# Support

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## [Unwrapped code block prevents further edits](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unwrapped-code-block-prevents-further-edits/306808)

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**Author:** [@Divinebaboon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Divinebaboon)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2024, 2:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unwrapped-code-block-prevents-further-edits/306808 "2024-05-06T02:38:28Z")

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A user posted a reply like the one below, and then after it’s posted, when anyone tries to edit it, they will be met with a 403 error. Example reply that causes the error is below. Edit: weird, I don’t know why I ca…

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## [Importing Content into Discourse from Excel Files?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/importing-content-into-discourse-from-excel-files/147440)

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**Author:** [@Hugo\_Roger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Hugo_Roger)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2020, 5:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/importing-content-into-discourse-from-excel-files/147440 "2020-04-09T17:19:07Z")

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Hi everyone, Is there a way to import content from an excel file into a community? Let’s say I want to create a set of threads and answers in bulk and then upload the content from this spreadsheet into my Discourse wh…

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## ["Automation" and rules link?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automation-and-rules-link/306835)

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**Author:** [@ncaming215](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ncaming215)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2024, 8:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automation-and-rules-link/306835 "2024-05-05T20:50:24Z")

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Maybe I’m having a senior moment, but … why can I not find ‘Automation’ tab anywhere in my Discourse? I see that it’s been baked into core, so I wondered if that’s why it’s not sitting in the sub nav any longer. I’m host…

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## [Suppress from latest while minimizing hiding?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suppress-from-latest-while-minimizing-hiding/306825)

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**Author:** [@Chief-Engineer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Chief-Engineer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2024, 7:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suppress-from-latest-while-minimizing-hiding/306825 "2024-05-05T19:03:55Z")

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Hi, I’ve got a use case where I’d like to suppress certain categories and subcategories from having their posts appear in the latest feed without making them inaccessible to users. Ideally, any post a user posts on or fo…

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## [Seeking Guidance on Direct Auto-Login Link for Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seeking-guidance-on-direct-auto-login-link-for-discourse/306741)

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**Author:** [@Samir\_Sabri](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Samir_Sabri)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2024, 6:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/seeking-guidance-on-direct-auto-login-link-for-discourse/306741 "2024-05-05T06:20:02Z")

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Hello Discourse Community, I have successfully implemented Single Sign-On (SSO) between my Ruby on Rails application and my Discourse forum. This setup allows users to sign in through my Rails app and then access Discou…

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## [How to Customize DiscourseHub icon?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-customize-discoursehub-icon/147410)

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**Author:** [@Duncan\_Anderson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Duncan_Anderson)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2020, 3:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-customize-discoursehub-icon/147410 "2020-04-09T15:09:37Z")

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Hi all! Is there a way to customize the “DiscourseHub” Icon & Title on my mobile app to make it my brand’s logo and title? Thanks, Duncan

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## [Which features are available w/ the open source GitHub version?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-features-are-available-w-the-open-source-github-version/306772)

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**Author:** [@velichor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/velichor)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2024, 2:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-features-are-available-w-the-open-source-github-version/306772 "2024-05-05T02:51:14Z")

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Hello! I’m curious about the way the plugins system works with the open source version on GitHub. Am I able to use all plugins if I install it on a self-hosted site, or perhaps just the ones listed under Basic? Also wo…

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## [Is "See new or updated topic" supposed to update existing topic info?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-see-new-or-updated-topic-supposed-to-update-existing-topic-info/306757)

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**Author:** [@dsims](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dsims)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2024, 12:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-see-new-or-updated-topic-supposed-to-update-existing-topic-info/306757 "2024-05-05T00:49:52Z")

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The topic’s reply count and posters don’t update as I expected. Is this a Contribute \> Bug? What should change in the topic list if anything?

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## [Discourse on a WordPress website](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-on-a-wordpress-website/306764)

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**Author:** [@velichor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/velichor)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2024, 11:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-on-a-wordpress-website/306764 "2024-05-04T23:50:45Z")

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Hi there! I’m wondering if it’s possible to host a Discourse forum on my WordPress site, similarly to how bbPress works. I’ve been looking around the Discourse website and it’s a thousand times better than bbPress or any…

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## [Memberstack + Webflow + Discourse OpenID Connect](https://meta.discourse.org/t/memberstack-webflow-discourse-openid-connect/276238)

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**Author:** [@bedgarsf](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bedgarsf)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2024, 10:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/memberstack-webflow-discourse-openid-connect/276238 "2024-05-04T22:50:40Z")

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Hello - I have seen some older posts on this but nothing current. I asked this question in the memberstack forum as well… I am working on a project to build a new private/closed community and I am interested in using me…

