# Self-hosting **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/support/self-hosting/31.md?page=142 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 143 --- ## [Only Blank Page showing at first visit](https://meta.discourse.org/t/only-blank-page-showing-at-first-visit/63849)
**Author:** [@Der-Eddy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Der-Eddy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2017, 12:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/only-blank-page-showing-at-first-visit/63849 "2017-06-03T12:50:40Z")
Since some months I have this weird problem: At the first visit per day at my forum, it will only show a blank page with the background color of the current theme this also happens if you clear my browser cache (i.e. v… --- ## [FAILED Error after update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-error-after-update/63814)
**Author:** [@11145](https://meta.discourse.org/u/11145)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2017, 3:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-error-after-update/63814 "2017-06-02T15:10:03Z")
After you try to update, you receive this error. How do I return the discourse? root@root:~# cd /var/discourse root@root:/var/discourse# git pull remote: Counting objects: 25, done. remote: Compressing objects: 100% (14… --- ## [Error connecting to redis using the DO guide](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-connecting-to-redis-using-the-do-guide/63037)
**Author:** [@d00137007](https://meta.discourse.org/u/d00137007)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2017, 8:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-connecting-to-redis-using-the-do-guide/63037 "2017-05-25T20:54:24Z")
Hi, I followed Discourse | DigitalOcean Marketplace 1-Click App, but I never got the email at the end. I checked the logs and it says "Error connecting to redis on localhost :6379. Any idea? I can’t figure it out. Than… --- ## [Not receiving Activation Email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-receiving-activation-email/62630)
**Author:** [@naupe](https://meta.discourse.org/u/naupe)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2017, 9:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-receiving-activation-email/62630 "2017-05-24T09:06:10Z")
Hello Discourse community, This is a continuation from this thread: Attempting to install Discourse on private Apache Server - #5 by naupe Well, I have installed Ubuntu 16.04 from scratch (this time without Apache) and… --- ## [My site is down with a weird SSL notification](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-site-is-down-with-a-weird-ssl-notification/63246)
**Author:** [@Yassine\_Yousfi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Yassine_Yousfi)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2017, 3:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-site-is-down-with-a-weird-ssl-notification/63246 "2017-05-24T03:37:34Z")
My website has been running for a long time now, and suddenly today, after checking the traffic analytics noticed that it’s been down for the whole day. tried getting into the website and I get this error: "Your connect… --- ## [No setup wizard](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-setup-wizard/62999)
**Author:** [@toorop](https://meta.discourse.org/u/toorop)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2017, 4:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-setup-wizard/62999 "2017-05-23T16:38:51Z")
Hi, I’ve just finished my first intallation of discourse but when i go to https://myboard/ there is no setup wizard. If i try /admin or /finish-installation/register i got “Oops! That page doesn’t exist or is private.” … --- ## [Why does discourse take up so much disk space?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-does-discourse-take-up-so-much-disk-space/63105)
**Author:** [@wiliamjoaquim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wiliamjoaquim)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2017, 11:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-does-discourse-take-up-so-much-disk-space/63105 "2017-05-21T23:18:50Z")
I have a Discourse directory installed on Digita Ocean, it has only 600 members and 160 topics and it already has 13 GB in Digital Ocean, would you like to know how I can help reduce consumption? --- ## [Merging multiple containers into one](https://meta.discourse.org/t/merging-multiple-containers-into-one/63081)
**Author:** [@averymd](https://meta.discourse.org/u/averymd)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2017, 1:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/merging-multiple-containers-into-one/63081 "2017-05-21T01:21:50Z")
When I started my Discourse site a few years ago, I was overly ambitious and split web, data, and redis into three containers on three DigitalOcean VPSes. They’re using link to communicate on a private network and SSL is… --- ## [Issue Onebox in HTTPS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-onebox-in-https/57904)
**Author:** [@dax](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dax)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2017, 11:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-onebox-in-https/57904 "2017-05-18T23:43:18Z")
We set Nginx has a front-end proxy for discourse docker (with sock Add an offline page to display when Discourse is rebuilding or starting up). Then we set HTTPS Lets’ Encrypt outside the container (acme.sh) and everyth… --- ## [What happens when I fill all disk space on my Discourse instance?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-happens-when-i-fill-all-disk-space-on-my-discourse-instance/62758)
**Author:** [@wiliamjoaquim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wiliamjoaquim)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2017, 7:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-happens-when-i-fill-all-disk-space-on-my-discourse-instance/62758 "2017-05-18T07:54:00Z")
I have a question about this. I have 30.6 gb free right? What happens when I reach this limit? I will not be able to upload files anymore? How it works? --- ## [I can't start discourse on CentOS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-cant-start-discourse-on-centos/62555)
