# Self-hosting **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/support/self-hosting/31.md?page=127 [Recent](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categorieën](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 128 --- ## [High-CPU / High memory on fresh discourse install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/high-cpu-high-memory-on-fresh-discourse-install/99699)
**Author:** [@bkraul](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bkraul)\ **Antwoorden:** 5\ **Laatst bijgewerkt:** [17 oktober 2018 om 12:07 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/high-cpu-high-memory-on-fresh-discourse-install/99699 "2018-10-17T12:07:59Z")
I have been attempting to install the official version of discourse on my docker host. I have followed the instructions for setting up a standalone server, with the modification to run behind a proxy in order to share th… --- ## [Could you please upload the basic installing tutorial video for Ubuntu Server 18.04 LTS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/could-you-please-upload-the-basic-installing-tutorial-video-for-ubuntu-server-18-04-lts/99559)
**Author:** [@sowndarvajra](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sowndarvajra)\ **Antwoorden:** 14\ **Laatst bijgewerkt:** [17 oktober 2018 om 07:27 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/could-you-please-upload-the-basic-installing-tutorial-video-for-ubuntu-server-18-04-lts/99559 "2018-10-17T07:27:01Z")
I’m new to the azure, its hard for me to install the iscourse in azure even I can’t understand your written tutorial. some of the command is not working. --- ## [Setting up domain and DO nameservers](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-domain-and-do-nameservers/99542)
**Author:** [@matotubol](https://meta.discourse.org/u/matotubol)\ **Antwoorden:** 4\ **Laatst bijgewerkt:** [15 oktober 2018 om 14:19 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-domain-and-do-nameservers/99542 "2018-10-15T14:19:30Z")
I’m setting up my forum but i was just wondering if i should use Digitalocean’s nameservers or not. or should i only point my website to DO ipadress? thanks in advance --- ## [Fail to run directly docker-compose from /discourse-docker/image/base on Windows in Virtual Machine](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fail-to-run-directly-docker-compose-from-discourse-docker-image-base-on-windows-in-virtual-machine/99443)
**Author:** [@rodrigocipriani](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rodrigocipriani)\ **Antwoorden:** 5\ **Laatst bijgewerkt:** [15 oktober 2018 om 12:57 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fail-to-run-directly-docker-compose-from-discourse-docker-image-base-on-windows-in-virtual-machine/99443 "2018-10-15T12:57:13Z")
When I ran: git clone https://github.com/discourse/discourse\_docker.git discourse cd discourse/image/base docker-compose build -t discourse . I got this message: exec: "/bin/sh": stat /bin/sh: no such file or director… --- ## [Which Ubuntu version](https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-ubuntu-version/99479)
**Author:** [@mikymora](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mikymora)\ **Antwoorden:** 1\ **Laatst bijgewerkt:** [14 oktober 2018 om 18:48 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-ubuntu-version/99479 "2018-10-14T18:48:39Z")
Hello, I’m trying to install Discourse on DigitalOcean, and I don’t know which Ubuntu version I should use. Do you have any tips for me on what I should use? --- ## [Rebuild app failing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rebuild-app-failing/99317)
**Author:** [@mcclell](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcclell)\ **Antwoorden:** 2\ **Laatst bijgewerkt:** [12 oktober 2018 om 04:40 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rebuild-app-failing/99317 "2018-10-12T04:40:56Z")
Hi, I installed Discourse in a Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS VM on our Hyper-V server. The initial setup works and I get to the point where it is supposed to send the activation email and that failed. I edited the SMTP settings … --- ## [Bypass email activation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bypass-email-activation/99230)
**Author:** [@matotubol](https://meta.discourse.org/u/matotubol)\ **Antwoorden:** 5\ **Laatst bijgewerkt:** [10 oktober 2018 om 22:46 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bypass-email-activation/99230 "2018-10-10T22:46:33Z")
A quick question i just installed discourse on virtualbox (for development purpose) and its working fine i just need to bypass the activation email.. Is there a way i can confirm my account without having to send the mai… --- ## [Does docker install support NTLM authentication for SMTP?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-docker-install-support-ntlm-authentication-for-smtp/99159)
