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## [Determining the version from the database](https://meta.discourse.org/t/determining-the-version-from-the-database/164625)

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**Author:** [@csmu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/csmu)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2020, 12:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/determining-the-version-from-the-database/164625 "2020-09-21T00:22:45Z")

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How would you determine the current version of discourse within the database?

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## [Is Discourse suitable for a forum with a right-to-left language like Arabic?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-discourse-suitable-for-a-forum-with-a-right-to-left-language-like-arabic/164632)

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**Author:** [@NightMachinary](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NightMachinary)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2020, 12:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-discourse-suitable-for-a-forum-with-a-right-to-left-language-like-arabic/164632 "2020-09-21T00:35:08Z")

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If so, what config should I do after following Building a Discourse Community? Update 1: I found one Persian forum using Discourse. It can’t handle English text though:

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## [Migration to new server using Discourse backup doesn't restore scheduled jobs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migration-to-new-server-using-discourse-backup-doesnt-restore-scheduled-jobs/164636)

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**Author:** [@md-misko](https://meta.discourse.org/u/md-misko)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2021, 5:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migration-to-new-server-using-discourse-backup-doesnt-restore-scheduled-jobs/164636 "2021-01-09T05:05:10Z")

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Found this issue while migrating to a new server. All the long term jobs (scheduled topic close, delete, unpin, publish, calendar jobs, close polls, …) are stored in redis, which is not included in the backup file. This …

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## [Customize this error message](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-this-error-message/164645)

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**Author:** [@Elska](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Elska)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2020, 8:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/customize-this-error-message/164645 "2020-09-20T20:28:06Z")

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Hello there, I have seen there is an ability to customize certain “oops” error messages when I am in admin area under customize—\>text . But when I search for this one I don’t find anywhere to access the text. The way …

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## [Avatars not showing in user card](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatars-not-showing-in-user-card/164652)

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**Author:** [@hosna](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hosna)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2020, 8:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/avatars-not-showing-in-user-card/164652 "2020-09-20T20:15:11Z")

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I have a wierd problem that user avatars are not showing in user profile and user card.

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## [Two custom badges on moderation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/two-custom-badges-on-moderation/164653)

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**Author:** [@manuel](https://meta.discourse.org/u/manuel)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2020, 1:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/two-custom-badges-on-moderation/164653 "2020-09-21T13:02:52Z")

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I’ve seen two behaviors come up repeatedly on our forum: Users flag a post they deem inappropriate and at the same time reply publicly, leading to the post being hidden but with replies. Users edit their flagged post w…

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## [Port 443 Not Accessible](https://meta.discourse.org/t/port-443-not-accessible/164655)

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**Author:** [@Batman212369](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Batman212369)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2020, 10:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/port-443-not-accessible/164655 "2020-09-20T22:31:38Z")

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Hello there. I am trying to setup Discourse on an Ubuntu server (Ubuntu 20 to be exact), but I keep receiving the WARNING: Port 443 of computer does not appear to be accessible using hostname: error every time. I’ve trie…

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## [Activation email not being delivered, test email working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activation-email-not-being-delivered-test-email-working/164659)

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**Author:** [@PappaK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PappaK)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2020, 2:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/activation-email-not-being-delivered-test-email-working/164659 "2020-09-21T14:57:34Z")

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Hi, I’m having a problem with the activation mail. It is being sent from what i can see in the logs, however I’m not receiving anything. When I use the discourse doctor Im receiving the mail just fine. Is there a diffe…

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## [Discourse Plugin to Add Community Activity to Homepage](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-plugin-to-add-community-activity-to-homepage/164666)

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**Author:** [@BaronGrivet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BaronGrivet)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2020, 9:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-plugin-to-add-community-activity-to-homepage/164666 "2020-09-21T09:05:21Z")

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I run a (paid) membership only community using Discourse & I’m trying to think up a better user experience for people who haven’t signed up yet. The main problem is people can’t see how active the community is until the…

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## [Playing video in homepage](https://meta.discourse.org/t/playing-video-in-homepage/164675)

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**Author:** [@PaulinaMX](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PaulinaMX)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2020, 1:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/playing-video-in-homepage/164675 "2020-09-22T01:45:45Z")

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I would like someone to help me achieve this: Put an intro video in that area of ​​the homepage. Where is the autumn image, there would be the video playing. I have the video as file: https://forosmx.s3-us-west-2.…

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## [Display not yet earned badges on user's profile/badge page](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-not-yet-earned-badges-on-users-profile-badge-page/164678)