**Author:** [@502647092](https://meta.discourse.org/u/502647092)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2017, 3:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-cant-start-discourse-on-centos/62555 "2017-05-12T03:06:18Z")
System Info: LSB Version: :core-4.1-amd64:core-4.1-noarch:cxx-4.1-amd64:cxx-4.1-noarch:desktop-4.1-amd64:desktop-4.1-noarch:languages-4.1-amd64:languages-4.1-noarch:printing-4.1-amd64:printing-4.1-noarch Distributor … --- ## [Launcher always exits with "ERROR: Config name must not contain upper case characters, spaces or special characters."](https://meta.discourse.org/t/launcher-always-exits-with-error-config-name-must-not-contain-upper-case-characters-spaces-or-special-characters/49642)
**Author:** [@jako512](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jako512)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2017, 11:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/launcher-always-exits-with-error-config-name-must-not-contain-upper-case-characters-spaces-or-special-characters/49642 "2017-05-10T23:30:36Z")
No matter what any launcher command “./launcher \* app” exits with “ERROR: Config name must not contain upper case characters, spaces or special characters. Correct config name and rerun ./launcher.” I always have to com… --- ## [Unable to access after installation - HTTP](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-access-after-installation-http/62156)
**Author:** [@and16](https://meta.discourse.org/u/and16)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2017, 8:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-access-after-installation-http/62156 "2017-05-10T08:16:54Z")
Hi, I have a similar situation as: https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-access-after-installation/50977 However, even if I change port I am not able to acces the welcome page (I have never been able). Testing with p… --- ## [Same installation error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/same-installation-error/62269)
**Author:** [@wiliamjoaquim](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wiliamjoaquim)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2017, 3:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/same-installation-error/62269 "2017-05-08T03:38:37Z")
I am installing my second forum using the discourse, and the same error always happens, when entering the command ./discourse-setup, the installation for as in the image, I leave for 40 min there, and nothing else happen… --- ## [Discourse Softaculous Integration?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-softaculous-integration/62230)
**Author:** [@The\_Sink](https://meta.discourse.org/u/The_Sink)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2017, 10:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-softaculous-integration/62230 "2017-05-06T22:30:41Z")
Softaculous is a tool that some hosting services and cPanel systems use to ease the process of installing big site services (such as phpBB, another forum service). I was wondering if it would be possible for Discourse to… --- ## [Ubuntu unattended security upgrades](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ubuntu-unattended-security-upgrades/62049)
**Author:** [@precessor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/precessor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 6:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ubuntu-unattended-security-upgrades/62049 "2017-05-03T18:36:17Z")
I just did a do-release-upgrade of the OS from Ubuntu 14.04 to Ubuntu 16.04 (instructions). Seems to have gone well. Per the Discourse installation instructions I then performed dpkg-reconfigure -plow unattended-upgrad… --- ## [Failed to bootstrap: Failure with receiving network data](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-bootstrap-failure-with-receiving-network-data/61951)
**Author:** [@craisp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/craisp)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2017, 8:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-to-bootstrap-failure-with-receiving-network-data/61951 "2017-05-02T20:07:38Z")
Edit: The error changed, see 2nd post. I tried rebuilding my app today. FAILED -------------------- Pups::ExecError: cd /var/www/discourse && git pull failed with return #\ Location of f… --- ## [Push to digital ocean from command line and rebuild](https://meta.discourse.org/t/push-to-digital-ocean-from-command-line-and-rebuild/61931)
**Author:** [@MatthiasRMS](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MatthiasRMS)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2017, 7:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/push-to-digital-ocean-from-command-line-and-rebuild/61931 "2017-05-02T07:03:28Z")
Hi ! I’ve followed the official install guide and I managed to have discourse working on digital ocean. However, I couldn’t find how to setup a regular deployment flow (I’m not very familiar with docker and digital oce… --- ## [Discourse.org hosting, how is the support?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-org-hosting-how-is-the-support/61901)
**Author:** [@WorldIsMine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/WorldIsMine)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2017, 5:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-org-hosting-how-is-the-support/61901 "2017-05-01T17:48:07Z")
Since I am a total newb to Discourse and Ruby I need a managed setup. I am currently with Communiteq (formerly DiscourseHosting), and even though I am pretty happy with them, I am starting to worry that they’re not staff… --- ## [Slower Dedicated Server vs Faster VPS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slower-dedicated-server-vs-faster-vps/61812)
**Author:** [@ColdSun](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ColdSun)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2017, 5:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slower-dedicated-server-vs-faster-vps/61812 "2017-04-29T05:50:57Z")
We currently host our external servers at a vpn provider and have 4 hyperthreaded cores (E5-2690 3.0Ghz) and 4gigs of ram. What do you feel would be the impact of switching to a Dual Xeon 5420 (total of 8cores/8threads) … --- ## [429 Too Many Requests on /admin/upgrade page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/429-too-many-requests-on-admin-upgrade-page/40509)