**Author:** [@y2kenny](https://meta.discourse.org/u/y2kenny)\ **Antwoorden:** 1\ **Laatst bijgewerkt:** [10 oktober 2018 om 13:03 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-docker-install-support-ntlm-authentication-for-smtp/99159 "2018-10-10T13:03:25Z")
Does docker install of Discourse support NTLM authentication for SMTP? --- ## [How to leave a field empty while setting up discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-leave-a-field-empty-while-setting-up-discourse/99095)
**Author:** [@Seshank\_K](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Seshank_K)\ **Antwoorden:** 12\ **Laatst bijgewerkt:** [9 oktober 2018 om 17:08 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-leave-a-field-empty-while-setting-up-discourse/99095 "2018-10-09T17:08:42Z")
How to leave stmp username and pass blank. I don’t want to assign them. While setting it for the first time I made a mistake by assigning an email address. Is there anyway to correct this by leaving it blank? And one… --- ## [Troubleshooting a 429 (rate limit)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/troubleshooting-a-429-rate-limit/81060)
**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AstonJ)\ **Antwoorden:** 19\ **Laatst bijgewerkt:** [10 oktober 2018 om 00:51 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/troubleshooting-a-429-rate-limit/81060 "2018-10-10T00:51:45Z")
One of my forums went down yesterday, first with a blank page then displaying 429’s. Sam thinks it may be possible that my proxy is not configured correctly - anyone know what the best way is to ascertain whether IP addr… --- ## [Setting up multiple Discourse Docker instances on Synology](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-multiple-discourse-docker-instances-on-synology/99149)
**Author:** [@SwisherSweet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SwisherSweet)\ **Antwoorden:** 1\ **Laatst bijgewerkt:** [10 oktober 2018 om 00:19 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-multiple-discourse-docker-instances-on-synology/99149 "2018-10-10T00:19:28Z")
Hello folks. I want to setup multiple instances of Discourse on our Synology NAS. These will be production sites and need SSL (Let’s Encrypt?). Our Synology NAS is not one of the low end units, rather it is an enterpris… --- ## [403 error after installing as per guidelines](https://meta.discourse.org/t/403-error-after-installing-as-per-guidelines/99104)
**Author:** [@higj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/higj)\ **Antwoorden:** 1\ **Laatst bijgewerkt:** [9 oktober 2018 om 20:51 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/403-error-after-installing-as-per-guidelines/99104 "2018-10-09T20:51:14Z")
Hi I followed the guidelines provided in instruction and got success message as seen below But when I got to subdomain I get 403 error Uploading: image.png… Can someone help with how I can fix the issue. --- ## [Discourse on digital ocean](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-on-digital-ocean/98455)
**Author:** [@Jay91](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jay91)\ **Antwoorden:** 5\ **Laatst bijgewerkt:** [8 oktober 2018 om 17:11 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-on-digital-ocean/98455 "2018-10-08T17:11:08Z")
Hello friends, i have installed discourse on vultr a year ago successfully only by following the official guide, now am thinking to go to digital ocean to do that again but i need to know few things. 1- am going with 8… --- ## [Is it safe to flush redis?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-safe-to-flush-redis/29035)
**Author:** [@MrSteve](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MrSteve)\ **Antwoorden:** 4\ **Laatst bijgewerkt:** [22 mei 2015 om 20:34 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-safe-to-flush-redis/29035 "2015-05-22T20:34:34Z")
Hi, I’m experiencing the problem described here – high RAM use on redis: https://meta.discourse.org/t/redis-server-hogging-ram/6415 I see that this bug was fixed, so I’ll update my discourse installation shortly. Befo… --- ## [I have a very difficult problem installing ssl - please help](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-have-a-very-difficult-problem-installing-ssl-please-help/98911)
**Author:** [@MrSalah](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MrSalah)\ **Antwoorden:** 7\ **Laatst bijgewerkt:** [6 oktober 2018 om 22:53 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-have-a-very-difficult-problem-installing-ssl-please-help/98911 "2018-10-06T22:53:23Z")
I purchased the server, installed the script normally on the Digital Ocean site Then I opened it normally, equipped everything and connected the domain also normally You then start by converting the site to an https pr… --- ## [Best way to install Discourse on my server?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-way-to-install-discourse-on-my-server/19708)
