# Support

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/support/6.md?page=14

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## [Vultr vs DO for discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/vultr-vs-do-for-discourse/403964)

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**Author:** [@abeen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/abeen)\
**Replies:** 33\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2026, 6:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/vultr-vs-do-for-discourse/403964 "2026-06-04T18:56:48Z")

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please share your expert advise on choosing between DO & Vultr. I am on DO, with 2gb RAM, 12$ plan, smtp has been a major issue. I can’t move ahead. Googling shows vultr is competetive, not sure about smtp issue.. how ar…

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## [Can no longer access the message and discussion button on the user card](https://meta.discourse.org/t/on-ne-peut-plus-avoir-acces-au-bouton-message-et-discussion-sur-la-carte-de-lutilisateur/404526)

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**Author:** [@gilles](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gilles)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2026, 5:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/on-ne-peut-plus-avoir-acces-au-bouton-message-et-discussion-sur-la-carte-de-lutilisateur/404526 "2026-06-04T17:32:50Z")

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Hello, I don't know if there have been any changes to the user cards, but the message and discussion buttons are no longer visible. Are you experiencing the same issue?

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## [Help Debug Why Webhook Takes More Time To Trigger (user\_added\_to\_group)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-debug-why-webhook-takes-more-time-to-trigger-user-added-to-group/404505)

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**Author:** [@gassim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gassim)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2026, 9:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-debug-why-webhook-takes-more-time-to-trigger-user-added-to-group/404505 "2026-06-04T09:56:06Z")

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Hi I setup a simple webhook with one trigger, ‘user added to group’, and it’s activated. Users are being added to the group and even though the webhook is triggered, it’s only after 24minutes from the time that the user…

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## [Is there a way to create a pinned topic based on tags in Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-create-a-pinned-topic-based-on-tags-in-discourse/404496)

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**Author:** [@Ahmed26](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ahmed26)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2026, 7:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-create-a-pinned-topic-based-on-tags-in-discourse/404496 "2026-06-04T07:34:34Z")

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Pinned topics in Discourse currently work at the category level. Is there any way to make them work only based on tags, or is this a feature that might be added in the future?

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## [View counts do not work on one topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/view-counts-do-not-work-on-one-topic/403522)

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**Author:** [@Prempavee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Prempavee)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2026, 4:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/view-counts-do-not-work-on-one-topic/403522 "2026-06-04T04:35:46Z")

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i noticed that one of our topic do not count views , but all others they do correctly, why?

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## [Meta forcing discourse login on IOS app?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-forcing-discourse-login-on-ios-app/404250)

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**Author:** [@fuse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fuse)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2026, 8:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-forcing-discourse-login-on-ios-app/404250 "2026-06-03T20:46:58Z")

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I never added Meta to the discourse hub app on my IOS device, it just appeared one day. It certainly has made my engagement with Meta a lot easier. I’m registered on Meta via Google, and today when trying to access Meta…

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## [Looking to automatically reply to a topic after a flagged post is approved](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-to-automatically-reply-to-a-topic-after-a-flagged-post-is-approved/403359)

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**Author:** [@petr0](https://meta.discourse.org/u/petr0)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2026, 11:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-to-automatically-reply-to-a-topic-after-a-flagged-post-is-approved/403359 "2026-06-03T11:34:00Z")

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Hello, in our community we have a English only rule. I’ve created a flag where users can flag a post as Non-English. I’d like to have an automated response when moderators approve these flags. E.g. If moderator appro…

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## [Endless Spinner on one Category Posts (Staff)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/endless-spinner-on-one-category-posts-staff/404136)

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**Author:** [@Jose\_C\_Gomez](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jose_C_Gomez)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2026, 9:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/endless-spinner-on-one-category-posts-staff/404136 "2026-06-02T21:52:56Z")

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Similar to this topic: But it happens only on our Staff Category, same error though Could not view topic TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading ‘name\_key’)at post.js:62:29at Array.map ()at e.munge (p…

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## [PhotoSwipe new icons visual collision](https://meta.discourse.org/t/photoswipe-new-icons-visual-collision/404167)

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**Author:** [@haydenjames](https://meta.discourse.org/u/haydenjames)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2026, 6:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/photoswipe-new-icons-visual-collision/404167 "2026-06-02T18:12:04Z")

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An unfortunate visual collision between the screenshot content and the Discourse lightbox UI overlay: This is a new issue. Previously, the download original text was below the images. It has been changed to icons in …

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## [Possible to nest sidebar links?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-nest-sidebar-links/404314)

