# Support

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## [Can we moderate our own topics but not someone else's topics?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-moderate-our-own-topics-but-not-someone-elses-topics/221069)

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**Author:** [@S\_B\_2\_Go](https://meta.discourse.org/u/S_B_2_Go)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2022, 5:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-moderate-our-own-topics-but-not-someone-elses-topics/221069 "2022-03-16T05:24:30Z")

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Can we moderate our own topics but not someone else’s topics? For ex: I have an issue on my own topic so I can unlist and list it back. Is that possible?

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## [Login modal misaligned due to ratings plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/login-modal-misaligned-due-to-ratings-plugin/220894)

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**Author:** [@Hemant\_Raju1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Hemant_Raju1)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2022, 4:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/login-modal-misaligned-due-to-ratings-plugin/220894 "2022-03-16T04:31:46Z")

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I have added custom user fields using discourse user-fields now i have alignments issues here , i want to make the UI consistent as other fields. how to do it ?? i am unable to find the particular css file also. plea…

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## [/var/lib/docker/overlay2 disk usage Very High](https://meta.discourse.org/t/var-lib-docker-overlay2-disk-usage-very-high/109599)

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**Author:** [@adambirds](https://meta.discourse.org/u/adambirds)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2019, 11:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/var-lib-docker-overlay2-disk-usage-very-high/109599 "2019-02-19T23:27:46Z")

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I have a new forum, which currently has around 60 users, and currently only about 3 topics. (I only invited users today). We hope to have around 3000 users. I have a 40GB VPS currently, which can be expanded, but /var/l…

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## [Raw of a topic gives only the first ~100 posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/raw-of-a-topic-gives-only-the-first-100-posts/221044)

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**Author:** [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2022, 10:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/raw-of-a-topic-gives-only-the-first-100-posts/221044 "2022-03-15T22:24:30Z")

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Fortsetzung der Diskussion von Export topic as markdown: After reading the linked topic I thought it is possible to get a whole topics raw using /raw/topic-number. But I only get the first 100 posts (Example). Is there …

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## [How to debug Akismet plugin?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-debug-akismet-plugin/220122)

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**Author:** [@xyzzy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/xyzzy)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2022, 9:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-debug-akismet-plugin/220122 "2022-03-15T21:51:27Z")

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Hi all, I’ve successfully installed Akismet following the instructions at https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-akismet-anti-spam/109337 and am trying to test it out. After each test post, I’m manually triggering the …

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## [New Install - Docker Not installing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-install-docker-not-installing/221030)

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**Author:** [@Timelord](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Timelord)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2022, 9:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-install-docker-not-installing/221030 "2022-03-15T21:42:25Z")

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So, a brand new install on Ubuntu 21.04. I have installed Discourse dozens of times without issue, but this one is tripping me up. After running ./discourse-setup I get the following To test basic network connectiv…

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## [Meta.Discourse not working on out of date Brave browser](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-discourse-not-working-on-out-of-date-brave-browser/221033)

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**Author:** [@BaronGrivet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BaronGrivet)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2022, 9:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/meta-discourse-not-working-on-out-of-date-brave-browser/221033 "2022-03-15T21:08:36Z")

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I upgrade my version of Discourse yesterday & it broke on Brave (Ubuntu 20.04) with the following console error: r.replaceAll is not a function So I went through all the normal troubleshooting steps of turning off al…

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## [Add more prohibited links to screened URLs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-more-prohibited-links-to-screened-urls/109534)

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**Author:** [@AnaHH](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AnaHH)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2019, 1:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-more-prohibited-links-to-screened-urls/109534 "2019-02-19T13:33:13Z")

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Hey, I need to make sure that they can’t post such links as Instagram, Hangouts, Whiteboard, Discord, etc. How do I do that? Ana

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## [Rewrite username with SAML/OpenIDC Logins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rewrite-username-with-saml-openidc-logins/220999)

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**Author:** [@holtgrewe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/holtgrewe)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2022, 4:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rewrite-username-with-saml-openidc-logins/220999 "2022-03-15T16:16:16Z")

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First of all, thank you for providing such great software as open source. I have successfully setup discourse on our server with OpenIDC integration to our local keycloak server. However, keycloak delivers user names as…

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## [How to reply to email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-reply-to-email/221006)

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**Author:** [@Horizon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Horizon)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2022, 3:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-reply-to-email/221006 "2022-03-15T15:04:42Z")

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Hello everybody, I am Moderator in one of the native communities I have one question that how I can send message to email to get this badge

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## [Embedding topics with login required and DiscourseConnect](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-topics-with-login-required-and-discourseconnect/221009)

