Overview

Toolforge is a hosting environment. Toolforge makes it easy for you to perform analytics, administer bots, run webservices, and create tools. Tools help project editors, technical contributors, and other volunteers who work on Wikimedia projects.

Toolforge is part of the Wikimedia Cloud Services (WMCS) suite of services. It is supported by Wikimedia Foundation staff and volunteers.

This page contains links to documentation for tool developers, maintainers, and Toolforge administrators.

Toolforge quickstart

Ready to get started with Toolforge? Check out the quickstart guide.

Toolforge documentation

About Toolforge

About Toolforge: What is Toolforge? What do you need to know to join the Toolforge community and start developing tools?

At-a-glance: Cloud VPS and Toolforge: What are the main differences between Cloud VPS and Toolforge? Which environment should you choose?

Tool developer/maintainer documentation

Toolforge Help: Learn how to follow basic Toolforge workflows to create and maintain tools using Tool Accounts.

Toolforge administration documentation

Documentation for administrators of the Toolforge service itself can be found at Portal:Toolforge/Admin.

Communication and support

We communicate and provide support through several primary channels. Please reach out with questions and to join the conversation.