# Self-hosting **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/support/self-hosting/31.md?page=141 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 142 --- ## [How to work with discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-work-with-discourse/66138)
**Author:** [@akhil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/akhil)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2017, 3:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-work-with-discourse/66138 "2017-07-13T15:24:02Z")
Hi, I just installed and configured discourse. Now I need to make some changes in But, when I connect with the server, it keeps on asking me to install!!! Thanks for using the DigitalOcean Discourse Application Image… --- ## [Very impressed with Communiteq!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/very-impressed-with-communiteq/44075)
**Author:** [@emiosllc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/emiosllc)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 4:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/very-impressed-with-communiteq/44075 "2017-07-12T04:12:23Z")
Hey everyone, I just wanted to make a post to thank Communiteq (formerly DiscourseHosting). Started my week trial and it’s been amazing so far. One of the biggest issues I’ve had with self hosting this platform is email… --- ## [Docker: 'system' is not a docker command. Unable to run ./launcher cleanup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-system-is-not-a-docker-command-unable-to-run-launcher-cleanup/65783)
**Author:** [@SMT](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SMT)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2017, 7:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-system-is-not-a-docker-command-unable-to-run-launcher-cleanup/65783 "2017-07-10T19:59:21Z")
./launcher cleanup flag provided but not defined: --format See ‘/usr/bin/docker info --help’. You have less than 5GB of free space on the disk. You will need more space to continue Would you like to attempt to recove… --- ## [Which ruby and postgresql version is used by discourse docker image?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-ruby-and-postgresql-version-is-used-by-discourse-docker-image/65833)
**Author:** [@golden\_eagle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/golden_eagle)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2017, 9:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-ruby-and-postgresql-version-is-used-by-discourse-docker-image/65833 "2017-07-07T21:15:24Z")
I am using Ubuntu 14.04. So which version should I use for Ruby and PostgreSQL for having the discourse Docker image? --- ## [How should I enable letsencrypt while discourse is beside other websites](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-should-i-enable-letsencrypt-while-discourse-is-beside-other-websites/58107)
**Author:** [@hnaseri](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hnaseri)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2017, 2:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-should-i-enable-letsencrypt-while-discourse-is-beside-other-websites/58107 "2017-07-06T02:38:44Z")
I’m running discourse with other websites and I’ve configured that according to this guide. now I want to use letsencrypt to secure my discourse. However in this topic, it says we shouldn’t follow it if we run other web… --- ## [Install Discourse into domain.com/forums](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-discourse-into-domain-com-forums/65596)
**Author:** [@floren](https://meta.discourse.org/u/floren)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2017, 5:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-discourse-into-domain-com-forums/65596 "2017-07-04T17:46:19Z")
Hi, During the installation, I’m asked for Hostname for your Discourse? \[discourse.example.com\]. I would like to use the existing domain.com hostname, and serve Discourse from /forums directory. I have a blog into /, wh… --- ## [Cannot read file system information for 'extfs' / launcher](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-read-file-system-information-for-extfs-launcher/65600)
**Author:** [@Sammuel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sammuel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2017, 4:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-read-file-system-information-for-extfs-launcher/65600 "2017-07-04T16:23:54Z")
Hi, My first message on your great board :slight\_smile: I installed discourse on a server with debian 9. Each time I use the command ./launcher, all is working great but I have this message displayed : cupidon@XXXXXX… --- ## [(Re)Installing Discourse with Docker on CentOS 7](https://meta.discourse.org/t/re-installing-discourse-with-docker-on-centos-7/65359)
**Author:** [@c3iq](https://meta.discourse.org/u/c3iq)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2017, 8:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/re-installing-discourse-with-docker-on-centos-7/65359 "2017-07-03T08:13:47Z")
Hello, I’m trying to resurrect Discourse on a CentOS 7 VM. It’s been a couple of days and I’ve learnt a lot but… I keep coming up against the same problem no matter what I try. I have just cleaned up Docker: docker … --- ## [Running Discourse docker image in the environment on Amazon EC2 Container Service](https://meta.discourse.org/t/running-discourse-docker-image-in-the-environment-on-amazon-ec2-container-service/65352)
**Author:** [@golden\_eagle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/golden_eagle)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2017, 8:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/running-discourse-docker-image-in-the-environment-on-amazon-ec2-container-service/65352 "2017-07-03T20:30:45Z")
I have installed discourse. I have the docker image of discourse. Can anybody help me how to run Discourse docker image in the environment on Amazon EC2 Container Service? I am getting few errors when I m trying to run … --- ## [Uh oh - incompatibility with discourse-topic-previews plugin and latest Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uh-oh-incompatibility-with-discourse-topic-previews-plugin-and-latest-discourse/64966)
