# Support **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/support/6.md?page=539 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 540 --- ## [Should I change the value of db\_shared\_buffers and UNICORN\_WORKERS with a multi discourses server?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-i-change-the-value-of-db-shared-buffers-and-unicorn-workers-with-a-multi-discourses-server/173118)
**Author:** [@kevin.lee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kevin.lee)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2020, 2:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-i-change-the-value-of-db-shared-buffers-and-unicorn-workers-with-a-multi-discourses-server/173118 "2020-12-14T14:16:37Z")
Originally I had run one discourse forum on the 8GB ram, 4core CPUs server. So the values of db\_shared\_buffers and UNICORN\_WORKERS in the auto-generated app.yml were: db\_shared\_buffers: "1792MB" UNICORN\_WORKERS: 8 Now… --- ## [Enabling only certain "language interface preference" & other locale questions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enabling-only-certain-language-interface-preference-other-locale-questions/173140)
**Author:** [@anon20593648](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon20593648)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2020, 2:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enabling-only-certain-language-interface-preference-other-locale-questions/173140 "2020-12-14T14:08:19Z")
Hi, I am preparing a community that will need user interface in English & 2 additional non-core languages/locales. (Just an aside, we will need to do our own translations without CrowdIn. The language is not really appr… --- ## [Cannot activate modal after scroll](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-activate-modal-after-scroll/173243)
**Author:** [@fredmac](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fredmac)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2020, 1:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-activate-modal-after-scroll/173243 "2020-12-14T13:19:25Z")
I am using the Discourse Header Links plugin to implement some additional actions in the header. In one of these actions I would like to trigger a modal window to open, and not redirect. I do this by configuring the plug… --- ## [Disable Google Services Notification](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-google-services-notification/173228)
**Author:** [@manuel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manuel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2020, 9:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-google-services-notification/173228 "2020-12-14T09:39:46Z")
I have Discourse Hub installed on an Android phone without google’s service framework. Every time I open the app I have to click away this message: It seems coded in the app, because I can’t disable it as a notificat… --- ## [Where can I view email logs?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-can-i-view-email-logs/82571)
**Author:** [@jasondgray](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jasondgray)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2020, 7:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-can-i-view-email-logs/82571 "2020-12-14T07:31:22Z")
I have a discourse hosted install and I am wondering where I can view email logs to see when and to who emails are being sent? Couldn’t find another topic related to this. Thanks --- ## [Pasting link to external site not showing topic title](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pasting-link-to-external-site-not-showing-topic-title/173175)
**Author:** [@Sir-G](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sir-G)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2020, 2:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pasting-link-to-external-site-not-showing-topic-title/173175 "2020-12-14T02:48:53Z")
When we paste our links on facebook, discord, slack and others it shows the site title and description, not the title and description from the topic that has been linked to. How do we fix this? For reference this is wha… --- ## [How can someone who wants to primarily interact via email join a topic in progress?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-someone-who-wants-to-primarily-interact-via-email-join-a-topic-in-progress/173161)
**Author:** [@mattdm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mattdm)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2020, 11:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-someone-who-wants-to-primarily-interact-via-email-join-a-topic-in-progress/173161 "2020-12-13T23:21:45Z")
If someone has an email notification for a thread, they can easily reply and join the conversation without switching to a web browser. But what if they didn’t get the notification for whatever configured reason? Is there… --- ## [Topics showing as unread on close](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-showing-as-unread-on-close/169669)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Walkom](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mark_Walkom)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2020, 11:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topics-showing-as-unread-on-close/169669 "2020-12-13T23:07:52Z")
This is mentioned as expected behaviour Closed Topics Listed as Unread - #3 by codinghorror. But I’ve only just noticed this pop up over on https://discuss.elastic.co as of late, in that I don’t recall previous topics I … --- ## [Can we start discourse after failed rebuild?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-start-discourse-after-failed-rebuild/89532)
**Author:** [@parisa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/parisa)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2018, 5:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-start-discourse-after-failed-rebuild/89532 "2018-06-10T05:16:53Z")
Rebuilding discourse is always a scary task for me. Today I wanted to add a plugin, and needed to rebuild discourse for that and it failed with a rubygem ratelimit error. Now whatever I do, I cant have a successful rebui… --- ## [Optimizing the number of Unicorns and buffer size](https://meta.discourse.org/t/optimizing-the-number-of-unicorns-and-buffer-size/51514)
