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Codenamed '''RLWiki NEO''', the Rolling Lounge Wiki is migrating from [[mw:Miraheze|Miraheze]] to Rolling Lounge's own website. The wiki is now self-hosted on an [[wikipedia:Ubuntu|Ubuntu]] [[wikipedia:Virtual Private Server|Virtual Private Server (VPS)]] on [[wikipedia:Oracle Cloud|Oracle Cloud]], managed by [[AZMindroma]].

[[File:Screenshot_2026-04-30_at_09-29-53_Rolling_Lounge_Wiki.png|thumb|583x583px|alt=A full screenshot taken of the new RL Wiki's homepage in light mode|Screenshot of the new RL Wiki's [[Main Page]], taken on April 30th, 2026.]]

== Reasons for the Migration ==

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=== New Discord Access System / WGASO ===

To prevent irrelevant discussions from the Discord channels (which cannot be moderated often), a manual approval system was put into place. Now it's possible to self-assign access to the Wiki by going to the [https://discord.gg/BuZ8XpTuzG RL | WGASO] server and entering the WGASO code "RLWIKINEO" (without the quotation marks) to gain access to the RL Wiki channels.

=== Better backup abilities ===

Due to us self-hosting the wiki, it's easier to make backups of it as well. There is a [https://rollinglounge.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:DataDump Special page] to get data dumps from Miraheze wikis, but is limited to text. Within self-hosted wikis, this process becomes significantly easier due to ownership over all files for the wiki.

== Challenges ==

=== Spam attacks ===

[[File:Screenshot_2026-04-30_at_08-36-28_Version_-_Rolling_Lounge_Wiki.png|thumb|alt=A screenshot showing a list of various MediaWiki extensions used to protect the RL Wiki from spam attacks|New antispam extensions as seen from [[Special:Version]]]]

As a Miraheze wiki, the Rolling Lounge Wiki had the various spam protection mechanisms from Miraheze. On a self-hosted instance, this is not the case, and this had already resulted in a massive spam attack towards this wiki. To combat this, several extensions have been installed and configured:

==== StopForumSpam ====

Every day, the wiki fetches the latest IP blocklist from StopForumSpam.com.

==== Cloudflare Turnstile ====

As a better alternative for hCaptcha, the used captcha service is now Cloudflare Turnstile. According to MediaWiki, the effectiveness of Turnstile is very high.<ref>https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ConfirmEdit</ref>

==== Autoconfirmation requirements ====

The new requirements to be autoconfirmed on the wiki is now having an account that is at least 4 days old AND has 10 edits. Only then is it possible to bypass the captcha.

== References ==

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 Codenamed '''RLWiki NEO''', the Rolling Lounge Wiki is migrating from [[mw:Miraheze|Miraheze]] to Rolling Lounge's own website. The wiki is now self-hosted on an [[wikipedia:Ubuntu|Ubuntu]] [[wikipedia:Virtual Private Server|Virtual Private Server (VPS)]] on [[wikipedia:Oracle Cloud|Oracle Cloud]], managed by [[AZMindroma]].
+[[File:Screenshot_2026-04-30_at_09-29-53_Rolling_Lounge_Wiki.png|thumb|583x583px|alt=A full screenshot taken of the new RL Wiki's homepage in light mode|Screenshot of the new RL Wiki's [[Main Page]], taken on April 30th, 2026.]]
 == Reasons for the Migration ==
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 === New Discord Access System / WGASO ===
 To prevent irrelevant discussions from the Discord channels (which cannot be moderated often), a manual approval system was put into place. Now it's possible to self-assign access to the Wiki by going to the [https://discord.gg/BuZ8XpTuzG RL | WGASO] server and entering the WGASO code "RLWIKINEO" (without the quotation marks) to gain access to the RL Wiki channels.
+=== Better backup abilities ===
+Due to us self-hosting the wiki, it's easier to make backups of it as well. There is a [https://rollinglounge.miraheze.org/wiki/Special:DataDump Special page] to get data dumps from Miraheze wikis, but is limited to text. Within self-hosted wikis, this process becomes significantly easier due to ownership over all files for the wiki.
+== Challenges ==
+=== Spam attacks ===
+[[File:Screenshot_2026-04-30_at_08-36-28_Version_-_Rolling_Lounge_Wiki.png|thumb|alt=A screenshot showing a list of various MediaWiki extensions used to protect the RL Wiki from spam attacks|New antispam extensions as seen from [[Special:Version]]]]
+As a Miraheze wiki, the Rolling Lounge Wiki had the various spam protection mechanisms from Miraheze. On a self-hosted instance, this is not the case, and this had already resulted in a massive spam attack towards this wiki. To combat this, several extensions have been installed and configured:
+==== StopForumSpam ====
+Every day, the wiki fetches the latest IP blocklist from StopForumSpam.com.
+==== Cloudflare Turnstile ====
+As a better alternative for hCaptcha, the used captcha service is now Cloudflare Turnstile. According to MediaWiki, the effectiveness of Turnstile is very high.<ref>https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:ConfirmEdit</ref>
+==== Autoconfirmation requirements ====
+The new requirements to be autoconfirmed on the wiki is now having an account that is at least 4 days old AND has 10 edits. Only then is it possible to bypass the captcha.
 == References ==
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