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## [Deleting the close topic notification deletes also the close functionality?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deleting-the-close-topic-notification-deletes-also-the-close-functionality/306736)

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**Author:** [@patrickemin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/patrickemin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2024, 5:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deleting-the-close-topic-notification-deletes-also-the-close-functionality/306736 "2024-05-04T17:08:08Z")

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Hi when a topic is planed to be closed after a certain time, a notification appears at the bottom of the topic like “This topic will be closed after…”. If I delete this notification, does this mean the auto close functi…

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## [Which Discourse hosting plan includes Category Experts?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-discourse-hosting-plan-includes-category-experts/309458)

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**Author:** [@Gavin\_Hudson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Gavin_Hudson)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2024, 4:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-discourse-hosting-plan-includes-category-experts/309458 "2024-05-04T16:51:46Z")

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How can I tell which tier of plugin this is? The plugin directory lists basic, pro, business, and enterprise plugins. It doesn’t list most of the plugins available for Discourse forums, but I also don’t see where each pl…

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## [Private category for each user](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-category-for-each-user/305972)

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**Author:** [@jgl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jgl)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2024, 7:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/private-category-for-each-user/305972 "2024-05-04T07:36:39Z")

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Hi there everybody :wave: :dart: What I’m looking for I’d like that each user of my community have their own private space where they can write whatever topic they want in a private way. To use it as a personal diary, t…

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## [Birthday in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/birthday-in-discourse/147327)

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**Author:** [@jenni\_alencar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jenni_alencar)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2020, 9:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/birthday-in-discourse/147327 "2020-04-08T21:42:31Z")

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Hello, Discourse is showing the birthday in a strange way: It’s written birthday twice and the numbers doesn’t make sense. Someone can explain to me? Thank you.

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## [Is it possible to change my configuration and move uploaded content from S3 to local? and keep this new upload-to-local configuration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-change-my-configuration-and-move-uploaded-content-from-s3-to-local-and-keep-this-new-upload-to-local-configuration/306170)

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**Author:** [@bayardo.rivas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bayardo.rivas)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2024, 6:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-change-my-configuration-and-move-uploaded-content-from-s3-to-local-and-keep-this-new-upload-to-local-configuration/306170 "2024-05-03T18:04:30Z")

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I have read different posts in the forum but I couldn’t find a solution to this question. So many comments from community but I can not find official documentation about this process (if it is possible).

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## [Discourse-reactions Github not found](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-reactions-github-not-found/306665)

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**Author:** [@10ColorsTenkara](https://meta.discourse.org/u/10ColorsTenkara)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2024, 5:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-reactions-github-not-found/306665 "2024-05-03T17:47:14Z")

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I searched and couldn’t exactly find this issue, even after looking at other similar issues. I wanted to enable discourse-reactions on my instance. After following the usual procedure and adding the repo URL to my app.y…

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## [What is the 'cool\_kepler' docker image?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-cool-kepler-docker-image/306669)

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**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AstonJ)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2024, 5:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-cool-kepler-docker-image/306669 "2024-05-03T17:36:33Z")

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Just ran docker container ls -a and noticed something weird: bb928f3612cb discourse/base:2.0.20231218-0429 "/bin/bash -c '/usr/…" 2 weeks ago Exited (0) 2 weeks ago …

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## [Rebuild hanging](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rebuild-hanging/304278)

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**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AstonJ)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2024, 5:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rebuild-hanging/304278 "2024-05-03T17:21:45Z")

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Been stuck on this for over an hour: I, \[2024-04-17T09:57:04.110084 #1\] INFO -- : \> cd /var/www/discourse && su discourse -c 'bundle exec rake assets:precompile:build' 97:M 17 Apr 2024 10:01:01.012 \* 100 changes in 300 …

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## [Changing a reaction emoji - what happens to old reactions?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-a-reaction-emoji-what-happens-to-old-reactions/306518)

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**Author:** [@Shauny](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shauny)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2024, 4:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-a-reaction-emoji-what-happens-to-old-reactions/306518 "2024-05-03T16:38:53Z")

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If I have several emoji added to reactions, for example :clap: and :confetti\_ball: and I wanted to reduce the number, so I remove :clap: - what happens to old posts that had claps on before? Do they lose the likes? Does…

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## [Automatic deployment to production environment](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-deployment-to-production-environment/306471)

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**Author:** [@Celso\_Teixeira](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Celso_Teixeira)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2024, 11:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automatic-deployment-to-production-environment/306471 "2024-05-03T11:27:13Z")

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Hi, I have Discourse installed on two separate Azure VMs (staging and production). Is there a way to automatically deploy changes from staging Discourse to production Discourse? UI changes (theme) will be managed in a …