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**Author:** [@aubreyholland](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aubreyholland)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2022, 3:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-topics-with-login-required-and-discourseconnect/221009 "2022-03-15T15:26:26Z")

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I have my own site on which I would like to embed a list of topics. My forum is set up on community.withgrayce.com, and it requires login to see content using only DiscourseConnect as a login method. I’ve got the d-topic…

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## [How can I update nginx.conf without resetting it on rebuild?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-update-nginx-conf-without-resetting-it-on-rebuild/48102)

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**Author:** [@markm1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markm1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2016, 6:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-update-nginx-conf-without-resetting-it-on-rebuild/48102 "2016-08-04T06:08:58Z")

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Hi, I have a question - How can I update nginx.conf or discourse.conf without having it reset when the container is rebuilt? I edit the file using nano, save it. But when I rebuild the app, the original file is there i…

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## [Password required for sign in](https://meta.discourse.org/t/password-required-for-sign-in/127581)

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**Author:** [@nephilim75](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nephilim75)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2022, 10:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/password-required-for-sign-in/127581 "2022-03-15T10:41:32Z")

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Hej hej currently the users will be invited. Following the invitation link the users will be guided to registration page. But the password field is not required. It is optional. What did I miss to get this enabled? I wa…

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## [Uploading branding images results in links returning 404 errors](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uploading-branding-images-results-in-links-returning-404-errors/220880)

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**Author:** [@sharat87](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sharat87)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2022, 8:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uploading-branding-images-results-in-links-returning-404-errors/220880 "2022-03-15T08:43:35Z")

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Our custom branding assets have suddenly stopped working, and we are unable to upload them again. When we try to upload from the Settings page, there’s no error, and all appears well, but the image file is not there in t…

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## [Website went blank when transferring from non www to www](https://meta.discourse.org/t/website-went-blank-when-transferring-from-non-www-to-www/109496)

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**Author:** [@thegurjyot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thegurjyot)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2019, 11:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/website-went-blank-when-transferring-from-non-www-to-www/109496 "2019-02-18T23:02:36Z")

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I am trying to redirect my domain.com to www.domain.com using the process mentioned here. But as I rebuild the app and visited my website, the website did open with www but the website is a complete blank. A clean whi…

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## [Site's down - app won't start, port 443 conflict?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sites-down-app-wont-start-port-443-conflict/220950)

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**Author:** [@danb35](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danb35)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2022, 12:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sites-down-app-wont-start-port-443-conflict/220950 "2022-03-15T00:04:47Z")

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I have Discourse installed in a Ubuntu 18.04 VPS following the standard install instructions. It’s been running well for a couple of years now, but when I went to my site this afternoon, the TLS cert was expired–and sin…

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## [Blogger posts have no snippet](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blogger-posts-have-no-snippet/89290)

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**Author:** [@joao\_pimentel\_ferrei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joao_pimentel_ferrei)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2019, 10:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/blogger-posts-have-no-snippet/89290 "2019-02-18T22:00:19Z")

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Any reason why the blogger posts do not generate a snippet? For example, on this blogger post, I paste a URL, and merely the URL appears: But on Wordpress, normally, a snippet appears. Which meta-info or HTML tags D…

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## [Email-in to multiple categories](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-in-to-multiple-categories/35549)

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**Author:** [@brianmcdonald](https://meta.discourse.org/u/brianmcdonald)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2022, 6:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-in-to-multiple-categories/35549 "2022-03-14T18:13:21Z")

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Hi all, We are using discourse as a replacement to our mailing list system whereby we email to certain email addresses which in turn post to associated categories and then notify the users. http://comms.southsudanngofor…

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## [Chrome/Android issue: Copy-pasting links is not working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chrome-android-issue-copy-pasting-links-is-not-working/219443)

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**Author:** [@ljpp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ljpp)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2022, 10:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chrome-android-issue-copy-pasting-links-is-not-working/219443 "2022-03-14T10:22:55Z")

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This issue likely is not a bug in the Discourse code But I am documenting it here, as many people should be seeing it and could get a little bit confused. Perhaps Discourse teams has better reporting channels to Google …

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## [Preventing DDoS on a Discourse instance?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/preventing-ddos-on-a-discourse-instance/133348)

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**Author:** [@chi\_noti\_info](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chi_noti_info)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2022, 4:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/preventing-ddos-on-a-discourse-instance/133348 "2022-03-14T04:17:39Z")

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Hello. I had a discourse forum which got ddos’d to hell last month (it’s basically a community about news, and what got me ddos’d was the posting of news about ecuadorean protests a month ago. Real eyeopener too). Anywa…

