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1 -= Welcome to the ITP IT Service Wiki =
1 +== Welcome to your wiki ==
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3 -This is the central place for IT related documentation.
3 +XWiki is the best tool to organize your knowledge. A //wiki// is organized in a hierarchy of //pages//. You can create multiple wikis, each with its own set of pages.
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5 -== About us ==
5 +XWiki can be used as a knowledge base (support, documentation, sales, etc.), for collaborative workspaces or even as a complete intranet.
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7 -The Institute for Theoretical Physics ITP maintains a rather large IT infrastructure with around 180 Linux desktop computer, more then 125 compute nodes and the complete infrastructure the handle storage, mail, a lot of web services, printers etc.
7 +== The basics ==
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9 -== Getting Help ==
9 +To make the most out of your wiki, log-in and:
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11 -If you need help with any IT topic, please write to **[[mailto:support@itp.uni-frankfurt.de]]**
12 -This will go to our ticket system [[https://support.itp.uni-frankfurt.de]]
11 +Use the {{displayIcon name="pencil"/}} button above to //edit// this page and start customizing your wiki to your needs.
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14 -== Getting Access ==
13 +Use the {{displayIcon name="add"/}} button above to //add// more pages to your wiki and create the //hierarchy// that best organizes your content.
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16 -To use our desktop system and the various other services you need an ITP account. See [[New Accounts>>doc:.New Accounts.WebHome]].
15 +Use the {{displayIcon name="home"/}} breadcrumbs located above the title to //navigate// inside your pages. It's easy to get lost in a big wiki without them.
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18 -|=Basics|=Advanced|=HPC
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20 -* [[Accounts>>doc:.New Accounts.WebHome]]
21 -* [[Webmail>>doc:Mail Setup.Webmail.WebHome]]
22 -* [[Configure Mail Client>>doc:Mail Setup.WebHome]]
23 -* [[Storage>>doc:Storage and Backup.WebHome]]
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25 -* [[VPN Access>>doc:Remote Access.VPN Access.WebHome]]
26 -* [[Remote graphical access>>doc:Remote Access.WebHome]]
27 -* [[Nextcloud>>doc:Nextcloud.WebHome]]
28 -* [[Gitlab>>doc:.Gitlab.WebHome]]
29 -* [[Mattermost>>doc:Mattermost.WebHome]]
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31 -* [[Slurm>>doc:Slurm.WebHome]]
32 -* [[GPU computing>>doc:GPU Server.WebHome]]
17 +You can also use the [[Sandbox>>Sandbox.WebHome]] for more demo content and generally a place to experiment with your wiki's features.
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19 + {{box}}Learn more on how to use XWiki with the [[Getting Started Guide>>https://www.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Documentation/UserGuide/GettingStarted/WebHome]].{{/box}}
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25 +== Extend your wiki ==
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27 +To extend the power and functionalities of your wiki with the features that //you// need, head over to the [[Extension Manager>>XWiki.XWikiPreferences||queryString="editor=globaladmin&section=XWiki.Extensions"]] where you can search for and install extensions.
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29 +To browse through the 900+ community contributed extensions available for XWiki, head over to the [[Extensions Repository>>https://extensions.xwiki.org]].
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34 +== Create your application ==
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36 +Go beyond the available extensions and define the //structure// of your data based on //your// needs, creating //your// own applications with [[App Within Minutes>>AppWithinMinutes]] (AWM).
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38 +AWM will take care of making it easy for you and your users to create and manage the data.
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