**Author:** [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 7:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/429-too-many-requests-on-admin-upgrade-page/40509 "2017-04-28T19:35:06Z")
So I’ve been seeing this for a few weeks now, but thought I’d see what configuration I may need to tweak to get this working again. Here is the admin/upgrade page It always hangs on docker\_manager with the following… --- ## [Hiding or encrypting SMTP password required in app.yml](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-or-encrypting-smtp-password-required-in-app-yml/61505)
**Author:** [@tmelano](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tmelano)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2017, 9:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hiding-or-encrypting-smtp-password-required-in-app-yml/61505 "2017-04-26T21:47:30Z")
My group at work is testing discourse. There have been concerns raised about the requirement in the yml file for a typed password to access an smtp server. How secure is this? Is there an alternative in which the stmp… --- ## [Setting up Discourse on a VPS with other sites](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-discourse-on-a-vps-with-other-sites/61412)
**Author:** [@JoyalV](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JoyalV)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2017, 2:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-discourse-on-a-vps-with-other-sites/61412 "2017-04-23T14:20:30Z")
Hello, I have a Ubuntu 16.04 VPS with Apache running two websites. I want to setup discourse but it seems like it will be a docker container (concept I am new to),. How do I go about giving discourse a subdomain like f… --- ## [Getting stuck during bootstrap](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-stuck-during-bootstrap/61341)
**Author:** [@artistrey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/artistrey)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2017, 6:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-stuck-during-bootstrap/61341 "2017-04-20T18:12:32Z")
Hi, Can you please help me identify the problem when I install discourse? I get stuck in this portion cd /var/www/discourse && su discourse -c ‘bundle install --deployment --verbose --without test --without developmen… --- ## [Question about multiple containers, with load balancer on DO](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-about-multiple-containers-with-load-balancer-on-do/60992)
**Author:** [@mcbuzz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcbuzz)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2017, 1:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-about-multiple-containers-with-load-balancer-on-do/60992 "2017-04-20T13:07:54Z")
It seems that multiple containers are the way to go in terms of flexibility/scalability. It was suggested that one droplet could contain the data tier and another droplet for the web-only. However if I’m planning on usin… --- ## [Data directory "/shared/postgres\_data" has group or world access](https://meta.discourse.org/t/data-directory-shared-postgres-data-has-group-or-world-access/48468)
**Author:** [@Dan\_G](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dan_G)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2017, 9:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/data-directory-shared-postgres-data-has-group-or-world-access/48468 "2017-04-18T09:44:09Z")
When I try to ./laucher bootstrap app discourse it fetches the docker image from the registry and quickly fails afer on LOG: skipping missing configuration file "/shared/postgres\_data/postgresql.auto.conf" 2016-08-10 1… --- ## [Discourse Performance Reports](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-performance-reports/61070)
**Author:** [@ibee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ibee)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2017, 5:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-performance-reports/61070 "2017-04-18T05:29:17Z")
Hello, I installed Discourse yesterday on a fresh DigitalOcean droplet, enabled site performance reports and just got the first report a short while ago. I’m a bit confused about it, hence the post. The image above … --- ## [I want to start a Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-want-to-start-a-discourse/61025)
**Author:** [@grxninesix](https://meta.discourse.org/u/grxninesix)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2017, 12:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-want-to-start-a-discourse/61025 "2017-04-15T12:55:41Z")
Hello. I love how discourse run and for my IT videos and hint i will give the next months i would maybe create a community, a place to discuss IT things. I wonder if I can buy a one-time installation for 100$ then after… --- ## [Docker versions and updates for various installation methods](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-versions-and-updates-for-various-installation-methods/61003)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2017, 8:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-versions-and-updates-for-various-installation-methods/61003 "2017-04-14T20:59:56Z")
I should probably post this on StackExchange… I’m working on a fully-automated Discourse install app. The quick-and-dirty solution I’m working on right now attempts to run the same install script that I use right now fo… --- ## [Stylesheet and javascripts missing after fresh installation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stylesheet-and-javascripts-missing-after-fresh-installation/60936)
**Author:** [@brucify](https://meta.discourse.org/u/brucify)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 7:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/stylesheet-and-javascripts-missing-after-fresh-installation/60936 "2017-04-13T19:26:42Z")
Hi I am installing a fresh discourse following discourse/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md at main · discourse/discourse · GitHub. I managed to get the site up and running. However it seems all the stylesheets are missing (see scre… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/support/self-hosting/31.md?page=141) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/support/self-hosting/31.md?page=143)