**Author:** [@ljpp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ljpp)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2018, 6:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/optimizing-the-number-of-unicorns-and-buffer-size/51514 "2018-06-09T06:40:10Z")
I know that Discourse setup provides sane defaults for most occasions nowadays, but I still want to ask some guidance on optimal settings. It seems that we will get a hosting partner that provides us with the server and … --- ## [What is the best way to install Discourse Forum on a Proxmox VM and expose it on the internet](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-install-discourse-forum-on-a-proxmox-vm-and-expose-it-on-the-internet/173015)
**Author:** [@Witzker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Witzker)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2020, 8:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-install-discourse-forum-on-a-proxmox-vm-and-expose-it-on-the-internet/173015 "2020-12-12T20:16:47Z")
Hi I’m new with all this serve stuff Pls help me get Discourse up and running in a Proxmox VM or CL or is there any ready configured image somewhere to import? Many thanks. --- ## [\[SOLVED\] Stuck at verify sending domain - sparkpost](https://meta.discourse.org/t/solved-stuck-at-verify-sending-domain-sparkpost/99285)
**Author:** [@izatismail](https://meta.discourse.org/u/izatismail)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2018, 2:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/solved-stuck-at-verify-sending-domain-sparkpost/99285 "2018-10-12T02:47:52Z")
Hi all… i have tried to search for similar problem but still couldn’t solve this … hope to get some help here… I am following the step to setup the Discourse One Click Application on Digital Ocean and use SparkPost as t… --- ## [Display top menu in all page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-top-menu-in-all-page/173125)
**Author:** [@thaidb](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thaidb)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2020, 3:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-top-menu-in-all-page/173125 "2020-12-13T03:06:22Z")
Hello everyone, Where setting in dashboard, we can enable display top menu in all page (category page, tag page, topic page)? Thank you! --- ## [Are there any tasks to do after a forum import to improve speed?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-there-any-tasks-to-do-after-a-forum-import-to-improve-speed/172935)
**Author:** [@orchardstreet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/orchardstreet)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2020, 10:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-there-any-tasks-to-do-after-a-forum-import-to-improve-speed/172935 "2020-12-12T22:57:10Z")
I imported Discourse forum from a backup onto a machine with a faster, newer CPU and the performance is slower unforuntately. Each thread takes a few a few seconds to load etc, I was wondering if there’s some sort of da… --- ## [Lastest topics on top only on Smartphones](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lastest-topics-on-top-only-on-smartphones/173093)
**Author:** [@patrickemin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/patrickemin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2020, 8:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lastest-topics-on-top-only-on-smartphones/173093 "2020-12-12T20:46:53Z")
Hi, on PC my site shows a traditional Categories on the left and Recents posts on the right column, which is fine. On Smartphone, it shows the categories then, invisible without scrolling, below, the recent topics. I un… --- ## [How do I disable outgoing email partially?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-disable-outgoing-email-partially/146598)
**Author:** [@Gulshan\_Kumar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Gulshan_Kumar)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2020, 5:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-disable-outgoing-email-partially/146598 "2020-12-12T17:27:12Z")
Hello! I want Discourse to send outgoing e-mail only for resetting password nothing else. Why? Most on going notifications are already covered by Push Notifications. Therefore, it’s not important. Thanks & Regards, … --- ## [Discourse on Debian 10](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-on-debian-10/173077)
**Author:** [@BlueTheFur](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BlueTheFur)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2020, 2:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-on-debian-10/173077 "2020-12-12T14:47:40Z")
Hello, i looked for some Tutorials on how to get Discourse running on Debian 10, but absolutely didnt find anything, is it even supported? Also, will i be able to link it via a virtualhost entry so we can access with wi… --- ## [Count number of Facebook logins?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/count-number-of-facebook-logins/173082)
**Author:** [@bartv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bartv)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2020, 2:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/count-number-of-facebook-logins/173082 "2020-12-12T14:18:29Z")
Hi, I’d like to disconnect my community from Facebook completely, but before I do I need some data: how can I count the number of users who use Facebook to log in? Thanks! --- ## [How can I use dynamic redirects?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-use-dynamic-redirects/172952)
**Author:** [@wilson29thid](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wilson29thid)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2020, 11:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-use-dynamic-redirects/172952 "2020-12-12T11:53:54Z")
I’m migrating from vanilla to discourse, and we’ve decided to start fresh rather than import 8 years of topics. The current site is forums.29th.org, so I figure when I’ve got discourse fully up and running I’ll make disc… --- ## [SMF2 to discourse - Troubles importing attachments](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smf2-to-discourse-troubles-importing-attachments/89302)
