Cloud? You can host it on your own server(s) for $10. On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 6:40 PM, Eric Kuhnke <[email protected]> wrote:
> It's not about the $10, it's about the principle of giving up full control > of your documentation system and internal processes to some third party's > external cloud/butt hosted platform. > > On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 3:38 PM, Josh Baird <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Confluence costs $10 for 10 users.. if you can't fork out $10 for a solid >> piece of software, well.. >> >> On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 6:36 PM, Eric Kuhnke <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Yeah, No. Confluence costs money, a really solid mediawiki platform is >>> based entirely on BSD/GPL/Apache licensed software. >>> >>> I bite my thumb at thee! https://www.atlassian.com/licensing/confluence >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 3:34 PM, Josh Baird <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Try Confluence over MediaWiki.. It's much easier to use and has an >>>> extensive library of add-ons that will make your life mo' easier. >>>> >>>> On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 6:31 PM, Eric Kuhnke <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Install a full instance of mediawiki on a LAMP type server, learn how >>>>> to use it (it's really easy, and has great documentation), and create a >>>>> template for each of your POPs... >>>>> >>>>> Documentation and management should also include IP address tracking >>>>> and provisioning with a shared intranet type tool, such as a VM instance >>>>> running NIPAP: >>>>> >>>>> http://spritelink.github.io/NIPAP/ >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Aug 4, 2016 at 3:20 PM, Sean Heskett <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hey guys and gals, >>>>>> >>>>>> I don't know if something like this already exists so i thought i'd >>>>>> ask y'all before i went and created it. I basically need a complete >>>>>> documentation system for our network infrastructure. >>>>>> >>>>>> -we have our network mapped in visio >>>>>> -we have our network monitored in intermapper >>>>>> -we have our network graphed in cacti >>>>>> -i'm working on creating a wiki type page for all devices that has >>>>>> some static info (like date put in service, a link to it's manual) and >>>>>> some >>>>>> dynamic info (like Tx frequency) >>>>>> -the devices all typically have a web config page >>>>>> >>>>>> I want to turn our visio maps into HTML so that you can click on the >>>>>> device and bring up it's wiki page that either links to all the other >>>>>> pages >>>>>> or includes the info on that wiki page etc. >>>>>> >>>>>> it seems like this is probably just a custom documentation database. >>>>>> When i search on the google there are systems kind of like this but they >>>>>> seem to be either too narrow minded (geared towards data center and >>>>>> server >>>>>> infrastructure) or too broad...nothing seems to be "just right" >>>>>> >>>>>> does something like this currently exist? what do you use to keep >>>>>> track of all this information? what would you recommend? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks! >>>>>> >>>>>> -Sean >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >
