# Product Support **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/support/6.md?page=632 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 633 --- ## [Nginx rewrite cat name](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nginx-rewrite-cat-name/147632)
**Author:** [@Fausto\_Dassenno](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Fausto_Dassenno)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2020, 4:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nginx-rewrite-cat-name/147632 "2020-04-11T16:34:08Z")
Hi all, happy Easter! I am trying to rewrite this URL /international to /c/international-cafe/14 without the URL in the address bar to change. I tried using this: location /international { return 301 https://d… --- ## [How can I export forum data?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-export-forum-data/147540)
**Author:** [@joshfrank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joshfrank)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2020, 3:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-export-forum-data/147540 "2020-04-11T15:34:37Z")
Is it possible to export all forum data from within discourse? I was the admin for a forum for a few years and now have to shut it down, but I’d like to make an archive in case I ever need the data. Is this possible, or … --- ## [Nginx configuration for discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nginx-configuration-for-discourse/59962)
**Author:** [@Alavi1412](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alavi1412)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2018, 1:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/nginx-configuration-for-discourse/59962 "2018-01-22T01:17:26Z")
I have isntalled discourse on a VPS. Now I want to run a nodeJS app running on port 3030 on the vps. I have added the following to the /etc/nginx/sites-available/default: location /recommender/ { proxy\_pass http://l… --- ## [IP address lookup always unknow location](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ip-address-lookup-always-unknow-location/147616)
**Author:** [@hawm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hawm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2020, 1:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ip-address-lookup-always-unknow-location/147616 "2020-04-11T13:49:56Z")
Do the lookup operation on users admin view always get unknow location and no any logs at the same time. Lookup the same ip address at GeoIP web services demo | MaxMind can get a vaild result. No idea how to troubleshoot… --- ## [Can you use Yahoo mail SMTP for Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-you-use-yahoo-mail-smtp-for-discourse/70721)
**Author:** [@charlie2112](https://meta.discourse.org/u/charlie2112)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2020, 11:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-you-use-yahoo-mail-smtp-for-discourse/70721 "2020-04-11T11:10:56Z")
I am trying to test using Discourse on CentOS 71. I have Docker and Discourse installed…but the problem is configuring SMTP for Email for the initial registration. After installation I can bring up the web interface, con… --- ## [Very slow Sidekiq issue with large queue due to massive numbers of unread user notifications](https://meta.discourse.org/t/very-slow-sidekiq-issue-with-large-queue-due-to-massive-numbers-of-unread-user-notifications/140716)
**Author:** [@markersocial](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markersocial)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2020, 11:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/very-slow-sidekiq-issue-with-large-queue-due-to-massive-numbers-of-unread-user-notifications/140716 "2020-04-11T11:09:02Z")
So have an issue with sidekiq. It will run amazingly fast through jobs when monitoring via the sidekiq web ui. But occasionally it appears like it gets overwhelmed and starts running extremely slow. Running at 1-5% or s… --- ## [How to remove discourse website](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-remove-discourse-website/56503)
**Author:** [@eminov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eminov)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2020, 10:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-remove-discourse-website/56503 "2020-04-11T10:50:39Z")
This CMS is a very good, but a lot of things modified. As difficult installation, modification, and so the addition of a plugin and etc. I want uninstall my discourse website? Which command do I have to write for that? --- ## [What are the differences between self-host and discourse business host?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-the-differences-between-self-host-and-discourse-business-host/147391)
**Author:** [@haipt](https://meta.discourse.org/u/haipt)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2020, 10:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-the-differences-between-self-host-and-discourse-business-host/147391 "2020-04-11T10:16:47Z")
Hi discourse team & community , I am a newbie with discourse , after some days researching about discourse , I plan to use this with my company’ s business. Here are the list of my concerns & question about discourse … --- ## [Date displayed in /u/](https://meta.discourse.org/t/date-displayed-in-u/147554)
**Author:** [@smith](https://meta.discourse.org/u/smith)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2020, 1:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/date-displayed-in-u/147554 "2020-04-11T01:32:35Z")
Hi! At the moment it is April 10. --- ## [Discourse Upgrade Breaks Categories.json](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-upgrade-breaks-categories-json/134577)
**Author:** [@Magnetidog](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Magnetidog)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2020, 7:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-upgrade-breaks-categories-json/134577 "2020-04-10T19:49:30Z")
Hello, we just upgraded to the latest build from a recent version (around 1 week ago), and our website is currently down. Categories.json is not loading, and this is the error we see in the logs: ActiveRecord::Statemen… --- ## [Summarise This Topic not working for parameters smaller than 50](https://meta.discourse.org/t/summarise-this-topic-not-working-for-parameters-smaller-than-50/147185)
