# Self-hosting **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/support/self-hosting/31.md?page=17 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 18 --- ## [Web\_only installation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/web-only-installation/332073)
**Author:** [@Aniket](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aniket)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2024, 5:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/web-only-installation/332073 "2024-10-23T05:15:48Z")
Hello, I have cloned GitHub - discourse/discourse\_docker: A Docker image for Discourse · GitHub inside samples directory i am able to see standalone.yml, web\_only.yml so can you guide me for web\_only.yml file how to ins… --- ## [Upgrade to 3.3 is failing for me](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-to-3-3-is-failing-for-me/330901)
**Author:** [@peternlewis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/peternlewis)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2024, 9:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/upgrade-to-3-3-is-failing-for-me/330901 "2024-10-22T09:22:13Z")
I tried upgrading using the UI, and that failed as described at: So I restored by droplet from a backup, and then tried upgrading manually. cd /var/discourse git pull ./launcher rebuild app which gives this: WARNIN… --- ## [ERROR – 535 auth failure](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-535-auth-failure/273959)
**Author:** [@slajar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/slajar)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2024, 1:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-535-auth-failure/273959 "2024-10-22T13:56:17Z")
Basically, I am facing the same issue as described here: https://meta.discourse.org/t/job-exception-535-authentication-failed/172537 For some reason our E-Mail outbound does not work anymore and I get now an error 535. … --- ## [1panel Docker installation issue discourse SMTP](https://meta.discourse.org/t/1panel-docker-discourse-stmp/332025)
**Author:** [@btc18888](https://meta.discourse.org/u/btc18888)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2024, 2:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/1panel-docker-discourse-stmp/332025 "2024-10-22T02:43:15Z")
Hello everyone, nice to meet you all. I’m encountering an SMTP error during the 1panel Docker installation of Discourse and hope to get everyone’s help. networks: 1panel-network: external: true services: … --- ## [How to use launcher rebuild app](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-use-launcher-rebuild-app/331979)
**Author:** [@vel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 10:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-use-launcher-rebuild-app/331979 "2024-10-21T22:27:57Z")
Continuing the discussion from 502 Bad Gateway Error for around 4 hours now: I’m also getting 502 Gateway Error How do I do use this command: ./launcher rebuild app --- ## [Forum unavailable with redis error in unicorn logs (](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-unavailable-with-redis-error-in-unicorn-logs/331677)
**Author:** [@AxelTerizaki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AxelTerizaki)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2024, 9:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-unavailable-with-redis-error-in-unicorn-logs/331677 "2024-10-20T21:50:05Z")
Hello. I’m hosting two forums on my machine, both are up to date (3.4.0.beta3-dev for one, and I can’t check the one that is unavailable) One of them has been updated earlier this week and stopped working suddenly abou… --- ## [Cloudflare with subfolder setup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cloudflare-with-subfolder-setup/331528)
**Author:** [@tig3](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tig3)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2024, 1:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cloudflare-with-subfolder-setup/331528 "2024-10-18T13:17:59Z")
I just wanted to share steps that I did, on setting up a subfolder along with cloudflare, especially when the main website is live already and the root domain can not be pointed to the forum server (even temporarily). … --- ## [Can we set up discourse on AWS ECS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-set-up-discourse-on-aws-ecs/331480)
**Author:** [@Aniket](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aniket)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2024, 7:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-set-up-discourse-on-aws-ecs/331480 "2024-10-18T07:35:34Z")
Hi Everyone, I am trying to setup Discourse web\_only on ECS, i have RDS instance setup and redis as well. can guide me for installation. --- ## [LetsEncrypt DNS Validation Template Using Cloudflare](https://meta.discourse.org/t/letsencrypt-dns-validation-template-using-cloudflare/313501)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Wass](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mark_Wass)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 11:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/letsencrypt-dns-validation-template-using-cloudflare/313501 "2024-10-17T11:33:03Z")
Hi Guys I needed to use the DNS method for authenticating my SSL certificate ownership with Let’s Encrypt. I took a copy of the existing web.letsencrypt.ssl.template.yml file found in /var/discourse/templates/ and modi… --- ## [Problem with changing SMTP credentials](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-changing-smtp-credentials/331313)
**Author:** [@Celso\_Teixeira](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Celso_Teixeira)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2024, 2:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-changing-smtp-credentials/331313 "2024-10-17T14:17:52Z")
Discourse version: v3.2.0 stable We are currently migrating to a new email service provider. To complete this transition, we need to update the SMTP credentials in the app.yaml file. After updating the credentials, we n… --- ## [Reverse Proxy Into Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reverse-proxy-into-discourse/331164)
