# Self-hosting **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/support/self-hosting/31.md?page=137 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 138 --- ## [Which DO plan should I use for the pre-configured Discourse droplet?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-do-plan-should-i-use-for-the-pre-configured-discourse-droplet/38613)
**Author:** [@jhosein](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jhosein)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2017, 6:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-do-plan-should-i-use-for-the-pre-configured-discourse-droplet/38613 "2017-11-29T06:38:08Z")
I’m a little confused on what kind of DO plan I need. For now, I want the lowest tier possible. It appears to me that the self install page and the DO 1 click install have some contradictory requirements. On the self in… --- ## [OpenVZ swap space error during install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/openvz-swap-space-error-during-install/74958)
**Author:** [@hosyminh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hosyminh)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2017, 3:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/openvz-swap-space-error-during-install/74958 "2017-11-29T03:56:21Z")
./discourse-setup WARNING: Discourse requires at least 2GB of swap when running with 2GB of RAM or less. This system does not appear to have sufficient swap space. Without sufficient swap space, your site may not work p… --- ## [Integration of WP themes with file management?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/integration-of-wp-themes-with-file-management/73479)
**Author:** [@doctorbracero](https://meta.discourse.org/u/doctorbracero)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2017, 3:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/integration-of-wp-themes-with-file-management/73479 "2017-11-27T03:21:01Z")
Hello, I’m convinced that my current project should feature Discourse (through a community install - how cool is this option?). The forums will be members only and content closed to the public. But there’s something st… --- ## [Broken site after latest update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/broken-site-after-latest-update/74827)
**Author:** [@rebel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rebel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2017, 11:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/broken-site-after-latest-update/74827 "2017-11-26T11:38:23Z")
Hi everyone, I had discourse running for about one year before 1.9 came along and needed me to SSH into the server to update it. I eventually did it but found out that I had to update docker which I did. Then I update… --- ## [Host Discourse on .edu?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/host-discourse-on-edu/74710)
**Author:** [@bjfogg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bjfogg)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2017, 9:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/host-discourse-on-edu/74710 "2017-11-23T21:46:43Z")
I’m new here. And I’m impressed. My question: Can I use your service on a stanford.edu domain? Specifically this: habits.stanford.edu I can upload HTML and such to this domain, but I don’t think I have any control ov… --- ## [Mandrillapp SMTP username brings this error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mandrillapp-smtp-username-brings-this-error/74439)
**Author:** [@TomPeace](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TomPeace)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2017, 9:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mandrillapp-smtp-username-brings-this-error/74439 "2017-11-22T21:58:19Z")
I use Mandrillapp for my websites and mail delivery. All of them work fine but when I want to use the smtp username with Discourse, it gives me this error: ./discourse-setup: line 383: \[: too many arguments Probably th… --- ## [Upgrading to Paid Discourse Hosting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrading-to-paid-discourse-hosting/74548)
**Author:** [@NickM](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NickM)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2017, 9:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrading-to-paid-discourse-hosting/74548 "2017-11-21T21:57:23Z")
My company has been using the free version of discourse since July, and we are looking to upgrade to one of the paid versions. WE have made significant changes to the design, and layout of our forum, and want to ensure t… --- ## [How to map Discourse Self Hosted to another Domain](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-map-discourse-self-hosted-to-another-domain/74528)
**Author:** [@Aniket\_Singh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aniket_Singh)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2017, 5:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-map-discourse-self-hosted-to-another-domain/74528 "2017-11-21T17:40:39Z")
I have installed Discourse on a separate Azure Virtual machine with 7GB Ram Server because on my main server i have apache with PHP and many more application, So now for e.g, my discourse is on community . example . com … --- ## [German 1&1-hosting user experience?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/german-1-1-hosting-user-experience/24931)
**Author:** [@terraboss](https://meta.discourse.org/u/terraboss)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2017, 4:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/german-1-1-hosting-user-experience/24931 "2017-11-21T16:02:15Z")
Hi, for local reasons, this post will be in german language :wink: Mein Problem ist, dass ich bei 1und1 Discourse einfach nicht zum laufen bekomme. Ich habe einen vServer L mit 2 GB Ram. Bei DigitalOcean klappt alles w… --- ## [Install docker discourse need RAM?, can use VPS 1GB RAM for docker discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-docker-discourse-need-ram-can-use-vps-1gb-ram-for-docker-discourse/74305)
**Author:** [@hientex](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hientex)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2017, 1:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-docker-discourse-need-ram-can-use-vps-1gb-ram-for-docker-discourse/74305 "2017-11-18T01:43:43Z")
I have one VPS in Z.com Install docker discourse need RAM?, can use VPS 1GB RAM for docker discourse? Thank you. --- ## [OVH VPS CLOUD - Any advice before i start?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ovh-vps-cloud-any-advice-before-i-start/65472)
