# Support

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/support/6.md?page=234&status=open

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## [Plugin to allow Discourse community members to post GitHub information in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-to-allow-discourse-community-members-to-post-github-information-in-discourse/217582)

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**Author:** [@DScryber](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DScryber)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2022, 9:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-to-allow-discourse-community-members-to-post-github-information-in-discourse/217582 "2022-02-08T21:45:46Z")

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Is there a plugin that will enable me to link GitHub members into my Discourse community? I’m building a marketplace and would like my community members who develop plugins, etc in GitHub to post their apps to my Discou…

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## [Staff cannot dismiss notifications due to Babble plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-cannot-dismiss-notifications-due-to-babble-plugin/217521)

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**Author:** [@thermokarst](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thermokarst)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2022, 8:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/staff-cannot-dismiss-notifications-due-to-babble-plugin/217521 "2022-02-08T20:12:30Z")

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Hello! We recently upgraded our self-hosted deployment to the latest and greatest Discourse (2.9.0.beta1, 5a93ce421d), but we’re observing a huge increase in staff notifications (compared to before the upgrade, from 2.8)…

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## [Is an upgrade ok in read-only mode, and why does read-only mode require enabling restores?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-an-upgrade-ok-in-read-only-mode-and-why-does-read-only-mode-require-enabling-restores/217435)

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**Author:** [@peternlewis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/peternlewis)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2022, 6:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-an-upgrade-ok-in-read-only-mode-and-why-does-read-only-mode-require-enabling-restores/217435 "2022-02-08T18:28:30Z")

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I plan to do some maintenance to the server, including updating the server and the server OS, as well as updating Discourse to 2.8.0 from 2.7.x. So I want to set it in to read-only mode for the duration of that process. …

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## [Xenforo import topics not completed right now](https://meta.discourse.org/t/xenforo-import-topics-not-completed-right-now/45943)

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**Author:** [@Davidliu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Davidliu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2016, 8:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/xenforo-import-topics-not-completed-right-now/45943 "2016-06-17T08:48:45Z")

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Currently I have found two things not working. If there are some users and topics are already on the discourse, the script is not checking them within the script category’s are not coming right now. Is there any one w…

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## [Domain & Subdomains](https://meta.discourse.org/t/domain-subdomains/217249)

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**Author:** [@MSat7](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MSat7)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2022, 3:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/domain-subdomains/217249 "2022-02-08T03:12:54Z")

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Hey y’all, tl;dr at the end I couldn’t find a similar question in the forums so I’m creating a new topic. If this question’s already been answered, apologies! I am planning to start a forum using discourse but I am a …

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## [Droplet permissions issue after update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/droplet-permissions-issue-after-update/217063)

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**Author:** [@versionz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/versionz)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2022, 2:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/droplet-permissions-issue-after-update/217063 "2022-02-08T02:24:52Z")

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Anyone else experiencing this? Digital Ocean droplet instance is failing to load images after recently updating 2.9.0.beta1 Side note: I was unaware that DO uses AWS for image hosting - not a fan of Amazon so kinda dis…

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## [Blank page after theme installation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blank-page-after-theme-installation/217429)

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**Author:** [@Rodian](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rodian)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2022, 2:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blank-page-after-theme-installation/217429 "2022-02-08T02:43:46Z")

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Hi all! I started to play with discourse in a local installation to see if it would be a good fit for my project, whether the code and plugin system would be extensible enough. My localhost installation worked fine, I w…

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## [Creating posts on test forum via API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-posts-on-test-forum-via-api/216977)

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**Author:** [@najienka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/najienka)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2022, 11:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-posts-on-test-forum-via-api/216977 "2022-02-07T23:56:27Z")

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I’ve created some test posts on a test discourse forum and I’m getting valid API responses. However, when I check the forum from the front end / forum site on discourse, I can’t see the posts. Any tips please?

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## [Installation Bug: installing to root domain opens NGinx Outside Container](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installation-bug-installing-to-root-domain-opens-nginx-outside-container/217257)

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**Author:** [@ClubmanPlus850](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ClubmanPlus850)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2022, 8:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installation-bug-installing-to-root-domain-opens-nginx-outside-container/217257 "2022-02-07T20:49:20Z")

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Hi I am installing a new instance of Discourse and attempting to install it to the root of the domain (I have read Configure your hosted Discourse site to run at the root or apex domain (e.g. example.com) and can fulfil…

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## [Topic title length](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-title-length/217364)

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**Author:** [@Neptune](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Neptune)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2022, 6:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-title-length/217364 "2022-02-07T18:24:51Z")

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Is there anyway to configure a category to allow topic titles that are less than 7 characters?

