# Self-hosting **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/support/self-hosting/31.md?page=99 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 100 --- ## [Hit Let's encrypt renewal limit](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hit-lets-encrypt-renewal-limit/156374)
**Author:** [@gpetrov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gpetrov)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2020, 9:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hit-lets-encrypt-renewal-limit/156374 "2020-07-01T09:58:25Z")
We tried to update a few times to the latest Discourse but failed and had to restore an older system image. Now it seems we hit the rate limit of let’s encrypt renewal certificates… as we had have issued 5 different cer… --- ## [Export only database data Postgres (for users, posts and topics)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/export-only-database-data-postgres-for-users-posts-and-topics/156370)
**Author:** [@nory](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nory)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2020, 9:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/export-only-database-data-postgres-for-users-posts-and-topics/156370 "2020-06-30T21:52:13Z")
Hi, I’m converting users, post, topics etc from Mybb database to Discourse: Migrate a MyBB forum to Discourse I have followed also this guide: Beginners Guide to Install Discourse on Ubuntu for Development In this way … --- ## [Hardware requirements when not using standalone?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hardware-requirements-when-not-using-standalone/156200)
**Author:** [@jcayzac](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jcayzac)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2020, 8:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hardware-requirements-when-not-using-standalone/156200 "2020-06-29T20:07:18Z")
Hi, I’m having a hard time finding hardware requirements except for the all-in-one standalone version of Discourse running Postgres and Redis on the same machine (and even for the standalone version, the requirements ar… --- ## [Is it possible to install Discourse on a domain already in use on another hosting?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-install-discourse-on-a-domain-already-in-use-on-another-hosting/156156)
**Author:** [@nory](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nory)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2020, 11:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-install-discourse-on-a-domain-already-in-use-on-another-hosting/156156 "2020-06-28T11:29:24Z")
Hi, Currently I have example.com on a shared hosting, so DNS etc are all set up for use with that hosting. I would like to install Discourse but on another hosting, that is Digital Ocean. Discourse asks the domain on … --- ## [Getting Discourse to see the Prometheus server IP](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-discourse-to-see-the-prometheus-server-ip/265015)
**Author:** [@ishan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ishan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2020, 7:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/getting-discourse-to-see-the-prometheus-server-ip/265015 "2020-06-28T07:51:52Z")
Hello everyone! So far, If I understand correctly, To ensure a prometheus instance can scrap data from /metrics endpoint, We have to add IP address of that machine in the allow list by editing DISCOURSE\_PROMETHEUS\_TRUST… --- ## [I need help setting up an SMTP server!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-need-help-setting-up-an-smtp-server/155779)
**Author:** [@Aiden12114](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aiden12114)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2020, 5:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-need-help-setting-up-an-smtp-server/155779 "2020-06-28T05:06:25Z")
I was wondering if there’s any good free SMTP servers… I tried Mailjet but it won’t work. --- ## [Fresh Install gives "Too many redirects" error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fresh-install-gives-too-many-redirects-error/156127)
**Author:** [@alexb14](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alexb14)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2020, 9:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fresh-install-gives-too-many-redirects-error/156127 "2020-06-27T21:24:39Z")
I ran through the cloud setup guide on DigitalOcean. The installer seemed to install everything okay, but when I try to open the website in Chrome I get a “too many redirects” error. --- ## [Which Discourse hosting tier should I choose?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-discourse-hosting-tier-should-i-choose/115248)
**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2019, 5:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/which-discourse-hosting-tier-should-i-choose/115248 "2019-04-16T17:57:46Z")
So you’ve decided to try out a hosted Discourse plan. Good choice! Before you can sign up for a plan, you need to figure out which one is right for you and your community. While you can always upgrade or downgrade your … --- ## [Recover to one site from multisite](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recover-to-one-site-from-multisite/155766)
**Author:** [@livc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/livc)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2020, 6:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recover-to-one-site-from-multisite/155766 "2020-06-25T18:24:06Z")
Hi, I follow this Multisite configuration with Docker to multisite, now I want to recover to one site, what should I do except restore the app.yml file? --- ## [How do you setup SMTP](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-setup-smtp/155751)
**Author:** [@taco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/taco)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2020, 5:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-setup-smtp/155751 "2020-06-24T17:37:50Z")
Hey, I am very confused when it comes to using something like Mailgun for my Discourse forum. Is there any good tutorials for using it or any other similar service? I tried https://sendgrid.com but it was asking for my … --- ## [Disk Space Taken between Postgres and Docker](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disk-space-taken-between-postgres-and-docker/82160)