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## [Categories/Sub-Categories/Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-sub-categories-tags/91846)

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**Author:** [@stub](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stub)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2019, 4:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/categories-sub-categories-tags/91846 "2019-02-18T04:55:55Z")

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This is a pre-use question. I am trying to figure out how best to set this up. Lets say I want to have a For Sale Category. Below this would be 5 sub-categories, below each of these 5 sub-categories, would be 20 Sales …

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## [Banner text customization for Subscriptions plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/banner-text-customization-for-subscriptions-plugin/220597)

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**Author:** [@santiyounger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/santiyounger)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2022, 2:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/banner-text-customization-for-subscriptions-plugin/220597 "2022-03-14T02:07:30Z")

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Hey, love the subcriptions plugin, unfortunately I’m stuck trying to find how to change the banner text I saw this post but that was a different bug instead of a way to change the default text. Would love to know if thi…

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## [Importing from phpBB](https://meta.discourse.org/t/importing-from-phpbb/215348)

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**Author:** [@Wanderer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Wanderer)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2022, 9:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/importing-from-phpbb/215348 "2022-03-13T21:33:30Z")

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Hello, I’m trying to import an old phpBB2 forum into the new Discourse. I made the preliminar import from phpBB2 to phpBB3, as stated in your docs. I had problems with avatar import (no import), and with passwords. Sur…

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## [Discourse as „local“ private social network](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-as-local-private-social-network/108605)

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**Author:** [@terraboss](https://meta.discourse.org/u/terraboss)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2022, 8:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-as-local-private-social-network/108605 "2022-03-13T20:54:21Z")

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Dear friends, does anyone have some experience with Discourse as family / „close circle“ knowledge-base? I‘d like to setup an instance at my home network in near future. The trade-off would be in hardware specification…

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## [Port - Not reachable](https://meta.discourse.org/t/port-not-reachable/220854)

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**Author:** [@Justman10000](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Justman10000)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2022, 8:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/port-not-reachable/220854 "2022-03-13T20:49:47Z")

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Hi, I have Discourse configured on port 90 and 453. The container also runs on these ports, but although these are also open, Discourse is still not reachable!

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## [Discourse behind reverse proxy and https](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-behind-reverse-proxy-and-https/148705)

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**Author:** [@Grunskin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Grunskin)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2022, 6:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-behind-reverse-proxy-and-https/148705 "2022-03-13T18:31:59Z")

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I’m trying to setup Discourse behind my Apache reverse proxy but I can’t get it working properly with https. I’ve had a lot of problems getting this far. Right now I have Discourse on a server and an Apache server infro…

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## [Locked out from WinSCP and can't Install Plugins!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/locked-out-from-winscp-and-cant-install-plugins/220855)

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**Author:** [@WesPenre](https://meta.discourse.org/u/WesPenre)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2022, 5:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/locked-out-from-winscp-and-cant-install-plugins/220855 "2022-03-13T17:58:16Z")

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I am not tech savvy, and I tried to set up where I can install plugins on Discourse. I didn’t realize that the root password was already entered into WinSCP, so I put in my own password, and now I am locked out from WinS…

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## [Can anyone install discourse for me?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-anyone-install-discourse-for-me/80156)

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**Author:** [@ckhawand](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ckhawand)\
**Replies:** 26\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2022, 2:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-anyone-install-discourse-for-me/80156 "2022-03-13T14:36:55Z")

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So… I recently got a VPS (hostinger VPS plan 6), well, a powerful one let’s say, here are its specs: |CPU Cores|8| |Total CPU Speed|19.2Ghz| |Memory|8Gb| |Disk Space|160Gb| |Bandwidth|8000Gb| Alright, so I have no expe…

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## [How to search for special characters like \`:=\`](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-search-for-special-characters-like/47923)

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**Author:** [@pluranium](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pluranium)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2016, 9:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-search-for-special-characters-like/47923 "2016-07-28T21:49:37Z")

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Hi - we use Discourse for our forum web site http://forum.skookumscript.com/. It’s for a programming language, so users want to occasionally search for special characters sequences like :=. This does not seem to work. Al…

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## [How to add a second domain name?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-a-second-domain-name/109371)

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**Author:** [@Tommy\_Trojan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tommy_Trojan)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2019, 9:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-a-second-domain-name/109371 "2019-02-17T21:32:25Z")

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Greetings, I am wondering how to keep a second domain pointing to the same instance? I have set up a discourse instance with domain name https://firstdomain, for some reason, I have to set up a second domain https://sec…

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