration File
• Introduction to Git
• Port Forwarding & Bridged Networking
• HTTPS & SSL

Server Creation

• Building from Scratch
  • 1. Install Operating System
  • 2. Configure Web Server with HTTPS
  • 3. Install MediaWiki
  • 4. Install Django
  • 5. Configure Automatic Backup
  • 6. Install MediaWiki Extensions
  • 7. Install Citation Tools
  • 8. Install Message Box Templates
  • 9. Install License Templates
  • 10. Customize the Wiki
  • 11. Copy Old Wiki Contents
  • 12. Create Django Survey Sessions
  • 13. Create ScholasticGrading Assignments
  • 14. Activate Bridged Networking
  • 15. Delete VirtualBox Snapshots
• Building from Last Year
• Configuring the Development Server
• Using a Backup Archive to Recover from Loss of the Virtual Machine

Server Maintenance

• Creating Virtual Machine Accounts
• SSL Certificate Management
  • Checking Expiration Dates
  • Creating a New Certificate
  • Renewing an Expiring Certificate
• MAC Addresses
  • Looking Up MAC Addresses
  • Registering New MAC Addresses
• University Firewall
  • Technical Background
  • Transitioning to a Static IP Address
• Screen Sharing Using SSVNC
• Cleaning the Boot Partition
• Expanding the Virtual Hard Drive
• Updating MediaWiki
• Updating Django
• Changing the Wiki Logo or Favicon
• Wiki Maintenance Cheatsheet

Miscellaneous

• Updating this Documentation
  • Source Repository and Read the Docs
  • Compiling the Docs Locally
  • Updating the MediaWiki Configuration File
  • Updating Templates Exported from Wikipedia
• To-Do