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## [How do I review more than 50 maximum entries when replacing text for "Member"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-review-more-than-50-maximum-entries-when-replacing-text-for-member/147357)

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**Author:** [@sunjam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sunjam)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2024, 9:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-review-more-than-50-maximum-entries-when-replacing-text-for-member/147357 "2024-05-03T09:14:07Z")

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There are more than 50 results. Please refine your search. I’m replacing terms like “member” and “membership” and “staff members” within Discourse. I’m limited to only retrieving 50 entries maximum. How do I see mor…

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## [Tracking Staff Actions on Flagged Topic/Post(Watched Words)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tracking-staff-actions-on-flagged-topic-post-watched-words/306596)

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**Author:** [@omppatil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/omppatil)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2024, 8:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/tracking-staff-actions-on-flagged-topic-post-watched-words/306596 "2024-05-03T08:12:39Z")

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Is there a way to view or add a log message to the staff actions log when a topic or post is flagged for watched words, and subsequently, if its flagged status is ignored, approved, or rejected by a moderator? The issue …

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## [Discourse Connect Flow](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-connect-flow/263137)

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**Author:** [@Ankit\_Kumar\_Jha](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ankit_Kumar_Jha)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2024, 4:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-connect-flow/263137 "2024-05-03T04:50:48Z")

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We are looking to build a community using discourse APIs. We are facing an issue the flow. Our Front end is a react app and the BE is based on NodeJS with a MS architecture. We manage all the authentication flow on our …

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## [Trouble with Email Verification After Discourse Installation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trouble-with-email-verification-after-discourse-installation/306455)

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**Author:** [@mkamranmazhar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mkamranmazhar)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2024, 2:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trouble-with-email-verification-after-discourse-installation/306455 "2024-05-03T02:55:59Z")

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Hello, I’ve installed Discourse on my VPS using Docker, and everything seems to be working fine except for one crucial feature - email verification. Here’s the issue I’m encountering: After successfully setting up Disc…

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## [MaxMind – Is there really no Open Source alternative?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/maxmind-is-there-really-no-open-source-alternative/305133)

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**Author:** [@terraboss](https://meta.discourse.org/u/terraboss)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2024, 1:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/maxmind-is-there-really-no-open-source-alternative/305133 "2024-05-03T01:12:51Z")

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Continuation of the discussion from Upgrade / Rebuilds Fail due to MaxMind DB EOL: I was recently looking for a mail header analyzer on GitHub to help detect spam and suspicious looking emails. I noticed that the tool …

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## [Improvements to js build times in low-memory environments (May 2024)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improvements-to-js-build-times-in-low-memory-environments-may-2024/306462)

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**Author:** [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2024, 3:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improvements-to-js-build-times-in-low-memory-environments-may-2024/306462 "2024-05-02T15:55:43Z")

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Our official install guide lists 1GB of RAM (+2GB swap) as the minimum requirements for Discourse. This is still possible, but over the last few months it has become increasingly painful to rebuild Discourse with servers…

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## [Checking For Unique Username via API?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/checking-for-unique-username-via-api/306504)

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**Author:** [@Earnie\_Baird](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Earnie_Baird)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2024, 9:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/checking-for-unique-username-via-api/306504 "2024-05-02T21:48:01Z")

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We are using Discourse with SSO and are creating users via the API. There is concern that if we leverage the email address for the username it will be easy to guess personal emails at gmail so we’d like to just create u…

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## [Challenges of using Discourse with a Rails/Mysql App](https://meta.discourse.org/t/challenges-of-using-discourse-with-a-rails-mysql-app/78335)

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**Author:** [@davedogs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/davedogs)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2018, 2:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/challenges-of-using-discourse-with-a-rails-mysql-app/78335 "2018-01-18T02:27:41Z")

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Hi, We’re considering the move from Question2Answer (PHP Mysql) forum software to Discourse. Our main app is a Rails 4.2 application and our primary database is MySQL. Are there any issues or concerns with having this…

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## [Remap failure when changing discourse domain](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remap-failure-when-changing-discourse-domain/306470)

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**Author:** [@fpoulain](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fpoulain)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2024, 1:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remap-failure-when-changing-discourse-domain/306470 "2024-05-02T13:15:24Z")

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Hi, I tried to change a discourse domain name, following Change the domain name or rename your Discourse. Things looked right until I launched the command discourse remap talk.foo.com talk.bar.com I got the following: …

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## [What is the logs retention period](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-logs-retention-period/306459)

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**Author:** [@Celso\_Teixeira](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Celso_Teixeira)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2024, 11:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-logs-retention-period/306459 "2024-05-02T11:43:03Z")

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Does Discourse have a log retention period? Staff Actions Error Logs If there is, how can it be updated?

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