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**Author:** [@haydenjames](https://meta.discourse.org/u/haydenjames)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2026, 5:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-to-nest-sidebar-links/404314 "2026-06-02T17:09:12Z")

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I want to nest my group links under ‘Groups’ as a collapsible parent item, so the sidebar shows just ‘Groups’ by default and expands to show Arch, Debian, Fedora, and "All Groups: at the end on click/hover instead of lis…

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## [Registration challenge to stop spam registrations](https://meta.discourse.org/t/registration-challenge-to-stop-spam-registrations/404247)

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**Author:** [@spdegabrielle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/spdegabrielle)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2026, 2:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/registration-challenge-to-stop-spam-registrations/404247 "2026-06-02T14:42:29Z")

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Is there any way to add a registration challenge to the sign-up process to help stop spammers signing up? Last weekend our site was hit by such a concerted effort to signup and post spam that I had to disable sign-up an…

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## [How to add small banner ads to a forum!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-small-banner-ads-to-a-forum/404304)

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**Author:** [@jinhezai](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jinhezai)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2026, 10:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-small-banner-ads-to-a-forum/404304 "2026-06-02T10:54:48Z")

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How do I add small image banner ads to my forum? My community forum is located at vapeclub.vip. I would like to insert a row of five small image ad slots directly beneath the top navigation bar. Could you please tel…

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## [How to place a banner on the main page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/404244)

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**Author:** [@Vsekraski](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vsekraski)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2026, 7:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/404244 "2026-06-02T07:51:58Z")

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Could you please recommend a module or component that would allow placing a banner on the homepage, like in the example shown in the screenshot?

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## [Alphabetize posts in category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alphabetize-posts-in-category/246337)

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**Author:** [@unfairest](https://meta.discourse.org/u/unfairest)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2026, 12:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alphabetize-posts-in-category/246337 "2026-06-02T00:09:50Z")

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I have a category where I need to be able to sort the topics alphabetically. The most recent discussion I found about this was in 2016, and although several people were interested, it doesn’t look like there’s an easy wa…

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## [Why did our home page topic links font shrink?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-did-our-home-page-topic-links-font-shrink/404203)

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**Author:** [@Heather\_Phillips](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Heather_Phillips)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2026, 7:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-did-our-home-page-topic-links-font-shrink/404203 "2026-06-01T19:23:09Z")

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A few weeks ago (~May 21st) the fonts for our topic links on our forum home page community.tiller.com shrank pretty significantly. We didn’t make any changes to our theme or CSS. Is this expected with a recent Discourse…

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## [Running out of space - Docker image is large?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/running-out-of-space-docker-image-is-large/404122)

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**Author:** [@long\_season](https://meta.discourse.org/u/long_season)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2026, 5:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/running-out-of-space-docker-image-is-large/404122 "2026-06-01T05:20:30Z")

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Hi, I run a small self-hosted forum on a 25GB cloud VM running Debian 13. I was attempting to update to 2026.6.0-latest using ./launcher rebuild app and the update cancelled because I didn’t have enough disk space. I fol…

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## [Chat vs Messages](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-vs-messages/336765)

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**Author:** [@martyn\_thomas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/martyn_thomas)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2026, 10:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-vs-messages/336765 "2026-05-31T22:49:52Z")

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Forgive my silly questions - we’re in the process of upgrading our very old (pre-Chat-as-Core) install to the latest version. We’re trying to figure out if we want to activate Chat. What’s the difference/pros-cons bet…

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## [Unfortunately, your browser is unsupported](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unfortunately-your-browser-is-unsupported/404070)

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**Author:** [@guy\_rouillier](https://meta.discourse.org/u/guy_rouillier)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2026, 4:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unfortunately-your-browser-is-unsupported/404070 "2026-05-31T16:58:42Z")

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I’m getting the subject message when I attempt to log in to https://discourse.ubuntu.com using Firefox on Ubuntu Linux 24.04.4 LTS. This just started happening, it was working a day or two ago. I am able to successfull…

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## [Is this a plugin? or a built in feature.?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-this-a-plugin-or-a-built-in-feature/404166)

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**Author:** [@haydenjames](https://meta.discourse.org/u/haydenjames)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2026, 3:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-this-a-plugin-or-a-built-in-feature/404166 "2026-05-31T15:53:41Z")

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I would love to use this. Is this dismissible box a feature or plugin?