**Author:** [@mjbergman92](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mjbergman92)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2024, 4:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reverse-proxy-into-discourse/331164 "2024-10-16T16:16:03Z")
I really hate to do something out of the ordinary here. I hate it as much as anyone else, but it’s all I know how to do and how every other self-hosted app I have is running. I have my wildcard A record pointing to an i… --- ## [Multiple server install / miscellaneous ip](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multiple-server-install-miscellaneous-ip/113510)
**Author:** [@eextra](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eextra)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 7:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multiple-server-install-miscellaneous-ip/113510 "2024-10-14T19:10:49Z")
I would like to create two forum using discourse. I’m thinking about doing this by installing with multiple method Can I assign different ip to each forum so that google/inquisitive eyes do not know that they are relat… --- ## [Need to setup discourse in ubuntu 22.04 server for my organization use](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-to-setup-discourse-in-ubuntu-22-04-server-for-my-organization-use/330554)
**Author:** [@RaviKumar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RaviKumar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2024, 3:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-to-setup-discourse-in-ubuntu-22-04-server-for-my-organization-use/330554 "2024-10-13T15:05:34Z")
Dear All, I need help to setup discourse application at my Ubuntu 22.04 server (Couple of other applications are also running on the same server) . So, this means i need discourse stable version to install for productio… --- ## [Cannot send email - problem with TLS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-send-email-problem-with-tls/330606)
**Author:** [@laplasz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/laplasz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2024, 7:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-send-email-problem-with-tls/330606 "2024-10-12T19:00:47Z")
Just used /discourse-doctor and got the following error on mail test: Not able to send email Net::ReadTimeout Then I set DISCOURSE\_SMTP\_FORCE\_TLS: true as recommended here: Cannot send email - problem with port 465 - #… --- ## [Need support with discourse Update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-support-with-discourse-update/330085)
**Author:** [@Habib\_Rashid](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Habib_Rashid)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 8:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-support-with-discourse-update/330085 "2024-10-09T20:20:35Z")
Hello there, I was doing a discourse update yesterday and when I ran sudo ./launcher rebuild app, but then it hanged and took longer than expected, and I then the session stopped, and when I ran it again it started caus… --- ## [Guidance on multi-site setup](https://meta.discourse.org/t/guidance-on-multi-site-setup/329986)
**Author:** [@jonathan\_moura\_getit](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jonathan_moura_getit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 12:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/guidance-on-multi-site-setup/329986 "2024-10-09T00:00:18Z")
Hi everyone! I’ve been working on setting up a multi-site Discourse instance, and while I’ve made some progress, I’m running into a few roadblocks and could really use some guidance from someone. I’ve gone through the M… --- ## [Update stuck?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-stuck/329677)
**Author:** [@RogerK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RogerK)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 8:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-stuck/329677 "2024-10-09T08:51:23Z")
Hi, I am updating my self hosted instance of Discourse through the web interface, but it seems stuck? It’s been over an hour now and I can’t reach the site? CPU and Disk use are at max. Anything I can do to resolve this… --- ## [How to change a poll while it is live (without losing the data)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-a-poll-while-it-is-live-without-losing-the-data/251986)
**Author:** [@nathank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nathank)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2024, 10:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-a-poll-while-it-is-live-without-losing-the-data/251986 "2024-10-08T22:05:02Z")
I’ve found that when my users start with polls, they make all kinds of errors which often aren’t realised until the poll is well underway. Unfortunately, any edits to a poll cause the poll data to be wiped. This is unde… --- ## [Acme encrypt failing "98: Address already in use"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/acme-encrypt-failing-98-address-already-in-use/329697)
**Author:** [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2024, 2:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/acme-encrypt-failing-98-address-already-in-use/329697 "2024-10-07T14:45:29Z")
I’ve got a site whose cert expired on Oct 4, three days ago, and it’s failing to get a new one. If I run /etc/runit/1.d/letsencrypt by hand, I get this “address already in use” errorr. I tried stopping nginx and then run… --- ## [Net::ReadTimeout | Confirmation email not sending](https://meta.discourse.org/t/net-readtimeout-confirmation-email-not-sending/329507)
**Author:** [@KingEZFLOW](https://meta.discourse.org/u/KingEZFLOW)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2024, 1:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/net-readtimeout-confirmation-email-not-sending/329507 "2024-10-07T01:49:04Z")
Got discourse installed and am trying to finish the installation process with the confirm email screen and the email isn’t being sent out. All of the creds for my SMTP work as I can login with the creds using anything el… --- ## [Another domain doesn't work, and installation ended](https://meta.discourse.org/t/another-domain-doesnt-work-and-installation-ended/329451)