**Author:** [@Jay91](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jay91)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2017, 7:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ovh-vps-cloud-any-advice-before-i-start/65472 "2017-07-03T07:48:44Z")
Hello Friends, I decided to go with OVH VPS cloud with 2 vCores 3.1 GHz - 4 GB RAM, 50 GB SSD / 100 Mbps. Any advice before i start, i’m expecting 5000 to 10,000 daily visitors, Am I on the right way with this plan or … --- ## [Styling Seems to be Missing because CloudFlare broke our site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/styling-seems-to-be-missing-because-cloudflare-broke-our-site/74150)
**Author:** [@pinkphoenix](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pinkphoenix)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2017, 3:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/styling-seems-to-be-missing-because-cloudflare-broke-our-site/74150 "2017-11-16T03:51:02Z")
Hello All! I’ve just installed Discourse on my Ubuntu server. Unfortunately… it doesn’t seem that the styling is working correctly, and I don’t know how to fix it. I’ve completely removed Discourse/Docker and reinstalle… --- ## [Test environment domain](https://meta.discourse.org/t/test-environment-domain/74132)
**Author:** [@communitygal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/communitygal)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2017, 9:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/test-environment-domain/74132 "2017-11-15T21:37:15Z")
Hi all, It’s time for me to set up my subscription. This instance I’ll be setting up is going to be for our test environment. I know I need to point it to a domain we own, but I don’t want it to be searchable or crawled… --- ## [How to properly edit "volumes" in app.yaml?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-properly-edit-volumes-in-app-yaml/74080)
**Author:** [@dylanh724](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dylanh724)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2017, 8:52am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-properly-edit-volumes-in-app-yaml/74080 "2017-11-15T08:52:18Z")
I have a new /mnt/ volume from digital ocean. I just rsync’d my /var/discourse to /mnt/sf02-storage/var/discourse. Seems that the only thing left is to change volumes. The question is: is “guest” a local path? Should I … --- ## [Wrong domain name extension in welkcom email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wrong-domain-name-extension-in-welkcom-email/74049)
**Author:** [@Jaya\_Kuipers](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jaya_Kuipers)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2017, 4:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wrong-domain-name-extension-in-welkcom-email/74049 "2017-11-15T04:13:00Z")
I’ve installed an discrouse on an digitalocean droplet and setup email with mailgun. Everything works well. But new users get an email with an wrong baseurl. the domain extension should be .nl for my installation but… --- ## [How to specify alternate configuration in multisite](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-specify-alternate-configuration-in-multisite/62441)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2017, 5:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-specify-alternate-configuration-in-multisite/62441 "2017-11-13T05:38:12Z")
I have a multisite instance & when I try to reset password for an admin user (the only user), I receive the email, but clicking the link just takes me to the home page, not logged in, and no prompt to change the password… --- ## [Planning disk partitions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/planning-disk-partitions/73910)
**Author:** [@TerminalAddict](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TerminalAddict)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2017, 2:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/planning-disk-partitions/73910 "2017-11-13T02:22:42Z")
I’m in the process of planning disk partitions. am I right in assuming all the docker stuff that takes up disk space is in /var/lib/docker presently /var/lib/docker is taking about 5gb could I create a mount to manage… --- ## [Multiple Discourse Installs - Single Server](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multiple-discourse-installs-single-server/73642)
**Author:** [@Timelord](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Timelord)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2017, 12:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multiple-discourse-installs-single-server/73642 "2017-11-08T00:05:17Z")
Hey guys. I have a beefy two beefy VPS that I am running two distinct instances of Discourse on. I would like to move these to a single dedicated server, so I have some questions. Is this possible, or does it require… --- ## [Discourse in a closed intranet](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-in-a-closed-intranet/42449)
**Author:** [@carbo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/carbo)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2017, 10:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-in-a-closed-intranet/42449 "2017-02-28T22:14:14Z")
I have been trying to get Discourse running in a closed Intranet. Unfortunately it seems a bit of a futile endeavor. I have got it working in my Lab which does have internet access. But when I move my VM over to my intra… --- ## [Integrate my forum into my online subscription course](https://meta.discourse.org/t/integrate-my-forum-into-my-online-subscription-course/73484)
**Author:** [@worlddrumlessons](https://meta.discourse.org/u/worlddrumlessons)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2017, 4:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/integrate-my-forum-into-my-online-subscription-course/73484 "2017-11-06T04:58:27Z")
Hello. I have an online drum/percussion academy where members sign up and pay a monthly subscription to have access to all of my courses. Is there a way to integrate my Discourse Forum into my online academy so that wh… --- ## [Bootstrap fails on CentOS 7](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bootstrap-fails-on-centos-7/48927)
