# Self-hosting **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/support/self-hosting/31.md?page=56 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 57 --- ## [Website NOT Displaying!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/website-not-displaying/248985)
**Author:** [@spectre](https://meta.discourse.org/u/spectre)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2022, 12:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/website-not-displaying/248985 "2022-12-16T00:07:00Z")
Title says it all ..! Been having this problem for almost a month. Installed homepage more than 5 or 6 times in the past few weeks. The most step I got to is register admin user and page goes black without any actual ho… --- ## [Any European companies using Discourse...?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-european-companies-using-discourse/193779)
**Author:** [@Nina\_Mathiesen1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nina_Mathiesen1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 3:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-european-companies-using-discourse/193779 "2022-12-14T15:02:51Z")
Through reading the Standard Terms and the Data Processing Addendum, I can see that the documents pretty much state that they can send data outside the EU. As much as I like the product, this is just not jiving well wit… --- ## [Invalid URL for markdown-it-bundle](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invalid-url-for-markdown-it-bundle/248463)
**Author:** [@JustinBack](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JustinBack)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2022, 8:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invalid-url-for-markdown-it-bundle/248463 "2022-12-13T20:34:02Z")
After doing an update today and enabling the S3\_CDN\_URL Option in the envs, everything but markdown-it-bundle loads. https://tosdr.community/https://tosdr-community.s3.jrbit.de/assets/markdown-it-bundle-5a633717415fd164… --- ## [Plugin post-voting conflicts with previous question-answer-plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-post-voting-conflicts-with-previous-question-answer-plugin/248372)
**Author:** [@gmoirod](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gmoirod)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2022, 1:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-post-voting-conflicts-with-previous-question-answer-plugin/248372 "2022-12-12T13:13:20Z")
Hey there ! Big conflict on my Discourse since the change… Before i had : - git clone https://github.com/discourse/discourse-question-answer Today i wanted to add : - git clone https://github.com/discourse/discour… --- ## [Will it be a problem to add a new SSD as storage?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/will-it-be-a-problem-to-add-a-new-ssd-as-storage/248388)
**Author:** [@jo-andre](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jo-andre)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2022, 10:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/will-it-be-a-problem-to-add-a-new-ssd-as-storage/248388 "2022-12-12T10:10:32Z")
When I launched the server I only had 25gb ssd. And now I wanted to upgrade it. But my hosting provider said there’s a big risk of corrupt server. So my question is that will it be any problem with Discourse when addin… --- ## [SMTPAuthenticationError - I don't receive mail from mailgun to setup the admin account](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smtpauthenticationerror-i-dont-receive-mail-from-mailgun-to-setup-the-admin-account/248608)
**Author:** [@DiscourseUser](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DiscourseUser)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2022, 2:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smtpauthenticationerror-i-dont-receive-mail-from-mailgun-to-setup-the-admin-account/248608 "2022-12-12T02:30:34Z")
Hello, I’ve been trying to set up my Discourse forum, everything is fine except that I won’t get any mail for the admin account when trying to set it up. I use mailgun, and everything is fine on that end in the DNS sett… --- ## [MailJet SMTP is Not Working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mailjet-smtp-is-not-working/248335)
**Author:** [@KhoiUSA](https://meta.discourse.org/u/KhoiUSA)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2022, 1:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mailjet-smtp-is-not-working/248335 "2022-12-10T13:35:44Z")
Hello, my forum uses MailJet as the SMTP server for my Discourse Forum. However, it seems as if the email system is not working. Below is an image of my email settings and the App.YML email configuration settings. Ap… --- ## [Caprover install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/caprover-install/228814)
**Author:** [@MathiasFoster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MathiasFoster)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2022, 10:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/caprover-install/228814 "2022-12-08T10:49:35Z")
Caprover is essentially a self-hosted Heroku, along with the ability to one-click-deploy a Docker container. The details for these one-click apps are in a .yml — one currently exists for Discourse, but this is based on … --- ## [My site is down after I installed a plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-site-is-down-after-i-installed-a-plugin/247923)
**Author:** [@danielabc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danielabc)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2022, 2:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-site-is-down-after-i-installed-a-plugin/247923 "2022-12-07T02:32:55Z")
I went to install a plugin and it started to give this following error in the part where I do the ./launcher rebuild app i use ./discourse-doctor but dont solve FAILED -------------------- Pups::ExecError: if \[ -z "$LE… --- ## [Backups keep failing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backups-keep-failing/247734)
**Author:** [@darkpixlz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/darkpixlz)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2022, 3:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backups-keep-failing/247734 "2022-12-06T15:43:15Z")
Hello, Whenever I try and backup my site, I get an error. \[2022-12-05 00:08:22\] pg\_dump: executing SEQUENCE SET custom\_emojis\_id\_seq \[2022-12-05 00:08:22\] Finalizing backup... \[2022-12-05 00:08:22\] Creating archive: bl… --- ## [Rebuild fails, running 2.8.9](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rebuild-fails-running-2-8-9/247837)