**Author:** [@marcozambi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/marcozambi)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 6:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smf2-to-discourse-troubles-importing-attachments/89302 "2018-06-08T06:15:47Z")
Dear all, since a few days I’m working on importing an SMF2 forum content into a brand new install of discourse. I’ve configured my host following this guide Use an import script that requires MySQL, with a few tweaks … --- ## [Is there a way to manually rotate an image](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-manually-rotate-an-image/70834)
**Author:** [@Seth\_Godin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Seth_Godin)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2020, 8:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-way-to-manually-rotate-an-image/70834 "2020-12-12T08:50:21Z")
I see this thread: But it was not resolved on July 10, as far as I can tell. If a user has uploaded a photo and sees that the rotation is wrong, is there a line of code, or better, some menu item they can hit when th… --- ## [Backup to S3 command?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backup-to-s3-command/173046)
**Author:** [@wincenworks](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wincenworks)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2020, 2:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backup-to-s3-command/173046 "2020-12-12T02:42:10Z")
Due to some ongoing stability issues - I have had to switch hosting services. The old host is unable to get the web site to run, however it runs enough to operate in the terminal (albeit at a glacial pace) and so I am t… --- ## [Email stripping removing everything](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-stripping-removing-everything/173044)
**Author:** [@TallTrees](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TallTrees)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2020, 12:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-stripping-removing-everything/173044 "2020-12-12T00:48:22Z")
I’ve found lots of topics on email stripping, but not got one for this problem. So in the last few months I’ve noticed various incoming emails being striped to nothing. This seems like a new problem, though it could be… --- ## [Making new tag synonyms](https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-new-tag-synonyms/172877)
**Author:** [@Loki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Loki)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2020, 12:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/making-new-tag-synonyms/172877 "2020-12-12T00:09:31Z")
When I navigate to /tags \> (specific tag) \> INFO \> Manage Synonyms and I try to add a synonym by typing in the box, it will not let me create a tag there. It will only pull up existing tags. This is unlike what happens i… --- ## [What does "Old post stuck" mean?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-does-old-post-stuck-mean/173035)
**Author:** [@twm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/twm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2020, 9:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-does-old-post-stuck-mean/173035 "2020-12-11T21:49:32Z")
We have encountered this is in a couple of topics in our forum. In between posts is a post notice that says “Old post stuck” accompanied by the user shield icon. This notice shows to all users. The parent topic is not t… --- ## [Discourse Yearly Review Plugin for Basic Hosting?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-yearly-review-plugin-for-basic-hosting/170957)
**Author:** [@JimPas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JimPas)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2020, 8:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-yearly-review-plugin-for-basic-hosting/170957 "2020-12-11T20:54:19Z")
Are there any plans for having the Discourse Yearly Review plugin being included as a standard plugin for hosted forums - specifically for Basic Hosting? A lot of my users were excited about it when I mentioned two years… --- ## [Forum offline due to failed rebuilds on Tests-Pass](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-offline-due-to-failed-rebuilds-on-tests-pass/173019)
**Author:** [@sunjam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sunjam)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2020, 7:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-offline-due-to-failed-rebuilds-on-tests-pass/173019 "2020-12-11T19:12:11Z")
Continuing the discussion from PostgreSQL 13 update: Run into trouble while updating 2.7.0beta1 Tests-Pass in order to remove some troublesome plugins. I edited our app.yml to remain on PostgreSQL 12. Rebuild failed … --- ## [Rebuild fails with git reset --hard origin tests-passed failed with return](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rebuild-fails-with-git-reset-hard-origin-tests-passed-failed-with-return/172943)
**Author:** [@amalg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/amalg)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2020, 6:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rebuild-fails-with-git-reset-hard-origin-tests-passed-failed-with-return/172943 "2020-12-11T18:06:59Z")
I’m running Discourse in a docker container and when I try to use launcher to rebuild app.yml I am getting this failure; FAILED -------------------- Pups::ExecError: cd /var/www/discourse && git reset --hard origin test… --- ## [Split forum into two "divisions"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/split-forum-into-two-divisions/172966)
**Author:** [@gordon\_mrmoco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gordon_mrmoco)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2020, 4:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/split-forum-into-two-divisions/172966 "2020-12-11T16:29:42Z")
I have a discourse forum for support and knowledgebase for a particular set of customers. Changes in my company mean that there will now be a second set of customers that would require a similar forum/knowledgebase, but … --- ## [On another topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/on-another-topic/172983)
**Author:** [@acesoftheace](https://meta.discourse.org/u/acesoftheace)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2020, 4:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/on-another-topic/172983 "2020-12-11T16:08:03Z")
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