**Author:** [@Iceman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Iceman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2018, 8:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disk-space-taken-between-postgres-and-docker/82160 "2018-03-04T20:48:25Z")
Hello guys! I have a doubt regarding disk space and I hope someone can throw some light into this for me, as I’m not very experienced as a Linux SysAdmin. My server (40GB) is running out of space, I usually control ver… --- ## [Is it possible the certbot inside the container can affect new certbot outside it?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-the-certbot-inside-the-container-can-affect-new-certbot-outside-it/155745)
**Author:** [@JKBaseer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JKBaseer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2020, 11:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-the-certbot-inside-the-container-can-affect-new-certbot-outside-it/155745 "2020-06-23T23:00:28Z")
This below could be highly confusing as I have spent almost a night figuring out on ubuntu/letsencypt forum but suddenly it could be docker of discourse. I can provide any specific information but let me share whatever I… --- ## [Segmentation fault with LiteSpeed RackRunner](https://meta.discourse.org/t/segmentation-fault-with-litespeed-rackrunner/155669)
**Author:** [@Jamira40](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jamira40)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2020, 9:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/segmentation-fault-with-litespeed-rackrunner/155669 "2020-06-23T09:12:07Z")
Hi, Im trying to run Discourse as with LiteSpeed Enterprise and Passenger (CloudLinux). Everything is working fine if I start Discourse in native mode. But if I trying to start using Passenger i will end up with /gems/… --- ## [Cannot install plugin - nothing happens](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-install-plugin-nothing-happens/155696)
**Author:** [@wlandgraf](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wlandgraf)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2020, 2:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-install-plugin-nothing-happens/155696 "2020-06-23T14:56:14Z")
Hi all, I trying to install the discourse-alt-logo plugin (https://meta.discourse.org/t/alternative-logos-for-dark-light-themes/88502), but I’m failing miserably. I have already successfully installed several other plug… --- ## [Site responds 502 Bad gateway - is it Ruby?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-responds-502-bad-gateway-is-it-ruby/155662)
**Author:** [@Chris\_Valentine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Chris_Valentine)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2020, 2:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/site-responds-502-bad-gateway-is-it-ruby/155662 "2020-06-23T14:23:47Z")
We have a Discourse that’s been running for at least three years and yesterday I made the mistake of restarting the instance in the hope it would take a domain change. The instance is running and we can see nginx is seei… --- ## [Problem with upgrading the latest version](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-upgrading-the-latest-version/154774)
**Author:** [@bekircem](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bekircem)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2020, 10:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/problem-with-upgrading-the-latest-version/154774 "2020-06-22T22:03:31Z")
Hi, I am trying to update Discourse to the latest version. FAILED -------------------- Pups::ExecError: /root/upgrade\_postgres failed with return #\ Location of failure: /pups/lib/pups/exe… --- ## [How can I improve e-mail delivery (slow delivery)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-improve-e-mail-delivery-slow-delivery/155616)
**Author:** [@Thamer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Thamer)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2020, 9:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-can-i-improve-e-mail-delivery-slow-delivery/155616 "2020-06-22T21:00:48Z")
Hello everyone, I am suffering from slow e-mail delivery on my discourse website. For example, the first e-mail after signing up delays more than 7 minutes to arrive and also the one to recover passwords. How can I imp… --- ## [How to escape apostrophe in app.yml](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-escape-apostrophe-in-app-yml/155575)
**Author:** [@nap](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nap)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2020, 7:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-escape-apostrophe-in-app-yml/155575 "2020-06-22T19:34:10Z")
I would like to use a single quote character in the title of my forum to achieve Pilot's Lounge. When I specified it in the UI, it worked fine. However, when I try setting the variable DISCOURSE\_TITLE variable in app.y… --- ## [How to check the plugin was downloaded?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-check-the-plugin-was-downloaded/155589)
**Author:** [@Wall-E](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Wall-E)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2020, 5:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-check-the-plugin-was-downloaded/155589 "2020-06-22T17:31:28Z")
I’m trying to install the Discourse Math Plugin. It is the 1st plugin I install. Discourse runs on a very modest VM under GCP. I edited the app.yml file like this: hooks: after\_code: - exec: cd: $home/plu… --- ## [Hide 'Site Feedback' from public view](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-site-feedback-from-public-view/155493)
**Author:** [@nap](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nap)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2020, 5:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-site-feedback-from-public-view/155493 "2020-06-21T17:46:26Z")
Hi, as per the title. Can this be done? --- ## [Discourse shell update is failing constantly](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-shell-update-is-failing-constantly/155395)