**Author:** [@Luke](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Luke)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2017, 8:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bootstrap-fails-on-centos-7/48927 "2017-11-05T20:08:34Z")
Hi! I am currently trying to setup a discourse instance on CentOS 7 w/ OverlayFS.. I seem to be getting this error when running discourse-setup, or manually trying to bootstrap with launcher. I, \[2016-08-20T20:52:04.11… --- ## [Can I limit the number of categories in the drop down menu?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-limit-the-number-of-categories-in-the-drop-down-menu/43861)
**Author:** [@TimMeade](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TimMeade)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2017, 4:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-limit-the-number-of-categories-in-the-drop-down-menu/43861 "2017-11-04T16:27:05Z")
We are setting up a new site that will have a lot of 2nd tier categories. I would like to just have the first tier, or ‘liked’ categories show in the drop down hamburger menu. Is this possible? With 200+ categories i… --- ## [Docker version not supported after the later update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-version-not-supported-after-the-later-update/73405)
**Author:** [@Idan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Idan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2017, 3:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-version-not-supported-after-the-later-update/73405 "2017-11-04T15:17:06Z")
Everything worked fine until today. I Upgrade the docker via the admin page, after it finished, the forum loads fine. I went to upgrade the discourse version but I then get to a page that tell me this: \\\ **Author:** [@terraboss](https://meta.discourse.org/u/terraboss)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2017, 10:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/has-anyone-experience-with-aws-ec2-container-service/33432 "2017-11-03T22:02:06Z") Is anyone running Discourse on AWS’s new EC2 Container Service? Is it recommendable? Are there any known issues with managing them? Thanks And a little bit longer… ;oP --- ## [Network Error & Always Keep on Loading](https://meta.discourse.org/t/network-error-always-keep-on-loading/73214)
**Author:** [@akhil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/akhil)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2017, 5:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/network-error-always-keep-on-loading/73214 "2017-11-02T05:24:43Z")
Hello! I don’t know what the issue is, but the website keeps on loading and showing network error. Please find the attached screenshot. Usually, the site will load within few seconds. Due to the loading issue, I tried t… --- ## [Contabo experience with Plesk, Webmin or other server-admin setup?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/contabo-experience-with-plesk-webmin-or-other-server-admin-setup/72595)
**Author:** [@dalerka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dalerka)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2017, 5:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/contabo-experience-with-plesk-webmin-or-other-server-admin-setup/72595 "2017-10-29T17:52:30Z")
Hey guys! Can someone comment about experience and gotchas of hosting with Contabo.com? They seem very affordable, but have a pretty “old-school” admin panel and offer to install Plesk or Webmin. Does it even make sens… --- ## [What does it mean if Discourse is installed via Bitnami?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-does-it-mean-if-discourse-is-installed-via-bitnami/72938)
**Author:** [@markus9876](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markus9876)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2017, 10:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-does-it-mean-if-discourse-is-installed-via-bitnami/72938 "2017-10-28T22:10:32Z")
We tried to install Discourse but had some problems as of the Docker container. As I am not the system administrator I do not know details about that. However, the administrator then found that an installation with Bitna… --- ## [Differences open-source vs. cloud solution? Will the open-source solution fulfill our requirements?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/differences-open-source-vs-cloud-solution-will-the-open-source-solution-fulfill-our-requirements/72682)
**Author:** [@markus9876](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markus9876)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2017, 5:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/differences-open-source-vs-cloud-solution-will-the-open-source-solution-fulfill-our-requirements/72682 "2017-10-25T17:48:20Z")
Hi there… we are interested in an open-source solution for a forum to use it as a partner-forum and later also implement a customer-forum. As we offer two different products with two different user groups (stakeholders)… --- ## [Getting the DKIM to work with Cloudflare](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-the-dkim-to-work-with-cloudflare/72752)
**Author:** [@rohitink](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rohitink)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2017, 11:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-the-dkim-to-work-with-cloudflare/72752 "2017-10-25T11:56:54Z")
Hello, I have successfully installed Discourse. My Primary site is hosted on a cPanel VPS somewhere else. While my forum.mysite.com is hosted on a Linode Cloud VPS. And my DNS is managed by CloudFlare. I have succes… --- ## [Drupal Import script](https://meta.discourse.org/t/drupal-import-script/72736)
**Author:** [@Vanina\_Yordanova](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Vanina_Yordanova)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2017, 11:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/drupal-import-script/72736 "2017-10-25T11:47:18Z")
I have a Discourse instance running on a webserver. At least for me that was easier than installing local version on my machine. I want to move all topics from a Drupal forum to Discourse. 1)Do I need to add the import… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/support/self-hosting/31.md?page=136) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/support/self-hosting/31.md?page=138)