Meza has recently added a complete audit, overhaul and expansion of its commands plus help and documentation of commands. The commands are inside meza.py. For each command, there is a markdown file in 'manual/meza-cmd/' which can be easily viewed online and are also displayed to the console via Meza's help system.

Below we share an embed of https://github.com/freephile/meza/blob/dev/manual/meza-cmd/index.md - the index file to the meza command help system.

Meza Command Reference

Meza is a comprehensive MediaWiki deployment automation platform. Use these commands to manage your MediaWiki environments.

Core Commands

Environment Management

meza setup - Set up environments and development tools
meza deploy - Deploy MediaWiki environments
meza update - Update Meza to specific version or branch

Wiki Operations

meza create - Create new wikis
meza delete - Delete wikis and components
meza list-wikis - List all wikis in an environment

Maintenance & Backup

meza backup - Create environment backups
meza maint - Run maintenance operations (jobs, rebuild, cleanup, encryption)
meza debug - Debug Ansible variables and configuration

Deployment Management

meza deploy-check - Check if environment is deploying
meza deploy-lock - Manually lock environment for deployment
meza deploy-unlock - Remove deployment lock from environment
meza deploy-kill - Kill running deployment and remove lock
meza deploy-log - Get deployment log file path
meza deploy-tail - Follow deployment logs in real-time

Quick Start

Install Meza:

# Download and install Meza
# This approach does not work yet.
curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nasa/meza/master/src/scripts/getmeza.sh | bash

# Run the installer from a locally cloned repository:
sudo bash src/scripts/getmeza.sh

Deploy default environment:
```
meza deploy monolith
```
Create your first wiki:
```
meza create wiki monolith
```

Common Workflows

Development Setup

# Download and install Meza first
sudo bash src/scripts/getmeza.sh
meza setup dev                    # Set up development tools
meza deploy monolith             # Deploy local environment
meza create wiki monolith        # Create test wiki

Production Deployment

meza setup env production        # Set up production environment
meza backup production           # Backup before changes
meza deploy production           # Deploy to production
meza deploy-tail production      # Monitor deployment progress

Wiki Management

meza list-wikis production       # List existing wikis
meza create wiki production      # Add new wiki
meza backup production           # Backup before deletion
meza delete wiki production      # Remove wiki

Deployment Monitoring & Control

meza deploy-check production     # Check if deployment is running
meza deploy-tail production      # Follow deployment logs in real-time
meza deploy-kill production      # Kill stuck deployment if needed
meza deploy-unlock production    # Remove deployment lock after issues

Version Management

meza update                      # List available versions
meza update 43.39.5             # Update to specific version
meza deploy production           # Deploy version changes

Maintenance Operations

meza maint run-jobs production   # Run MediaWiki job queue
meza maint rebuild production    # Rebuild search index and SMW
meza maint cleanuploadstash production  # Clean upload stash
meza maint encrypt-string production "secret"  # Encrypt sensitive data
meza maint decrypt-string production "encrypted"  # Decrypt data

Getting Help

Use meza <command> --help for detailed command help
Check /opt/meza/manual/ for additional documentation
See project documentation at the Meza repository

Environment Concepts

Environment: A complete MediaWiki deployment (e.g., "production", "development")
Wiki: Individual wiki within an environment
Monolith: Single-server environment (default for development)

Configuration

Public config: /opt/conf-meza/public/<environment>/
Secret config: /opt/conf-meza/secret/<environment>/
Core defaults: /opt/meza/config/defaults.yml

Meza commands