**Author:** [@hosna](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hosna)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2020, 4:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-shell-update-is-failing-constantly/155395 "2020-06-21T16:58:40Z")
Here is the log: \[root@talk discourse\]# ./launcher rebuild app Ensuring launcher is up to date Fetching origin Launcher is up-to-date Stopping old container + /usr/bin/docker stop -t 10 app app cd /pups && git … --- ## [How to make Discourse coexist with nginx on a Debian 9 server?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-discourse-coexist-with-nginx-on-a-debian-9-server/155438)
**Author:** [@unfa](https://meta.discourse.org/u/unfa)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2020, 3:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-make-discourse-coexist-with-nginx-on-a-debian-9-server/155438 "2020-06-20T15:35:56Z")
Hi! I’m a noob when it comes to setting up servers, so please forgive my ignorance, I’m trying to learn. I’ve been using Linux for a decade for media production, but setting up web services is a different beast apparent… --- ## [GCP, Namecheap, not receiving admin registration email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gcp-namecheap-not-receiving-admin-registration-email/155380)
**Author:** [@Wall-E](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Wall-E)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2020, 5:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gcp-namecheap-not-receiving-admin-registration-email/155380 "2020-06-20T05:54:40Z")
My VM is on GCP, with Ubuntu 18.04. Domain and DNS setup with Namecheap. My email is also with Namecheap. Just got ./discourse-setup to run through. discourse is at discourse.solarnauts.net. i’ve setup email according… --- ## [Install fails with port 80,443 on GCP](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-fails-with-port-80-443-on-gcp/155313)
**Author:** [@Wall-E](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Wall-E)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2020, 1:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-fails-with-port-80-443-on-gcp/155313 "2020-06-19T13:25:20Z")
Hi, I created a VM with GCP compute engine. My domain name is solarnauts.net (from Namecheap) I have created a DNS A-record, for the host I have put the subdomain discourse.solarnauts.net and for the value, the externa… --- ## [How to backup and restore a whole /var/discourse app folder?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-backup-and-restore-a-whole-var-discourse-app-folder/152598)
**Author:** [@adrelanos](https://meta.discourse.org/u/adrelanos)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2020, 12:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-backup-and-restore-a-whole-var-discourse-app-folder/152598 "2020-06-19T12:34:20Z")
How to backup and restore a whole /var/discourse folder? Due to issues with the usual backup and restoration process, I was wondering if I could backup the whole /var/discourse folder and re-use it on another server. Th… --- ## [Docker Installation Error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-installation-error/155284)
**Author:** [@DevCommand](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DevCommand)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2020, 6:46am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-installation-error/155284 "2020-06-19T06:46:40Z")
I can’t install that. root@FiveM:/var/discourse# ./launcher rebuild app /usr/bin/docker: Error response from daemon: OCI runtime create failed: container\_linux.go:349: starting container process caused "process\_linux.go… --- ## [Admin role conflates server admin and board admin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-role-conflates-server-admin-and-board-admin/155132)
**Author:** [@nap](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nap)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2020, 7:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-role-conflates-server-admin-and-board-admin/155132 "2020-06-18T07:35:28Z")
The admin privilege seems to conflate the server admin role with chief moderator role. My question is based on our use-case whereby the IT department setup our Discourse server instance but have no responsibility or int… --- ## [SMTP error (Zoho)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smtp-error-zoho/143666)
**Author:** [@MostafaXdev](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MostafaXdev)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2020, 9:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/smtp-error-zoho/143666 "2020-06-14T21:52:25Z")
Hey everybody, I changed my SMTP credentials to Zoho, but it’s not sending e-mails. and gives me this error Thanks. --- ## [Duplicate key value violates unique constraint on a table during upgrade](https://meta.discourse.org/t/duplicate-key-value-violates-unique-constraint-on-a-table-during-upgrade/154132)
**Author:** [@Steven](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Steven)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2020, 11:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/duplicate-key-value-violates-unique-constraint-on-a-table-during-upgrade/154132 "2020-06-13T23:58:22Z")
Hi everyone, I have a weird issue with one forum I maintain. During an upgrade, in the admin/upgrade page or in the terminal, it failed and I have this error: -----------------------------------------------------------… --- ## [Import failing with \`could not create unique index\`](https://meta.discourse.org/t/import-failing-with-could-not-create-unique-index/154693)
**Author:** [@Paulus\_Schoutsen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Paulus_Schoutsen)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2020, 9:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/import-failing-with-could-not-create-unique-index/154693 "2020-06-13T21:29:27Z")
TL;DR: We messed up an upgrade and are looking for help With Home Assistant we use Discourse to power our community. We run with the discourse\_docker method on an EC2 instance on AWS. Being an open source project, for… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/support/self-hosting/31.md?page=98) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/support/self-hosting/31.md?page=100)