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**Author:** [@soopersoo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/soopersoo)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2020, 2:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-not-yet-earned-badges-on-users-profile-badge-page/164678 "2020-09-22T02:17:05Z")

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We would like to show Users the badges they have not earned yet on their profile/summary badges page, to encourage them to try for those unearned badges. Perhaps to show all badges, but grey out the not yet earned ones. …

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## [Why would discourse want to connect to port 3000](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-would-discourse-want-to-connect-to-port-3000/164699)

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**Author:** [@csmu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/csmu)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2020, 9:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-would-discourse-want-to-connect-to-port-3000/164699 "2020-09-23T21:01:11Z")

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and how do I stop it or if it’s necessary how do I enable it? I’ve got our staging server back up and running with the latest production data. I’ve moved the images and the data from staging into production. Staging w…

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## [Possible Issue With iPadOS App](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-issue-with-ipados-app/164707)

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**Author:** [@Jan\_Polet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jan_Polet)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2020, 6:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/possible-issue-with-ipados-app/164707 "2020-09-22T06:22:10Z")

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There seems to be an issue with the Discourse app for iPadOS. For a while now the bar at the bottom of the list with new posts isn’t visible anymore when “Zoomed” is selected in the device’s display settings. Without…

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## [How to adjust "no more than 3 consecutive replies are allowed"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-adjust-no-more-than-3-consecutive-replies-are-allowed/164708)

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**Author:** [@salamandea](https://meta.discourse.org/u/salamandea)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2020, 10:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-adjust-no-more-than-3-consecutive-replies-are-allowed/164708 "2020-09-21T10:45:03Z")

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Hello everyone! I’d like to increase the number of consecutive replies that are allowed in a topic. How can I do that? Thank you very much in advance!

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## [Discourse SSO synced login with API](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-sso-synced-login-with-api/164710)

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**Author:** [@saddam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/saddam)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2020, 10:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-sso-synced-login-with-api/164710 "2020-09-21T10:55:25Z")

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I’m having trouble in syncing login on discourse via api, I have go through many posts but didn’t get it. As mentioned in the following post https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-synced-login-state-tips/60464 we can append t…

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## [My story with Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-story-with-discourse/164713)

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**Author:** [@Don](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Don)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2022, 6:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/my-story-with-discourse/164713 "2022-08-16T06:34:23Z")

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Hello Discourse Community, I just want to share with you guys my little story with Discourse. One year ago I create an ad classified website for Hungarian Vape Community with Wordpress. But it was only for trade used d…

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## [Adding a new email template via a plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-a-new-email-template-via-a-plugin/164723)

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**Author:** [@pezholio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pezholio)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2020, 2:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-a-new-email-template-via-a-plugin/164723 "2020-09-21T14:50:52Z")

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I’m currently working on a Discourse plugin, and I’d like to hook into the email functionality, and allow email templates to be customised by a admin. I’ve found the controller that displays the templates and allows them…

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## [\[PAID\] XenForo Importer Script Custom Modifications](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-xenforo-importer-script-custom-modifications/164736)

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**Author:** [@007](https://meta.discourse.org/u/007)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2020, 3:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-xenforo-importer-script-custom-modifications/164736 "2020-09-21T15:52:29Z")

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What would you like done? I’d like to have polls imported and mapped to the correct votes, users, threads, etc. A true 1:1 import where no data is lost from XenForo to Discourse and the polls can continue to be voted on…

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## [How to manually migrate all files from S3 back to EC2 Server?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-manually-migrate-all-files-from-s3-back-to-ec2-server/164746)

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**Author:** [@Pravi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Pravi)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2020, 12:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-manually-migrate-all-files-from-s3-back-to-ec2-server/164746 "2020-09-25T12:06:47Z")

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After restoring my site in a new server all the images are broken. The images are broken even after rebake. Is it possible to migrate manually? if so, How can I manually migrate all files from S3 to local storage?