**Author:** [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2024, 10:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/another-domain-doesnt-work-and-installation-ended/329451 "2024-10-06T10:30:39Z")
Continuing the discussion from Installation ended, what do I do now?: So I’ve tried again with ndforum.mooo.com. @David\_Ghost crt.sh says no certs found, yet I have added my IP as the value of an A record. I have tried… --- ## [Let's Encrypte with multiple domains wasn't working for ECC certs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lets-encrypte-with-multiple-domains-wasnt-working-for-ecc-certs/328109)
**Author:** [@Tealk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tealk)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2024, 8:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/lets-encrypte-with-multiple-domains-wasnt-working-for-ecc-certs/328109 "2024-10-05T20:04:41Z")
How do I initiate the renewal of the certificate, simply delete the old one from /shared/ssl? --- ## [Error when building: "Runtime Error: discourse does not support compiling scss/sass files via sprockets"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-when-building-runtime-error-discourse-does-not-support-compiling-scss-sass-files-via-sprockets/308878)
**Author:** [@hedBoy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hedBoy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2024, 4:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-when-building-runtime-error-discourse-does-not-support-compiling-scss-sass-files-via-sprockets/308878 "2024-10-05T16:02:15Z")
found out this error when I opened my web preparing to initiate the site. I didn’t know how to fix it, any one can help me pls --- ## [Launcher fails: line 334: NULL-Byte ignored](https://meta.discourse.org/t/launcher-fails-line-334-null-byte-ignored/329365)
**Author:** [@Thomas\_Rother](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Thomas_Rother)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2024, 5:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/launcher-fails-line-334-null-byte-ignored/329365 "2024-10-05T05:53:00Z")
Current rebuild of web-app fails with this error: root@docker2:/var/discourse# ./launcher stop web\_only && ./launcher rebuild data && ./launcher rebuild web\_only x86\_64 arch detected. + /usr/bin/docker stop -t 600 web\_o… --- ## [Can we make discourse installation easier](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-make-discourse-installation-easier/328784)
**Author:** [@gordonhot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gordonhot)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2024, 1:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-make-discourse-installation-easier/328784 "2024-10-03T13:20:08Z")
skip various basic settings and debug after successful installation, such as email? --- ## [Confusing email documentation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/confusing-email-documentation/328774)
**Author:** [@Aroldo\_Barroso](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aroldo_Barroso)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2024, 5:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/confusing-email-documentation/328774 "2024-10-03T05:26:31Z")
I swear to God, I’ve been sitting in a chair for 4 hours trying to figure out how to set up my forum to send emails. I looked at the Discourse documentation and didn’t understand a thing. I found hundreds of questions he… --- ## [Old installation failing upgrade](https://meta.discourse.org/t/old-installation-failing-upgrade/326514)
**Author:** [@Asher\_Densmore-Lynn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Asher_Densmore-Lynn)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2024, 2:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/old-installation-failing-upgrade/326514 "2024-10-02T14:45:43Z")
A nonprofit I work with has a Discourse installation 2.9.0.beta1, for which maintenance fell to me when the original admin moved on. When I tried to update the SMTP credentials, I learned that the installation can neithe… --- ## [Trying to include PHP 7 in the Discourse container](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trying-to-include-php-7-in-the-discourse-container/328940)
**Author:** [@Faizan\_Zahid](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Faizan_Zahid)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2024, 6:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trying-to-include-php-7-in-the-discourse-container/328940 "2024-10-02T06:31:42Z")
trying to update discourse but its failing on this command I, \[2024-10-01T23:08:46.462452 #1\] INFO -- : \> apt-get install -y php7.4 php7.4-curl php7.4-fpm php7.4-mbstring E: Package 'php7.4' has no installation candida… --- ## [Cloudflare Tunnels - Discourse Setup Not Recognizing Hostname (Port not accessible)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cloudflare-tunnels-discourse-setup-not-recognizing-hostname-port-not-accessible/328520)
**Author:** [@joshhabka](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joshhabka)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2024, 12:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cloudflare-tunnels-discourse-setup-not-recognizing-hostname-port-not-accessible/328520 "2024-09-29T00:37:07Z")
I have the cloudflared daemon running properly and have used it for tons of stuff(meaning the tunnel is installed properly on the server), but I am having trouble getting the Discourse setup(./discourse-setup) to recogni… --- ## [Sidekiq shows activation emails being sent to email address nil](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidekiq-shows-activation-emails-being-sent-to-email-address-nil/328140)
**Author:** [@LSudo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/LSudo)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2024, 9:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sidekiq-shows-activation-emails-being-sent-to-email-address-nil/328140 "2024-09-27T21:21:54Z")
Hey awesome folks, Got a fun one for you. Here’s what happened: Installed discourse using discourse/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md at main · discourse/discourse · GitHub Tested email with doctor, works and emails recieved. at… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/support/self-hosting/31.md?page=16) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/support/self-hosting/31.md?page=18)