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## [Forum logo isn't showing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-logo-isnt-showing/404163)

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**Author:** [@nwnuyhs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nwnuyhs)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2026, 1:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-logo-isnt-showing/404163 "2026-05-31T13:59:53Z")

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link：https://www.dalao.cc/

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## [Exclude category from latest](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exclude-category-from-latest/402209)

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**Author:** [@Andrew\_Rowe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andrew_Rowe)\
**Replies:** 28\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2026, 5:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exclude-category-from-latest/402209 "2026-05-29T17:41:20Z")

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To be clear - I have self-hosted instance installed on vps as per standard install I would like to exclude a category from appearing in the latest topic list site wide for all users, not a setting per individual users p…

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## [Hide category from Latest list](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-category-from-latest-list/357254)

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**Author:** [@alltiagocom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alltiagocom)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2026, 3:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-category-from-latest-list/357254 "2026-05-29T15:17:29Z")

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I saw some topics about this, but I can’t find the option to hide it. For example: Where is this default categories muted site settings? I looked inside all options in https://dannytest.discourse.group/admin/site\_sett…

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## [Setting to default linked posts to "expand"?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-to-default-linked-posts-to-expand/404036)

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**Author:** [@haydenjames](https://meta.discourse.org/u/haydenjames)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2026, 10:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-to-default-linked-posts-to-expand/404036 "2026-05-29T10:10:59Z")

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Is there an admin setting that I can toggle to default links to other posts/topics to expanded state instead of collapsed by default?: I searched and found this old topic: Edit - So default would be:

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## [What are the options for customizing post layout/structure?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-the-options-for-customizing-post-layout-structure/404068)

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**Author:** [@JuliusRa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JuliusRa)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2026, 10:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-the-options-for-customizing-post-layout-structure/404068 "2026-05-29T10:10:08Z")

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Hello, I’m building a marketplace category where brand reps post exclusive product listings. I’m currently using Form Templates which outputs fields as flat h3/p pairs. With CSS I’ve managed basic styling, but I can’t a…

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## [Group tag selector not allowing a selection](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-tag-selector-not-allowing-a-selection/404021)

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**Author:** [@Parker1090](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Parker1090)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 28, 2026, 10:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-tag-selector-not-allowing-a-selection/404021 "2026-05-28T22:03:12Z")

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Hi there I’m new to using form templates so hopefully this is just me overlooking something. I’ve created a form template that populates a dropdown from a tag group, which shows up correctly, but it doesn’t allow me to…

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## [Public list of current activitypub handle addresses](https://meta.discourse.org/t/public-list-of-current-activitypub-handle-addresses/403769)

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**Author:** [@Thomas\_Rother](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Thomas_Rother)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 28, 2026, 12:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/public-list-of-current-activitypub-handle-addresses/403769 "2026-05-28T12:01:05Z")

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We have a website which lists the currently federated categories of the local Discourse instance at forum.netzwissen.de. This is done with a a static table. I was looking for a dynamic page instead which could be linked…

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## [Need to create chat channels via API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-to-create-chat-channels-via-api/403979)

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**Author:** [@ARK-Helena](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ARK-Helena)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 28, 2026, 10:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-to-create-chat-channels-via-api/403979 "2026-05-28T10:36:15Z")

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Hi, Our app hosts hundreds of communities and each of them need a chat channel. Currently we can automatically create categories and user groups via the API which is great, but we are forced to create every chat channel…

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## [Community Groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/community-groups/403988)

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**Author:** [@Ric](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ric)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 28, 2026, 10:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/community-groups/403988 "2026-05-28T10:35:52Z")

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Hi folks, In our discourse we have many sub-groups called Communities of Practice (CoPs). However we have lots of other groups for moderators of certain topics etc. What I’d like to achieve is a landing page that just …

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## [Failed to automatically register with Discourse ID](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-automatically-register-with-discourse-id/403951)

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**Author:** [@itoutsider](https://meta.discourse.org/u/itoutsider)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2026, 9:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-automatically-register-with-discourse-id/403951 "2026-05-27T21:10:06Z")

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Howdy, Fresh like a newborn to the discourse world and trying to give it a whirl. I’ve setup a brand new debian 13 VM and have a custom dns entry setup through cloudflare. I’ve gone through the setup and first ran int…

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## [Discourse does not support UXP browsers and it's forks (e.g, Pale Moon)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-does-not-support-uxp-browsers-and-its-forks-e-g-pale-moon/403890)

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**Author:** [@wuggy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wuggy)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2026, 1:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-does-not-support-uxp-browsers-and-its-forks-e-g-pale-moon/403890 "2026-05-27T13:34:42Z")

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Despite what the threads I read say, Discourse does not support UXP browsers and it’s forks like Pale Moon, Basilisk, etc… Any idea why or how this can be fixed? Does not get fixed when spoofing as Firefox in User Agent …

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