**Author:** [@Shubham\_Ranjan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shubham_Ranjan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2020, 4:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/summarise-this-topic-not-working-for-parameters-smaller-than-50/147185 "2020-04-10T16:50:05Z")
Hi, I want to summarise topics with more than 20 posts. I changed this value summary posts required in settings to 20 even after that the Summarize This Topic button does not appear. However, it’s working fine for the … --- ## [Help us embed a web player in our posts w custom component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-us-embed-a-web-player-in-our-posts-w-custom-component/147556)
**Author:** [@cloudunicorn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cloudunicorn)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2020, 2:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-us-embed-a-web-player-in-our-posts-w-custom-component/147556 "2020-04-10T14:50:33Z")
What would you like done? It’s my understanding we need a theme component that will allow us to embed an audio player in posts on our forum - we’re using radio.co for a radio show and the embed codes do not seem to work… --- ## [What is the Rails command to create an admin user in Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-rails-command-to-create-an-admin-user-in-discourse/147545)
**Author:** [@Bathinda](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bathinda)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2020, 1:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-rails-command-to-create-an-admin-user-in-discourse/147545 "2020-04-10T13:17:02Z")
As told in this post, when I run this command to create an admin user on a new disco installation, thru rails console (without having to activate thru email, for just once, for one admin): u = User.create!(username: ‘x… --- ## [Change "+ New Topic" button to match styling of "Reply" button](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-new-topic-button-to-match-styling-of-reply-button/147502)
**Author:** [@jord8on](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jord8on)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2020, 6:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-new-topic-button-to-match-styling-of-reply-button/147502 "2020-04-10T06:58:10Z")
I like the styling of the “Reply” button, which is the “Tertiary” color as defined in /admin/customize/colors (Color Palettes/selection) I would like to have our “New Topic” button match the styling of the “Reply” bu… --- ## [X-Forwarded-For proxy tag not recognized by Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/x-forwarded-for-proxy-tag-not-recognized-by-discourse/77961)
**Author:** [@Anil\_Gupta](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Anil_Gupta)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 1:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/x-forwarded-for-proxy-tag-not-recognized-by-discourse/77961 "2018-01-19T01:27:13Z")
Our Set Up Discourse is installed on Google Compute VM machine with no SSL certificates on this server. Force\_https discourse setting is set to true (checked to force https). We have the front end running with ‘Go… --- ## [Render .nz as a link?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/render-nz-as-a-link/147489)
**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2020, 11:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/render-nz-as-a-link/147489 "2020-04-09T23:57:43Z")
I love the way that Discourse composer automatically renders many urls as links such as meta.discourse.org. However, the .nz domain doesn’t do this at the moment. Could this be added? I find myself typing healthforum.n… --- ## [What's the Difference Between Discourse.git and Discourse\_Docker.git?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-difference-between-discourse-git-and-discourse-docker-git/147386)
**Author:** [@007](https://meta.discourse.org/u/007)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2020, 9:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/whats-the-difference-between-discourse-git-and-discourse-docker-git/147386 "2020-04-09T21:53:11Z")
I noticed the official install instructions call for cloning this repository: GitHub - discourse/discourse\_docker: A Docker image for Discourse · GitHub But it doesn’t have many of the extra files found in this one such… --- ## [Protonmail bridged SMTP in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/protonmail-bridged-smtp-in-discourse/147352)
**Author:** [@satonotdead](https://meta.discourse.org/u/satonotdead)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2020, 9:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/protonmail-bridged-smtp-in-discourse/147352 "2020-04-09T21:46:38Z")
Does anybody using it? I see that can be possible to use their SMTP servers. I’m trying to get mail server in my VPS. Thinked in G Suite but I see that Proton could be more focused to privacy. Any suggestion will be ap… --- ## [How can I hide (make a topic invisible)?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-hide-make-a-topic-invisible/78396)
**Author:** [@Ahsan\_Parwez](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ahsan_Parwez)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2018, 6:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-hide-make-a-topic-invisible/78396 "2018-01-18T18:21:37Z")
Hi all, I want to hide a post on my forum that is no longer wanted and can potentially give wrong information to the clientele. I have used “archived” “unlisted” “locked” the post but it still shows up while logged in … --- ## [Xhr search requests return 406](https://meta.discourse.org/t/xhr-search-requests-return-406/147428)
**Author:** [@NotAnonymous](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NotAnonymous)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2020, 8:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/xhr-search-requests-return-406/147428 "2020-04-09T20:03:20Z")
When doing a search on our discourse site, if I do a regular GET request to /search?q=my search it works fine. But if I use the search box and it submits the search request via an XHR GET request I get a 406 status retu… --- ## [Determining the correct Discourse docker path for the current install?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/determining-the-correct-discourse-docker-path-for-the-current-install/147454)