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## [Modify create new topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/modify-create-new-topic/217306)

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**Author:** [@Miwayne](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Miwayne)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2022, 10:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/modify-create-new-topic/217306 "2022-02-07T10:51:06Z")

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Do you have a link to a guide that can let me customise the create new topic dialog? By for example adding more like adding things to the input fields that are already there?

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## ["Rebuild" Location of failure: /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/2.7.0/gems/pups-1.1.1/lib/pups/exec\_command.rb:117:in \`spawn'](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rebuild-location-of-failure-usr-local-lib-ruby-gems-2-7-0-gems-pups-1-1-1-lib-pups-exec-command-rbin-spawn/217312)

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**Author:** [@freemangl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/freemangl)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2022, 9:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rebuild-location-of-failure-usr-local-lib-ruby-gems-2-7-0-gems-pups-1-1-1-lib-pups-exec-command-rbin-spawn/217312 "2022-02-07T09:05:00Z")

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Try to Rebuild, but comes the a error, full log: root@infinitydis:~# /var/discourse/launcher rebuild app x86\_64 arch detected. Ensuring launcher is up to date Fetching origin Launcher is up-to-date Stopping old containe…

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## [Design Bar and Components Bug](https://meta.discourse.org/t/design-bar-and-components-bug/217195)

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**Author:** [@kineticsarah](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kineticsarah)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2022, 4:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/design-bar-and-components-bug/217195 "2022-02-07T04:59:09Z")

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I’ve been altering our default template and have installed 3 components. They are all active within our default template, but they are not visible on our discourse pages themselves. Additionally, any page selected from …

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## [Users are not able to change avatar](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-are-not-able-to-change-avatar/217205)

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**Author:** [@Pourya-fathi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pourya-fathi)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2022, 9:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-are-not-able-to-change-avatar/217205 "2022-02-05T21:12:49Z")

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My users can not change their avatar. After uploading and clicking Save Change, nothing changes and shows the default avatar again. I use Bitnami/Discourse 2.7.13. Thank you

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## [Global Warning Image but add a url](https://meta.discourse.org/t/global-warning-image-but-add-a-url/207892)

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**Author:** [@Marky\_Mark](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Marky_Mark)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2022, 9:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/global-warning-image-but-add-a-url/207892 "2022-02-06T09:09:07Z")

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HI I have made a image for my global warning and converted it to hmtl and now is diaplayed at the top of the page ,but how do i add a link to that image so when some one in the forum click on the image it wil take them …

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## [Any chance to upgrade the postgres-client version?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-chance-to-upgrade-the-postgres-client-version/215063)

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**Author:** [@leoniscsem](https://meta.discourse.org/u/leoniscsem)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2022, 6:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-chance-to-upgrade-the-postgres-client-version/215063 "2022-02-05T18:00:56Z")

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We are using Discourse with an external database instead of the integrated, Docker-based Postgres. We recently had to upgrade our Postgres cluster to 14, thus the Discourse backup keeps failing. Log output \[2022-01-17 …

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## [Multisite upgrading seems stuck with black box empty](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multisite-upgrading-seems-stuck-with-black-box-empty/217047)

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**Author:** [@jimkleiber](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jimkleiber)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2022, 2:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multisite-upgrading-seems-stuck-with-black-box-empty/217047 "2022-02-05T02:34:37Z")

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I’ve recently installed multisite on a 2GB RAM DO droplet with 6 sites. I think I should probably use a higher RAM option and yet since all forums will be really small for the start, was hoping I could start cheap. Rega…

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## [Admin Inbox not visible](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-inbox-not-visible/217129)

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**Author:** [@nobodyfrm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nobodyfrm)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2022, 8:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-inbox-not-visible/217129 "2022-02-04T20:58:10Z")

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Hi, i got a message, that there is a new message in my administrator inbox but i can’t see these inbox: Only the inbox of the moderator group is listed. Is there a bug in the current version? (2.9.0.beta1 \[6f25f173…

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## [Images not adjusting to the width on mobile devices](https://meta.discourse.org/t/images-not-adjusting-to-the-width-on-mobile-devices/216921)

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**Author:** [@chulapo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chulapo)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2022, 2:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/images-not-adjusting-to-the-width-on-mobile-devices/216921 "2022-02-04T14:53:47Z")

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Hi, since one of the last updates (a few days ago) there has been a change in the responsive images. Now, horizontal images don’t adjust to the width of the page, so if you want to see the complete image, you need to cl…

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## [Archiving vs Closing & Bulk Topic Update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/archiving-vs-closing-bulk-topic-update/107818)

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**Author:** [@JoshDevInit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JoshDevInit)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 3:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/archiving-vs-closing-bulk-topic-update/107818 "2019-01-29T15:17:55Z")

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Hi there, Over time our forum has become rather cluttered with old topics so we are undergoing a clean up task. I have a couple of quick questions (apologies if these have been answered elsewhere!)… What is the diffe…

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## [Discourse User Roles difference](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-user-roles-difference/171837)

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**Author:** [@Anusri](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Anusri)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2022, 8:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-user-roles-difference/171837 "2022-02-04T08:03:35Z")

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Hi, Please anyone tell difference between Moderator and super Moderator?

