# Support **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/support/6.md?page=38 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 39 --- ## [Spam emails with no "to:" address. Filter with Postfix..?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spam-emails-with-no-to-address-filter-with-postfix/392944)
**Author:** [@ToddZ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ToddZ)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2026, 5:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spam-emails-with-no-to-address-filter-with-postfix/392944 "2026-01-09T05:19:13Z")
My forum is recently getting peppered with a series of similar spam emails. They use a different sender, domain, & IP each time. (But they’re always about some construction industry conference somewhere.) They end up in… --- ## [How would I change username color for trust level 0 and 1?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-would-i-change-username-color-for-trust-level-0-and-1/393023)
**Author:** [@hipp0](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hipp0)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2026, 4:36am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-would-i-change-username-color-for-trust-level-0-and-1/393023 "2026-01-09T04:36:00Z")
I can’t seem to get this to work. I want to make all usernames that are trust level 0 and 1 gray. --- ## [Regarding update and upgrade issues after deploying Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse/392972)
**Author:** [@sniper756](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sniper756)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2026, 2:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse/392972 "2026-01-09T02:04:01Z")
Hello everyone, I am a Discourse beginner, and I would like to ask: after successfully deploying Discourse, I see an updatable version in the admin panel. I found two upgrade methods: 1. Via SSH, enter the Discourse directory and run \`./launcher rebuild app\` to upgrade and update. 2. Via Discourse Admin - Updates - Update Discourse. What is the difference between these two methods? Which upgrade method should be prioritized? Thank you. --- ## [Sidekiq redis DB index out of range](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidekiq-redis-db-index-out-of-range/393012)
**Author:** [@kyfrankie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kyfrankie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2026, 9:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidekiq-redis-db-index-out-of-range/393012 "2026-01-08T21:45:58Z")
Installed with an external Redis database (Azure managed Redis) which only provide one single database instance. Sidekiq tried to connect to DB 1 which is not allowed. Is there a way to force all Sidekiq instances to con… --- ## [Upgrade abort - not enough Unicorn workers running](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-abort-not-enough-unicorn-workers-running/393003)
**Author:** [@m\_terenui](https://meta.discourse.org/u/m_terenui)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2026, 8:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-abort-not-enough-unicorn-workers-running/393003 "2026-01-08T20:33:57Z")
Dears good evening, Hope you are doing great !! I am trying to upgrade Discourse on my self hosted instance but get the following error message: \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* \*\*\* Please be p… --- ## [Update Discourse link server error 500](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-discourse-link-server-error-500/392995)
**Author:** [@hipp0](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hipp0)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2026, 6:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-discourse-link-server-error-500/392995 "2026-01-08T18:02:22Z")
I updated to the newest version, everything worked fine. I think once I went into Anonymous mode or I set my group as primary on admin now I Am getting a server error, but that is only a guess. --- ## [I set up Discourse, activated my account email, why am I still constantly receiving account activation emails every so often? How to configure to solve this bug](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-bug/384684)
**Author:** [@john10](https://meta.discourse.org/u/john10)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2026, 5:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-bug/384684 "2026-01-08T17:31:16Z")
I have set up Discourse and activated my account email, why am I still receiving emails with account activation information every so often? How can I configure this bug to be resolved? --- ## [About lastest releases](https://meta.discourse.org/t/about-lastest-releases/392982)
**Author:** [@duy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/duy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2026, 4:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/about-lastest-releases/392982 "2026-01-08T16:32:59Z")
Hello Discourse team, Could you tell me how long it will take for this forum (meta.discourse.org) to update to the latest version when a new version is released? I need this information to check the translation. --- ## [Throttle rebake to keep from running out of memory?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/throttle-rebake-to-keep-from-running-out-of-memory/392914)
**Author:** [@DavidO](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DavidO)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2026, 3:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/throttle-rebake-to-keep-from-running-out-of-memory/392914 "2026-01-08T15:40:44Z")
I’m trying to rebake 45k posts because I’ve changed the S3 CDN URL and it keeps running out of memory and killing it. I read this about setting up a swapfile… The first two commands went fine… Create an empty swap… --- ## [500 error after getting the token in oauth2-basic plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/500-error-after-getting-the-token-in-oauth2-basic-plugin/392974)