**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AstonJ)\ **Antwoorden:** 2\ **Laatst bijgewerkt:** [6 oktober 2018 om 13:46 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-way-to-install-discourse-on-my-server/19708 "2018-10-06T13:46:19Z")
I think it’s about time I get a Discourse forum up in production, but I’m not sure which method will be best for me and my server, which is running… CentOS 6 Virtualmin Apache Passenger Postgres Latest Ruby, variou… --- ## [Why installation is not working?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-installation-is-not-working/98857)
**Author:** [@Yankxcool](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Yankxcool)\ **Antwoorden:** 2\ **Laatst bijgewerkt:** [6 oktober 2018 om 00:19 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-installation-is-not-working/98857 "2018-10-06T00:19:20Z")
Hello, I thought this installation would be very easy to do but is giving me a really hard day. I have a domain in GoDaddy. Let’s say is this: www.example.com which is holding a WordPress page. I’ve called to GoDaddy i… --- ## [Can I restore backups from older Discourse versions?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-restore-backups-from-older-discourse-versions/39926)
**Author:** [@gkln](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gkln)\ **Antwoorden:** 3\ **Laatst bijgewerkt:** [5 oktober 2018 om 20:37 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-restore-backups-from-older-discourse-versions/39926 "2018-10-05T20:37:49Z")
Hi, I’m new to Discourse and plan to use it in production very soon. I have a question regarding backups and their relation to the platform version. I read in this topic that in order to restore a backup the source and… --- ## [How to run redis standalone in protected mode?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-run-redis-standalone-in-protected-mode/98787)
**Author:** [@omariqbalnaru](https://meta.discourse.org/u/omariqbalnaru)\ **Antwoorden:** 3\ **Laatst bijgewerkt:** [5 oktober 2018 om 11:30 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-run-redis-standalone-in-protected-mode/98787 "2018-10-05T11:30:52Z")
We want to setup redis standalone and run it in protected mode. Any idea on how to do that? Thanks! --- ## [Problem with docker installation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-docker-installation/94700)
**Author:** [@almaz2018](https://meta.discourse.org/u/almaz2018)\ **Antwoorden:** 4\ **Laatst bijgewerkt:** [29 september 2018 om 20:49 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-docker-installation/94700 "2018-09-29T20:49:30Z")
Hello. I was tryed to do the manual installation of discourse with the following steps: Cloned the repository. Created ./container/discourse-main.yml template (from samples), changed port mappings. Run launcher script … --- ## [Having problems following the installation guide](https://meta.discourse.org/t/having-problems-following-the-installation-guide/98371)
**Author:** [@Daniel\_Cerritos](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Daniel_Cerritos)\ **Antwoorden:** 22\ **Laatst bijgewerkt:** [30 september 2018 om 01:34 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/having-problems-following-the-installation-guide/98371 "2018-09-30T01:34:01Z")
I’ve followed the how to install guide and I am now stuck on the “Root” portion. What do I need to use in order to “root” the discourse (i’m assuming?). As you can see, i’ve been trying, and I can’t seem to figure o… --- ## [Why does Discourse have to use Docker?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-does-discourse-have-to-use-docker/26041)
**Author:** [@Maestra\_Powers](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Maestra_Powers)\ **Antwoorden:** 34\ **Laatst bijgewerkt:** [29 april 2015 om 22:08 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-does-discourse-have-to-use-docker/26041 "2015-04-29T22:08:33Z")
Wanted to ask this right at beginning, but decided to figure out how stuff works before. So if I understand correctly, you run Ubuntu on server, on Ubuntu there’s Docker, on Docker there’s another Ubuntu, and on this Ubu… --- ## [Emails are apparently working but they are not really sent](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emails-are-apparently-working-but-they-are-not-really-sent/98082)
**Author:** [@Alex3](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Alex3)\ **Antwoorden:** 3\ **Laatst bijgewerkt:** [26 september 2018 om 10:20 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emails-are-apparently-working-but-they-are-not-really-sent/98082 "2018-09-26T10:20:51Z")
Hi: I have send some emails (registration, password forgot and even test mails) and all seems to be working. In console: Started GET “/admin/email/sent.json?offset=0&=1537948167257" for 2.139.160.242 at 2018-09-26 07:… --- ## [Discourse not coming up on DigitalOcean](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-not-coming-up-on-digitalocean/98011)