**Author:** [@ChrisBeach](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChrisBeach)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2017, 11:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/uh-oh-incompatibility-with-discourse-topic-previews-plugin-and-latest-discourse/64966 "2017-06-28T23:58:12Z")
UPDATE: after disabling discourse-topic-previews plugin, I’m back in action. Just upgraded. Been a week or two since my last upgrade. Seems I have no header, no topics and two sets of banners and buttons. This is t… --- ## [Installing Discourse as a subdomains](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installing-discourse-as-a-subdomains/65184)
**Author:** [@random1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/random1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2017, 1:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installing-discourse-as-a-subdomains/65184 "2017-06-28T01:51:40Z")
Hello, I’ve been getting my hand dirty with Discourse on my localhost. I find Discourse just amazing and exactly what I need, so thank you to the Discourse team for creating such an amazing discussion platform. My ques… --- ## [Trying to run docker container in aws. Having these errors](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trying-to-run-docker-container-in-aws-having-these-errors/65223)
**Author:** [@golden\_eagle](https://meta.discourse.org/u/golden_eagle)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 7:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trying-to-run-docker-container-in-aws-having-these-errors/65223 "2017-06-27T19:39:46Z")
ERROR 1 on one task: Already up-to-date. I, \[2017-06-27T18:26:47.304367 #13\] INFO -- : Loading --stdin /pups/lib/pups/config.rb:23:in \`initialize': undefined method \`\[\]' for nil:NilClass (NoMethodError) from /pups/lib/… --- ## [Several issues while setting up Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/several-issues-while-setting-up-discourse/65076)
**Author:** [@V\_Make](https://meta.discourse.org/u/V_Make)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 1:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/several-issues-while-setting-up-discourse/65076 "2017-06-27T13:14:16Z")
Hey Guys, Love and appreciate the community here. I setup discourse and registered as an admin using my mail ID Ok now the question: I am now unable to check discourse in the sub domain , it takes me to empty bin fo… --- ## [Docker: Error response from daemon: Could not get container for data](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-error-response-from-daemon-could-not-get-container-for-data/39706)
**Author:** [@ariadoss](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ariadoss)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 6:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-error-response-from-daemon-could-not-get-container-for-data/39706 "2017-06-27T06:58:59Z")
OS: Ubuntu 14.04 Setup: AWS, EC2 with Ubuntu 14.04, Redis on ElastiCache, and PostgreSQL on RDS Docker version: 1.10.1 Error Message: root@ip-10-0-3-99:/var/discourse# ./launcher bootstrap web\_only cd /pups && git pu… --- ## [Is it possible to restart Unicorn without downtime?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-restart-unicorn-without-downtime/65155)
**Author:** [@patrickbajao](https://meta.discourse.org/u/patrickbajao)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 1:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-restart-unicorn-without-downtime/65155 "2017-06-27T01:20:52Z")
Hi, I know that we can use sv stop unicorn then sv start unicorn to restart unicorn workers. But that will cause downtime. Killing the master with a USR2 signal is the usual way to do hot restart, as far as I know. Is i… --- ## [Email just refuses to work](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-just-refuses-to-work/65074)
**Author:** [@geektripp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/geektripp)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2017, 2:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/email-just-refuses-to-work/65074 "2017-06-25T02:34:23Z")
I’ve been trying for days now to integrate Discourse into the Digital Ocean account, and I just know it’s something extremely simple, but I’ve tried 10 different ways and the email just never sends. The following is the… --- ## [Ensure sidekiq is running?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ensure-sidekiq-is-running/64774)
**Author:** [@RBoy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RBoy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2017, 9:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ensure-sidekiq-is-running/64774 "2017-06-22T21:32:54Z")
This started today out of the blue. I’ve searched the forum and tried all this: Upgrading manually to the latest git and rebuilding the app Rebooting the machine as @codinghorror suggested Checked diskspace, over 20… --- ## [CPU spikes seem to be crashing our server](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cpu-spikes-seem-to-be-crashing-our-server/64901)
**Author:** [@ossia](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ossia)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2017, 11:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cpu-spikes-seem-to-be-crashing-our-server/64901 "2017-06-21T23:26:08Z")
Over the past 10 days or so - both before and after updating Discourse to the latest version - our server has crashed once every day or two. This morning it crashed twice in quick succession. We’ve been too busy to stop… --- ## [Cannot install v1.8.1 (newer version works)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-install-v1-8-1-newer-version-works/64798)
**Author:** [@joostdj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joostdj)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2017, 5:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-install-v1-8-1-newer-version-works/64798 "2017-06-21T17:04:50Z")
I want to install Discourse v1.8.1 using discourse\_docker, as this is the current stable release. However, the “launcher rebuild” script fails. I’m using the standalone configuration. The strange thing is that the latest… --- ## [How to setup discource forum to my website](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-setup-discource-forum-to-my-website/64657)
**Author:** [@Punit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Punit)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2017, 8:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-setup-discource-forum-to-my-website/64657 "2017-06-17T08:17:31Z")
Guys please help me to install discourse forum to my website contest wingo , i already installed bbpress to my website but its not look good. --- ## [Using haproxy how do I get Discourse to recognize remote IP?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-haproxy-how-do-i-get-discourse-to-recognize-remote-ip/64647)