**Author:** [@tejasj654](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tejasj654)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2026, 2:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/500-error-after-getting-the-token-in-oauth2-basic-plugin/392974 "2026-01-08T14:40:32Z")
I am facing a weird error that others seem to have solved. Basically, I am getting the token from the API but no user details API calls are being made. Instead, the callback URL fails with 500 without any error message. … --- ## [Does the Discourse source code support AI modes and AI overviews?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-the-discourse-source-code-support-ai-modes-and-ai-overviews/392260)
**Author:** [@toanvoc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/toanvoc)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2026, 11:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-the-discourse-source-code-support-ai-modes-and-ai-overviews/392260 "2026-01-08T11:07:42Z")
Dear! I have this question because, with the explosion of AI, many source codes have upgraded their code to support AI overviews and AI modes for various AI platforms like Google Gemini, LLMs, Perplexity, Cloud, ChatGPT… --- ## [500 error on /admin/upgrade](https://meta.discourse.org/t/500-error-on-admin-upgrade/392957)
**Author:** [@bananaman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bananaman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2026, 10:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/500-error-on-admin-upgrade/392957 "2026-01-08T10:07:27Z")
I’m getting this error after installing updates today. Never seen this before and updates were installing fine even yesterday. Up to date Hetzner server and Docker. Command line rebuild didn’t help. I’m going to restor… --- ## [Visiting /admin/upgrade may lead to a server error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/visiting-admin-upgrade-may-lead-to-a-server-error/274411)
**Author:** [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2023, 9:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/visiting-admin-upgrade-may-lead-to-a-server-error/274411 "2023-12-15T21:16:20Z")
If you’re currently running a standard installation of Discourse earlier than v3.1.0.beta7 (or stable earlier than v3.0.6), there is a chance you will be met with this error when attempting to upgrade via the admin UI: … --- ## [Out of memory on rebuild with 4GB swap?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/out-of-memory-on-rebuild-with-4gb-swap/392831)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2026, 7:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/out-of-memory-on-rebuild-with-4gb-swap/392831 "2026-01-08T07:44:37Z")
I’ve had several two-container bootstraps fail today with errors like ERR\_PNPM\_RECURSIVE\_EXEC\_FIRST\_FAIL Command was killed with SIGKILL (Forced termination): ember build -prod"\] I think once I added swap and had it … --- ## [Unable to change Usernames a specific color based on the group they are in](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-change-usernames-a-specific-color-based-on-the-group-they-are-in/392941)
**Author:** [@hipp0](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hipp0)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2026, 4:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-change-usernames-a-specific-color-based-on-the-group-they-are-in/392941 "2026-01-08T04:58:11Z")
It would be really cool if this was built in. All I see is the Flair color background. I installed these 2 components, but unable to get the username to change color based on the primary group selected. https://github.… --- ## [Email Delivery Issues on Self-Hosted Discourse (SMTP Working but Emails Not Received)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-delivery-issues-on-self-hosted-discourse-smtp-working-but-emails-not-received/392923)
**Author:** [@Julius\_Ijidola](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Julius_Ijidola)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2026, 4:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-delivery-issues-on-self-hosted-discourse-smtp-working-but-emails-not-received/392923 "2026-01-08T04:39:42Z")
Hello, I’m running a self-hosted Discourse instance on a VPS and currently experiencing email delivery issues. Core actions such as password resets, activation email gets delivered; however, emails like summary, private… --- ## [Missing YouTube (fab-youtube) Icon](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-youtube-fab-youtube-icon/392931)
**Author:** [@hipp0](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hipp0)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2026, 12:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-youtube-fab-youtube-icon/392931 "2026-01-08T00:45:28Z")
I see just about every other social media icon in here. --- ## [Discourse anti-spam bot going insane](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-anti-spam-bot-going-insane/391402)
**Author:** [@ice.d](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ice.d)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2026, 10:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-anti-spam-bot-going-insane/391402 "2026-01-07T22:50:03Z")
:waving\_hand: Got an issue I joined my friends new forum using a guide i made for them. And well lets just say every single topic i posted and reply i made i saw this your account on hold post hidden and yadda ya… --- ## [AI contextual\_menu does not update reliably](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-contextual-menu-does-not-update-reliably/392930)
**Author:** [@mcmcclur](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcmcclur)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2026, 10:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ai-contextual-menu-does-not-update-reliably/392930 "2026-01-07T22:36:56Z")
I recently developed an AI persona that takes LaTeX input into account while proofreading. I then spent considerably more time trying to configure my Discourse instance so that everyone could use it. Long story short: I… --- ## [Digital Ocean Spaces (S3) "unable to sign request without credentials set"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/digital-ocean-spaces-s3-unable-to-sign-request-without-credentials-set/391139)
**Author:** [@DavidO](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DavidO)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2026, 8:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/digital-ocean-spaces-s3-unable-to-sign-request-without-credentials-set/391139 "2026-01-07T20:14:19Z")
Trying to setup Digital Ocean Spaces for S3 storage. I get this when I try to run backups… Same when I upload photos… I have this setup… …but I’m not sure how to test if those actually work. I don’t know the… --- ## [Disruption to CTRL+F search, pls provide alternate method](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disruption-to-ctrl-f-search-pls-provide-alternate-method/392879)