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## [Topic List Item footer buttons - timeline content](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-list-item-footer-buttons-timeline-content/164751)

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**Author:** [@feabila](https://meta.discourse.org/u/feabila)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2021, 2:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-list-item-footer-buttons-timeline-content/164751 "2021-03-03T14:45:18Z")

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Hi! I’m working on “timeline” content concept community with discourse. Both buttons “Reply to” and “Share” are for test. I have created a component like topic-footer-buttons.hbs (#ember) with some changes \<div clas…

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## [How to add Google Adsense Custom Search Box on Discourse Search page?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-google-adsense-custom-search-box-on-discourse-search-page/164758)

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**Author:** [@Faizan\_Zahid](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Faizan_Zahid)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2021, 4:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-google-adsense-custom-search-box-on-discourse-search-page/164758 "2021-01-10T16:49:06Z")

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Also, it is great way to monetize the forum using Adsense search ads when people search for topics on discourse. Adsense gave me 2 codes, one for showing the search box and search icon ONE to place on the actual searc…

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## [Are Staff and All Groups Included in Dashboard Reporting?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-staff-and-all-groups-included-in-dashboard-reporting/164765)

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**Author:** [@401Ott](https://meta.discourse.org/u/401Ott)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2020, 7:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-staff-and-all-groups-included-in-dashboard-reporting/164765 "2020-09-24T19:30:37Z")

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Hi - I want to see the behavior of all non-staff users or those who aren’t in a specific group (My employees group). Is staff website behavior (like visiting admin pages) reflected in the following dashboard reports? …

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## [Searching All Messages as an Administrator](https://meta.discourse.org/t/searching-all-messages-as-an-administrator/164766)

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**Author:** [@Shawn\_Kirsch](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Shawn_Kirsch)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 10:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/searching-all-messages-as-an-administrator/164766 "2020-11-24T22:06:06Z")

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I had someone tell me some fishy stuff going on in some PM’s, but I do NOT know who is doing it. As an Admin, I’m trying to find it. I can’t search all the messages in our community can I? Other than clicking a whole …

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## [Mobile template: show the replies button](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mobile-template-show-the-replies-button/164772)

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**Author:** [@Ed\_Bobkov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ed_Bobkov)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2020, 11:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/mobile-template-show-the-replies-button/164772 "2020-09-21T23:39:08Z")

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On a Desktop I see a very useful grouping: But on the mobile the same page lacks this button: Is it possible to show on a mobile this button: widget-button btn-flat show-replies btn-icon-text like on this page? …

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## [Hide Premade Groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-premade-groups/164779)

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**Author:** [@Doniel\_Zoldan1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Doniel_Zoldan1)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2020, 1:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hide-premade-groups/164779 "2020-09-22T01:57:20Z")

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How can I rename this group that was here already?

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## [How to show number of downloads for an attachment?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-show-number-of-downloads-for-an-attachment/164788)

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**Author:** [@ipoopfool](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ipoopfool)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 8:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-show-number-of-downloads-for-an-attachment/164788 "2022-10-19T20:39:44Z")

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My discourse community heavily uses attachments and they really want to see download numbers, similar to how links show number of clicks. I found this older discourse discussion that implies the existence of a downloa…

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## [\[PAID\] Plugin to allow users to create topics in categories they can't view](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-plugin-to-allow-users-to-create-topics-in-categories-they-cant-view/164807)

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**Author:** [@dchouinard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dchouinard)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2020, 5:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-plugin-to-allow-users-to-create-topics-in-categories-they-cant-view/164807 "2020-09-22T05:23:09Z")

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What would you like done? We run a forum that requires users to first contribute before they can get access. Users should be able to see the existence of locked categories to be able to post in them but not see the topi…

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## [Unable to view or upload images](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-view-or-upload-images/164812)

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**Author:** [@rishabhlakhotia](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rishabhlakhotia)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2020, 5:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-view-or-upload-images/164812 "2020-09-23T05:26:51Z")

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I recently migrated my forum from one server to another. Current version is 2.6.0.beta2 Everything else is working fine, however, the previously uploaded images are not visible as well as users are unable to upload new i…

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## [Custom time period in Dashboard](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-time-period-in-dashboard/164838)

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**Author:** [@Jamie\_Liu1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jamie_Liu1)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2022, 4:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/custom-time-period-in-dashboard/164838 "2022-01-27T16:31:03Z")

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Hi there, Currently the stats are only available for fixed time periods: Is there any plan to support custom time period? For example, I want the pv and uv from April to September on my forum. However, the data is n…

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## [Install with add-on volumes (such as EBS on AWS)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-with-add-on-volumes-such-as-ebs-on-aws/164862)

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**Author:** [@SumOne](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SumOne)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 3, 2020, 7:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-with-add-on-volumes-such-as-ebs-on-aws/164862 "2020-12-03T07:04:35Z")

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I saw some posts dealing with installation on AWS on a t2 machine, but there isn’t an organized way of including an add-on volume. Is it not best practice? If I need 100GB, is it better to allocate a root volume of 100G…

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