**Author:** [@007](https://meta.discourse.org/u/007)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2020, 7:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/determining-the-correct-discourse-docker-path-for-the-current-install/147454 "2020-04-09T19:14:15Z")
I’m working on setting up a dev site and I noticed that as I’ve trialed and errored through this, I managed to have the files duplicated four times within the /var/lib/docker/overlay2/ path. Within here, I have four dif… --- ## [Is it possible to see who voted in polls?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-see-who-voted-in-polls/27064)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2020, 6:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-see-who-voted-in-polls/27064 "2020-04-09T18:20:16Z")
I just tested out polls for the first time in a while, and it works quite well and I like it. But I would like to have an open poll so we can see who voted for which option. Is this possible? Is there any way to see who… --- ## [Ideas or guides on how to setup an auto-install platform for discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ideas-or-guides-on-how-to-setup-an-auto-install-platform-for-discourse/147438)
**Author:** [@Hugo\_Roger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Hugo_Roger)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2020, 5:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ideas-or-guides-on-how-to-setup-an-auto-install-platform-for-discourse/147438 "2020-04-09T17:07:55Z")
Hi everyone! Does anyone know how to create a sub-hosting system where users can create their own Discourse instance in your server? As in, their own community? Just like we have multi-wiki platforms, and lots of multi… --- ## [Bulk delete users that match an email pattern](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-delete-users-that-match-an-email-pattern/147012)
**Author:** [@fallais](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fallais)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2020, 4:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bulk-delete-users-that-match-an-email-pattern/147012 "2020-04-09T16:57:46Z")
I would like to bulk delete users that match an email pattern such as : \*.xyz \*.fun etc.. I tried this as of now : User.find(UserEmail.where("email like '%.fun'").pluck(:user\_id)).count. But I can’t use the destroy\_al… --- ## [Cannot send any email with AWS SES](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-send-any-email-with-aws-ses/147406)
**Author:** [@Mustafa\_Demir](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mustafa_Demir)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2020, 11:41am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-send-any-email-with-aws-ses/147406 "2020-04-09T11:41:44Z")
Hello, I’ve just installed Discourse on my Ubuntu server. It’s running on production and I can’t send any email from the Discourse. I created an IAM user on SES and entered my SES SMTP credentials correctly to Discourse’… --- ## [Keyboard shortcuts are hard to use in Firefox](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keyboard-shortcuts-are-hard-to-use-in-firefox/147396)
**Author:** [@evantill](https://meta.discourse.org/u/evantill)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2020, 9:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/keyboard-shortcuts-are-hard-to-use-in-firefox/147396 "2020-04-09T09:25:34Z")
Sometimes, when I try to use keyboard shortcuts Firefox is interferring (like if I was searching some text in the page). Is this a bug ? Fifrefox 74.0.1 MacOS 10.14.6 --- ## [Cleaning up old container images](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cleaning-up-old-container-images/147367)
**Author:** [@bts](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bts)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2020, 8:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cleaning-up-old-container-images/147367 "2020-04-09T08:17:48Z")
Haha okay, not for fast, but there kinda is one for clearing up space! :wink: I’m speaking of course of: ./launcher cleanup Which clears out old images when your disk runs out of space. This is one thing that a) I’ve … --- ## [How do I make the anniversary badge recur every year?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-make-the-anniversary-badge-recur-every-year/147353)
**Author:** [@sunjam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sunjam)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2020, 6:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-make-the-anniversary-badge-recur-every-year/147353 "2020-04-09T06:31:13Z")
I’m curious about making the Anniversary badge recurring, similar to Steam gaming service. Wondering if this is possible using the Data Explorer plugin. This would allow a three year anniversary badge (badges.annivers… --- ## [Discourse High Availability setup multi master](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-high-availability-setup-multi-master/147371)
**Author:** [@MicWit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MicWit)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2020, 3:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-high-availability-setup-multi-master/147371 "2020-04-09T03:59:26Z")
Hi, I have never used Discourse before (I have used PHPBB) but am looking at the option for future forums as I like the interface. At the moment I run PHPBB through reseller hosting on a cpanel account. Of course this w… --- ## [Custom message in Topics without subcategory](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-message-in-topics-without-subcategory/147252)
**Author:** [@AndreSpecker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AndreSpecker)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2020, 1:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-message-in-topics-without-subcategory/147252 "2020-04-09T01:12:22Z")
Hello, is there any way when the user creates a topic and does not choose a sub-category, send it to the user privately or even posting a personalized message on the topic created by him? [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/support/6.md?page=631) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/support/6.md?page=633)