**Author:** [@user5222](https://meta.discourse.org/u/user5222)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2022, 5:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rebuild-fails-running-2-8-9/247837 "2022-12-05T17:21:42Z")
Hello, for a while now our instance can not upgrade, the rebuild fails. Running Discourse 2.8.9 in Docker. Tried to Upgrade to 2.8.10 and 2.8.13 now. ./launcher rebuild app ... I, \[2022-12-01T12:10:27.197669 #1\] INFO … --- ## [Sending email failed with SMTPS port 465](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sending-email-failed-with-smtps-port-465/65787)
**Author:** [@manishramteke](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manishramteke)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2022, 4:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sending-email-failed-with-smtps-port-465/65787 "2022-12-04T04:58:12Z")
Hi Team, Using email service from godaddy and smtp ssl port 465 in config, but sending mail fails with Job exception: end of file reached. For me 465 works with email client such as thunderbird. What can be done to ma… --- ## [Discourse keep loading after upgrading](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-keep-loading-after-upgrading/247510)
**Author:** [@mryrnnk](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mryrnnk)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2022, 3:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-keep-loading-after-upgrading/247510 "2022-12-03T03:16:40Z")
After I ran ./launcher rebuild app for upgrading from 2.9.0.beta11 to beta14 (which successfully completed) , neither the other users nor I could access the Discourse forum. It showed 5 dots moving endlessly. Update: wh… --- ## [How to reset password for users in PostgreSQL database](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-reset-password-for-users-in-postgresql-database/246690)
**Author:** [@Li\_Bruce](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Li_Bruce)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2022, 8:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-reset-password-for-users-in-postgresql-database/246690 "2022-12-02T08:33:04Z")
Hello everybody, We have some questions about how to reset password for users in discourse. We know that the command “RAILS\_ENV=production /usr/local/bin/bundle exec rake admin:create” can reset the password for exist… --- ## [Failed web upgrade](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-web-upgrade/246664)
**Author:** [@Nanovitruvius](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nanovitruvius)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2022, 11:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/failed-web-upgrade/246664 "2022-12-01T23:11:09Z")
Hi I am having trouble rescuing a failed upgrade on a Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS (Focal Fossa)" local machine. Following the failed update, from the command line I ran first sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade cd /var/dis… --- ## [One category throws 500 Internal Server Error after update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/one-category-throws-500-internal-server-error-after-update/247227)
**Author:** [@raghukamath](https://meta.discourse.org/u/raghukamath)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2022, 3:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/one-category-throws-500-internal-server-error-after-update/247227 "2022-12-01T03:06:44Z")
I updated discourse on krita-artists.org few hours ago and I noticed that the #lounge category doesn’t open and shows internal server error. I see this error in the log file Job exception: connection to server on socket… --- ## [Rebuild Upgrade Failing With DB Migrate (Postgres Issue?)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rebuild-upgrade-failing-with-db-migrate-postgres-issue/247190)
**Author:** [@JamesNorth](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JamesNorth)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2022, 1:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rebuild-upgrade-failing-with-db-migrate-postgres-issue/247190 "2022-11-30T13:43:37Z")
Hey Folks, I have a rebuild that’s failing with a db migrate issue - I’ve been doing constant rebuilds on this install for several years so wondering if something is too old? I wonder if annoying could let me know if a… --- ## [Connection refused - connect(2)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/connection-refused-connect-2/246999)
**Author:** [@Sameeran\_Joshi1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sameeran_Joshi1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2022, 11:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/connection-refused-connect-2/246999 "2022-11-29T23:46:06Z")
I am using aws server, and namecheap for domain and email provided through namecheap service. I get below error and not sure what is missing. I am using SMTP\_PORT = 587, I tried with 25 as well. So here’s the problem … --- ## [Redis Unix Socket, Ubuntu Install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redis-unix-socket-ubuntu-install/171732)
**Author:** [@jieiku](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jieiku)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2022, 6:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/redis-unix-socket-ubuntu-install/171732 "2022-11-29T18:05:45Z")
I am trying to install Discourse, I configured my db, redis, and smtp. For the Postgresql DB it had no problem with the unix socket, but for redis it seems to be complaining. redis settings: sudo sed -i 's/^# unixsocke… --- ## [Suggestion for Cloudflare template to get real IP from users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-for-cloudflare-template-to-get-real-ip-from-users/246925)
**Author:** [@daniel88](https://meta.discourse.org/u/daniel88)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2022, 8:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-for-cloudflare-template-to-get-real-ip-from-users/246925 "2022-11-28T20:20:30Z")
hi all, I just found out the long and hard way about Cloudflare’s real\_ip\_header CF-Connecting-IP; setting in nginx… I have a fairly complicated setup with nginx proxy manager being in it’s own docker image (I’m using S… --- ## [Discourse S3 upload bucket naming](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-s3-upload-bucket-naming/246840)