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## [Hostname does not match server certificate](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hostname-does-not-match-server-certificate/65350)

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**Author:** [@danirdzlpz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danirdzlpz)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2022, 3:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hostname-does-not-match-server-certificate/65350 "2022-02-04T03:47:51Z")

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Guys, I’ve tried all you have previously suggested but definitely I cannot succeed with that. Log says that the hostname does not match the server certificate. Any bit of help? Thanks for your time, it’s bit frustratin…

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## [Hoow to setup Discourse on AAAA (IPv6)?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hoow-to-setup-discourse-on-aaaa-ipv6/217044)

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**Author:** [@WebApp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/WebApp)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2022, 2:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hoow-to-setup-discourse-on-aaaa-ipv6/217044 "2022-02-04T02:03:33Z")

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Hello! Please help me, how to setup Discourse to work on IPv6? I’m install forum and when my domain have A record with IPv4, forum is work. But when I’m delete A record and add AAAA, forum not work.

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## [Top bar notifications](https://meta.discourse.org/t/top-bar-notifications/217028)

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**Author:** [@Nerd\_Alert](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nerd_Alert)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2022, 1:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/top-bar-notifications/217028 "2022-02-04T01:42:22Z")

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Is there any way to make your own custom notifications at the top? Like when you’re in bootstrap mode, or the “let’s start the discussion” thing.

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## [Changing the color/text of my forum's embed (on discord)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-the-color-text-of-my-forums-embed-on-discord/216690)

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**Author:** [@Nerd\_Alert](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nerd_Alert)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2022, 1:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-the-color-text-of-my-forums-embed-on-discord/216690 "2022-02-03T13:38:58Z")

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Is there anyway to change the color of my embed, or change the text of it?

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## [Where to see unsubscibed users?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-to-see-unsubscibed-users/216940)

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**Author:** [@kejsaren](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kejsaren)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2022, 9:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-to-see-unsubscibed-users/216940 "2022-02-03T09:28:42Z")

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Hi We are using Mailgun. But I don´t see any unsubscribed in Mailgun UI. And I don´t find any table or report for that in Discourse either. Isn´t there any?

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## [Discourse as knowledge base for a chat bot](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-as-knowledge-base-for-a-chat-bot/107321)

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**Author:** [@Abhijith\_Arkalgud](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Abhijith_Arkalgud)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 10:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-as-knowledge-base-for-a-chat-bot/107321 "2019-01-29T10:02:33Z")

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I am interested to host a chat bot that can use discourse content as a knowledge base to respond to forum user queries. Example: My Discourse is say about Food and Categories are cuisines, topics are recipes. Q: What i…

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## [Firefox on FreeBSD gives me the mobile site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/firefox-on-freebsd-gives-me-the-mobile-site/216140)

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**Author:** [@leres](https://meta.discourse.org/u/leres)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2022, 12:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/firefox-on-freebsd-gives-me-the-mobile-site/216140 "2022-02-03T00:49:17Z")

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I have a FreeBSD desktop. When I visit https://community.letsencrypt.org/ (or https://meta.discourse.org/) with firefox, it gives me the mobile site. If I use chrome I get the desktop site. Looks like my user agent is: …

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## [Stateless Discourse Using AWS RDS/S3](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stateless-discourse-using-aws-rds-s3/216856)

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**Author:** [@phil22](https://meta.discourse.org/u/phil22)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2022, 11:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stateless-discourse-using-aws-rds-s3/216856 "2022-02-02T23:56:22Z")

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Hi, I’ve just got a new discourse installation setup - thanks for all the hard work making it so straightforwards! Ideally I’d like to make my discourse server disposable, so that if e.g. someone accidentally kills it i…

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## [Recent error in component $.widget is not a function](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recent-error-in-component-widget-is-not-a-function/216894)

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**Author:** [@guildai](https://meta.discourse.org/u/guildai)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2022, 8:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recent-error-in-component-widget-is-not-a-function/216894 "2022-02-02T20:32:55Z")

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Today I started seeing the banner Your site may not work because theme / component Guild AI DiscoTOC has errors on https://my.guild.ai The issue appears to be the use of $.widget here: https://github.com/guildai/DiscoT…

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