I did my first fully self-run config deploy with SpiderPig the other day and it was _smooth sailing_. Very nice! Much cleaner than futzing about with the command-line, and I feel more confident now being able to push my own high-prio fixes outside a backport window without it stepping on other peoples' toes. \o/
Much thanks to all involved! -- brooke On Thu, May 8, 2025 at 7:01 AM Tyler Cipriani <tcipri...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > tl;dr: Check out SpiderPig[0], a web frontend for deploying code > changes to Wikimedia’s MediaWiki. > > — > > What is SpiderPig? > > SpiderPig is a web app that deploys code to Wikimedia’s production > MediaWikis. > > — > > How do I use it? > > Today, anyone who has deployed a backport in the past year[1] can log > in at https://spiderpig.wikimedia.org. > > Follow instructions on Wikitech to learn how to use SpiderPig[2] or > request access[3]. > > Join Release Engineering for a deployment party 🥳 to try out SpiderPig: > > *Mon, 12 May 2025* – *Thu, 15 May 2025* members of Release Engineering > will be in the #wikimedia-operations IRC channel for daily backport > windows to share the joy of SpiderPig: > > - UTC afternoon backport window (13:00 UTC) > - UTC late backport window (20:00 UTC) > > More details on the deployment calendar.[4] > > — > > Why? > > During backport windows[5], deployers traditionally use our `scap > backport` command-line tool to ship code. Meanwhile, developers wait > on standby to check the code. > > For many deployments, deployers punch in commands and relay > information to developers. SpiderPig eliminates the need to punch in > commands for simple changes, freeing deployers to focus on complex > changes. > > SpiderPig is like showing up for a backport window to get a change > deployed: > > Enter a Gerrit change number in the search and click “Start backport.” > When prompted, check it on the staging servers[6]. > Confirm that the change looks good on staging to make it live everywhere! > > — > > Thanks to: > > - Alexandros Kosiaris for his partnership in getting SpiderPig into > production. > - Lauralyn Watson, Eric Gardner, and other folks working on Codex for > their help integrating Codex and Vue. > - Simon Lyngshede and Moritz Mühlenhoff for their help integrating > with our single sign-on system. > - Ahmon Dancy for leading this project and the Release Engineering > team for all their work to make deployments better. > > Tyler Cipriani (he/him) > Engineering Manager, Release Engineering > Wikimedia Foundation > > [0]: <https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scap/SpiderPig> > [1]: <https://ldap.toolforge.org/group/spiderpig-access> > [2]: < > https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scap/SpiderPig#Log_in_to_SpiderPig> > [3]: < > https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scap/SpiderPig#Access_to_SpiderPig> > [4]: <https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Deployments> > [5]: <https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Backport_windows> > [6]: <https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikimediaDebug> > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list -- wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wikitech-l-le...@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/postorius/lists/wikitech-l.lists.wikimedia.org/
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