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Add FAQ entry about running your own instance (#142)
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**Can you delete it when you are done with it?**
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Yes. For any wiki you create, you will see a `Delete` link in the `Action` column of this table: https://patchdemo.wmflabs.org/. We advise you to delete the wikis you create when you are finished with them and/or when the patch you created the wiki to test is merged.
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Yes. For any wiki you create, you will see a `Delete` link in the `Action` column of the table of previously generated wikis on the main page. We advise you to delete the wikis you create when you are finished with them and/or when the patch you created the wiki to test is merged.
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**How long do the Patch demo wiki instances last for?**
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These will be considered on a case-by-case basis, but will generally be allowed as long as they don't interfere with other teams' ability to test in a production-like environment.
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**What if I don't like the above restrictions?**
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You can run your own version of the entire Patch demo website. Get yourself a server and follow the [Setup](#setup) instructions above, or convince an engineer near you to do it.
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The public https://patchdemo.wmflabs.org/ website runs on an `m1.medium` instance at [Wikimedia Cloud VPS](https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Portal:Cloud_VPS).
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**Is it possible to add patches for extension not just core? And skins?**
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Yes, patches for many extensions and skins are supported (mostly those included in MediaWiki releases, or enabled on all Wikimedia wikis), as well as Parsoid. Check out the list under "Choose extensions to enable" in the interface.

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