**Author:** [@joesmith3129857](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joesmith3129857)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2026, 3:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disruption-to-ctrl-f-search-pls-provide-alternate-method/392879 "2026-01-07T15:38:55Z")
Hi, I was on the following discourse forum And I needed to find the word “mac” Using CTRL+F, it could only find this string when it was on screen. Scrolling itself made matches disappear. It also disrupts the scrol… --- ## [Updates no longer in the Admin UI?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/updates-no-longer-in-the-admin-ui/392726)
**Author:** [@DavidO](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DavidO)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2026, 3:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/updates-no-longer-in-the-admin-ui/392726 "2026-01-07T15:31:02Z")
From what I’ve read, I guess this feature was removed? Now there’s no click-to-update option through the Admin UI? Not sure how far behind I am, as to how recent that is, or if it can somehow be re-enabled. It was one o… --- ## [Edit Topbanner](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topbanner-bearbeiten/392864)
**Author:** [@Edgar\_Schwarz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Edgar_Schwarz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2026, 11:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topbanner-bearbeiten/392864 "2026-01-07T11:04:06Z")
I suspect I'm overlooking something obvious :man\_shrugging: I am an admin on https://das-gruene-forum.de/ At the top of the page, you can see a CO2 clock that I want to remove. When I look at the source code, I see... --- ## [Making custom user status more prominent](https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-custom-user-status-more-prominent/392826)
**Author:** [@jayarr](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jayarr)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2026, 8:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-custom-user-status-more-prominent/392826 "2026-01-07T08:22:07Z")
Hi all, Our forum heavily uses the custom user status feature, and the notion has come up of finding a way to make that info even more prominent and visible – by having it always appear beneath a user’s name in a post r… --- ## [CVE-2021-41163 false positive](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cve-2021-41163-false-positive/392820)
**Author:** [@rbos](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rbos)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2026, 10:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cve-2021-41163-false-positive/392820 "2026-01-06T22:23:40Z")
Hi, I’m getting messages from our central IT complaining that our Discourse instance is triggering a security warning on CVE-2021-41163, which regards the /webhooks/aws endpoint. I’ve told them that we’ve kept the soft… --- ## [Remove categories and tags buttons](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-categories-and-tags-buttons/392483)
**Author:** [@Andrew\_Rowe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andrew_Rowe)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2026, 7:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-categories-and-tags-buttons/392483 "2026-01-06T19:27:49Z")
Is there an easy way to remove these two buttons? Reason I’m asking is that I’ve been reading (on this site) of some people’s opinions about Discourse being a little overwhelming to new users. I just feel the categories … --- ## [Way to hide mod actions from users?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/way-to-hide-mod-actions-from-users/392785)
**Author:** [@MapleSyrupJedi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MapleSyrupJedi)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2026, 3:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/way-to-hide-mod-actions-from-users/392785 "2026-01-06T15:20:26Z")
Good morning, is there a way (We’ve searched and searched) to hide mod actions from users? For example, if a mod closes/unlists an ad it shows their username and the moderators are being spammed with messages from people… --- ## [Deploy with Podman](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deploy-with-podman/348930)
**Author:** [@max.hammer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/max.hammer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2026, 9:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deploy-with-podman/348930 "2026-01-06T09:14:21Z")
Hello together Have any of you managed to get Discourse running using Podman? Best regards --- ## [How can users and admins view the changes in gamification points?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-users-and-admins-view-the-changes-in-gamification-points/392762)
**Author:** [@yingdong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/yingdong)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2026, 8:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-users-and-admins-view-the-changes-in-gamification-points/392762 "2026-01-06T08:26:14Z")
How can users and admins view the changes in gamification points? --- ## [How to display content excerpts in the theme component Topic List Thumbnails if no image in a topic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-display-content-excerpts-in-the-theme-component-topic-list-thumbnails-if-no-image-in-a-topic/392571)
**Author:** [@Frankz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Frankz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2026, 10:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-display-content-excerpts-in-the-theme-component-topic-list-thumbnails-if-no-image-in-a-topic/392571 "2026-01-05T22:06:29Z")
Hi, I am using Topic List Thumbnails the theme component, but how to display content excerpts if there is no image in a topic? Thanks. [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/support/6.md?page=37) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/support/6.md?page=39)