**Author:** [@Soenneker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Soenneker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2022, 4:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-s3-upload-bucket-naming/246840 "2022-11-27T16:00:46Z")
AWS S3 buckets allows for all types of naming schemes, including periods. Why is the forum software enforcing this? If you would allow periods, it would be easier to setup Cloudflare as a CDN with S3. I assume there … --- ## [Getting 404 with multisite enabled on subdomains with docker](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-404-with-multisite-enabled-on-subdomains-with-docker/246787)
**Author:** [@Salman\_Haider](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Salman_Haider)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2022, 6:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-404-with-multisite-enabled-on-subdomains-with-docker/246787 "2022-11-27T18:51:29Z")
Gettting 404 on subdomain1.example.com with multisite configuration. while subdomain give while setup is working fine subdomain.example.com --- ## [Timeout when executing rake db:migrate](https://meta.discourse.org/t/timeout-when-executing-rake-db-migrate/246537)
**Author:** [@andreaswittig](https://meta.discourse.org/u/andreaswittig)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2022, 5:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/timeout-when-executing-rake-db-migrate/246537 "2022-11-25T17:13:02Z")
Every know and then I’m getting the following error when running rake db:migrate. Is it possible, that I’m running into a timeout here? If so, is there a way to increase the timeout? rake aborted! MiniRacer::ScriptTermi… --- ## [FATAL: lock file "postmaster.pid" is empty](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fatal-lock-file-postmaster-pid-is-empty/240895)
**Author:** [@will\_io](https://meta.discourse.org/u/will_io)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2022, 5:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fatal-lock-file-postmaster-pid-is-empty/240895 "2022-11-23T17:45:38Z")
First time I have seen the following error when trying to rebuild. 2022-10-04 14:39:49.780 UTC \[1700\] FATAL: lock file "postmaster.pid" is empty 2022-10-04 14:39:49.780 UTC \[1700\] HINT: Either another server is starti… --- ## [Error updating](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-updating/246652)
**Author:** [@undasein](https://meta.discourse.org/u/undasein)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2022, 7:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-updating/246652 "2022-11-24T19:11:02Z")
Today I get this error updating: FAILED -------------------- Pups::ExecError: cd /var/www/discourse && su discourse -c ‘bundle e… --- ## [Discourse uploading errors and SSL\_ERROR\_BAD\_CERT\_DOMAIN error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-uploading-errors-and-ssl-error-bad-cert-domain-error/246410)
**Author:** [@ismar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ismar)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2022, 12:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-uploading-errors-and-ssl-error-bad-cert-domain-error/246410 "2022-11-23T12:53:51Z")
Hello, I’m having a problem with my discourse installation I’m getting a problem when uploading my logo from Firefox, and when I force reload the site I get SSL\_ERROR\_BAD\_CERT\_DOMAIN. Message MaxMindDB (/var/www/disco… --- ## [Cloud basic vs self hosted questions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cloud-basic-vs-self-hosted-questions/246525)
**Author:** [@SjefRomijn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SjefRomijn)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2022, 10:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cloud-basic-vs-self-hosted-questions/246525 "2022-11-23T10:20:15Z")
If ordering the Basic package from https://www.discourse.org/pricing: -where is it cloud hosted (server location)? -where/what takes care of the email when cloud hosted (since I read one needs a separate email provider… --- ## [First time Discourse installation not showing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/first-time-discourse-installation-not-showing/246477)
**Author:** [@Pieces](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pieces)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2022, 4:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/first-time-discourse-installation-not-showing/246477 "2022-11-23T04:58:59Z")
Hi all, New Discourse user/admin here. I just went through my first installation on a Digital Ocean droplet following the installation instructions provided by on Github. The Bootstrapping ran without stopping or givi… --- ## [Discourse site slow](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-site-slow/246415)
**Author:** [@codergautam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codergautam)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2022, 9:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-site-slow/246415 "2022-11-22T21:25:40Z")
My site is really slow, I am using Digital Ocean 1gb ram 4 unicorn workers with 256mb db shared buffers Is there any way I can speed up the site? --- ## [Does installing Discourse using Digital Ocean take up space from my computer?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-installing-discourse-using-digital-ocean-take-up-space-from-my-computer/246427)
**Author:** [@perrikarhu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/perrikarhu)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2022, 4:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-installing-discourse-using-digital-ocean-take-up-space-from-my-computer/246427 "2022-11-22T16:02:13Z")
Hi so this might be a dumb question, but I want to make sure that if I am going to install Discourse using DigitalOcean (by creating a new server and a new droplet), does that somehow affect my computer’s performance/dis… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/support/self-hosting/31.md?page=55) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/support/self-hosting/31.md?page=57)