**Author:** [@Raman\_Jindal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Raman_Jindal)\ **Antwoorden:** 13\ **Laatst bijgewerkt:** [25 september 2018 om 19:13 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-not-coming-up-on-digitalocean/98011 "2018-09-25T19:13:06Z")
Hi there, I have completed all steps of installing discourse over my digital drop using this tutorial - https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md I have taken care of all steps like emai… --- ## [Preparing test Installation -some questions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/preparing-test-installation-some-questions/97645)
**Author:** [@Discoursecurious](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discoursecurious)\ **Antwoorden:** 3\ **Laatst bijgewerkt:** [24 september 2018 om 10:02 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/preparing-test-installation-some-questions/97645 "2018-09-24T10:02:30Z")
Small forum / big forum what metrics do i need to check in vbullettin to understand if getting 1 or 2 mb droplet (digitalocean)? probably it’s a small forum, but just to play safe! (if possible i would try to install … --- ## [Site down: 502 Bad Gateway - after update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-down-502-bad-gateway-after-update/97917)
**Author:** [@frold](https://meta.discourse.org/u/frold)\ **Antwoorden:** 2\ **Laatst bijgewerkt:** [24 september 2018 om 08:51 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-down-502-bad-gateway-after-update/97917 "2018-09-24T08:51:34Z")
Did a update from 2.2 beta2 + 0 to the today release ./launcher rebuild app No errors just " 502 Bad Gateway" after the update. \[Mon Sep 24 07:28:15 UTC 2018\] Install success! \[Mon Sep 24 07:28:15 UTC 2018\] Upgrad… --- ## [Maximizing CDN hit/ cache rate for Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/maximizing-cdn-hit-cache-rate-for-discourse/97585)
**Author:** [@ckshen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ckshen)\ **Antwoorden:** 4\ **Laatst bijgewerkt:** [20 september 2018 om 22:41 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/maximizing-cdn-hit-cache-rate-for-discourse/97585 "2018-09-20T22:41:46Z")
Hi everyone, I have the following CDN set up: a pullzone for the JS a pullzone for the logos, homepage graphics (that are frequently accessed) a pullzone for the S3 assets (on Digital Ocean Spaces) I use BunnyCDN. M… --- ## [Install Discourse on CentOS alongside installed Apache with DirectAdmin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-discourse-on-centos-alongside-installed-apache-with-directadmin/97388)
**Author:** [@aros](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aros)\ **Antwoorden:** 2\ **Laatst bijgewerkt:** [19 september 2018 om 14:55 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-discourse-on-centos-alongside-installed-apache-with-directadmin/97388 "2018-09-19T14:55:20Z")
Hi, How to install Discourse on linux CentOS sharing server alongside installed Apache (use port 80) with DirectAdmin control panel? PHP 7.1; CSF firewall; dovecot, exim, email handlers … currently installed and runnin… --- ## [Moving from Mailman to Discourse-Newbie Questions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-from-mailman-to-discourse-newbie-questions/97430)
**Author:** [@paularenson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/paularenson)\ **Antwoorden:** 3\ **Laatst bijgewerkt:** [19 september 2018 om 01:25 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-from-mailman-to-discourse-newbie-questions/97430 "2018-09-19T01:25:28Z")
I am the webmaster for a small group of teachers (less than 100) who use MAILMAN 2 (MM2). The problem we experienced is that MM2 has terrible archives and you can’t post from them. So they rely on email but cannot refere… --- ## [LAN SMTP relay configuration issue](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lan-smtp-relay-configuration-issue/97473)
**Author:** [@Aleksey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aleksey)\ **Antwoorden:** 1\ **Laatst bijgewerkt:** [18 september 2018 om 17:51 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lan-smtp-relay-configuration-issue/97473 "2018-09-18T17:51:39Z")
Hello, I have installed the latest release on the latest release of Ubuntu (18.04) As with many other people I have a problem configuring SMTP. We have a SMTP relay that runs in our network and Office 365 account that… [Vorige pagina](https://meta.discourse.org/c/support/self-hosting/31.md?page=126) [Volgende pagina](https://meta.discourse.org/c/support/self-hosting/31.md?page=128)