**Author:** [@Cyclops](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Cyclops)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2017, 1:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-haproxy-how-do-i-get-discourse-to-recognize-remote-ip/64647 "2017-06-17T01:17:06Z")
I’m using haproxy as a way of having apache, webmin, and pwm running on the same machine under different subdomains. The setup works beautifully, but Discourse shows the localhost for the IP address for all user activit… --- ## [Discourse install another hosting](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-install-another-hosting/64297)
**Author:** [@incendies](https://meta.discourse.org/u/incendies)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2017, 10:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-install-another-hosting/64297 "2017-06-16T22:09:25Z")
Can you help me for hosting migration linode or digitalocean from cloudways. Because Cloudways doesn’t support docker for now. I want to use discourse my website and my visitors. Can anybody help me ? :slight\_smile: --- ## [Can't access Vultr DNS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-access-vultr-dns/64517)
**Author:** [@abandapart](https://meta.discourse.org/u/abandapart)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2017, 8:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-access-vultr-dns/64517 "2017-06-15T08:27:03Z")
Hi everyone, I’ve chosen Vultr to host a server on which i’ve installed Discourse. The problem is : i can’t access my forum by typing “discourse.cinefilons.com” (HOSTNAME) in the address bar. The only way i can access … --- ## [Suggestion: deeper post-installation customisation guide/recommendations](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-deeper-post-installation-customisation-guide-recommendations/47073)
**Author:** [@barryvan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/barryvan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2017, 1:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-deeper-post-installation-customisation-guide-recommendations/47073 "2017-06-15T01:31:09Z")
Getting Discourse up and running is really straightforward – you can have a forum up and running in next to no time. Problem is, your forum looks and feels like it’s “out of the box” – it needs to be customised and tweak… --- ## [Installing on Server](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installing-on-server/25771)
**Author:** [@Spedwards](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Spedwards)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2015, 2:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installing-on-server/25771 "2015-02-27T14:44:07Z")
Hi, Some time ago I was apart of a community that used Discourse for it’s forum and now I’ve got my own website up and I’d like a forum to go along with it, however I cannot find any download or guide to install Discour… --- ## [Digital Ocean "High CPU" droplets](https://meta.discourse.org/t/digital-ocean-high-cpu-droplets/64452)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2017, 8:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/digital-ocean-high-cpu-droplets/64452 "2017-06-13T20:29:48Z")
Digital Ocean is rolling out new droplets (not yet available to everyone). I did a rebuild on a $40/month droplet that completed in 5m10.854s (including Let’s Encrypt). --- ## [Initial email failure. Job exception: getaddrinfo: Name or service not known](https://meta.discourse.org/t/initial-email-failure-job-exception-getaddrinfo-name-or-service-not-known/42301)
**Author:** [@Kevin\_McKinney](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kevin_McKinney)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2017, 8:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/initial-email-failure-job-exception-getaddrinfo-name-or-service-not-known/42301 "2017-06-13T08:34:25Z")
I am trying to install Discourse using the basic Docker script on a new instance of an Ubuntu VM. I’m having an issue with emails not sending. I’ve followed the steps in the install instructions to the letter. I’ve also… --- ## [Not getting registration email with sparkpost](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-getting-registration-email-with-sparkpost/57555)
**Author:** [@Gina\_Patterson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Gina_Patterson)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2017, 11:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-getting-registration-email-with-sparkpost/57555 "2017-06-11T23:08:21Z")
Hi there - I have run through everything in the troubleshooting guide and still cannot get that registration email to send. In Sparkpost mail, it shows that an email was blocked last night when I tried to register, but… --- ## [Redirect a subdomain to ip with plesk](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-a-subdomain-to-ip-with-plesk/64091)
**Author:** [@Mehdi\_Zehtaban](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mehdi_Zehtaban)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2017, 7:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redirect-a-subdomain-to-ip-with-plesk/64091 "2017-06-07T07:32:57Z")
Hi All I installed discourse with docker on Ubuntu server. I configured my NAT to open a port and redirect it to local IP and port which discourse installed. Then I created a sub domain with Plesk and redirect it to t… --- ## [Odd behavior between different environments](https://meta.discourse.org/t/odd-behavior-between-different-environments/63831)
**Author:** [@Brock\_Busby](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Brock_Busby)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2017, 9:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/odd-behavior-between-different-environments/63831 "2017-06-04T21:46:56Z")
Hi all we are encountering a strange issue between our Discourse environments. We have 3 different Discourse test environments. Let’s call them: A.domain.com B.domain.com C.domain.com Environment: Hosted on AWS All… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/support/self-hosting/31.md?page=140) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/support/self-hosting/31.md?page=142)