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## [Maximum backups setting ignored](https://meta.discourse.org/t/maximum-backups-setting-ignored/102076)

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**Author:** [@sebastien](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sebastien)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2018, 1:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/maximum-backups-setting-ignored/102076 "2018-11-21T01:14:35Z")

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Hi, We are currently taking a full backup of our discourse instance once a day. This backup is then pushed to S3. Our S3 bucket is configured to expire files after 30 days. Discourse is configured to keep two backups …

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## [Help! How can I upgraded our self hosted community?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-how-can-i-upgraded-our-self-hosted-community/102089)

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**Author:** [@Louise\_Han](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Louise_Han)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2018, 9:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-how-can-i-upgraded-our-self-hosted-community/102089 "2018-11-15T09:12:55Z")

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Hi all, We hosted a technical community which uses discourse system. Currently, we’re using Discourse 1.5.3 which is 2 years old version. We want to upgrade to the newest 2.0 discourse version, so as to access to disco…

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## [Does web based updates replace rebuilding the container?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-web-based-updates-replace-rebuilding-the-container/102090)

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**Author:** [@vitorl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vitorl)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2023, 6:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-web-based-updates-replace-rebuilding-the-container/102090 "2023-07-23T06:15:31Z")

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I have been doing web based upgrades at admin/upgrade and since I tend to have very high up times, does this replace replace the updates that are done when rebuilding the container with ./launcher rebuild? Also, when I …

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## [SSO login error + how to access WordPress now?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-login-error-how-to-access-wordpress-now/102096)

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**Author:** [@icaria36](https://meta.discourse.org/u/icaria36)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2018, 2:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-login-error-how-to-access-wordpress-now/102096 "2018-11-17T14:16:05Z")

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Recently we fixed https://meta.discourse.org/t/rebuild-app-fails-with-puzzling-error-message/101088 (a problem we believe was caused by a bug related to the SSO secret password) by creating a fresh Discourse install and …

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## [502 Bad Gateway - Newbie help needed](https://meta.discourse.org/t/502-bad-gateway-newbie-help-needed/102098)

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**Author:** [@VerticalVeg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/VerticalVeg)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2018, 2:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/502-bad-gateway-newbie-help-needed/102098 "2018-11-15T14:41:37Z")

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I updated my forum to the latest version earlier this week and it was working fine - but then this morning I get 502 Bad Gateway message… My technical knowledge is minimal and I’m wondering what could be the cause and h…

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## [Replacing Details Toolbar Button?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replacing-details-toolbar-button/102101)

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**Author:** [@Kankuro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kankuro)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2018, 12:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replacing-details-toolbar-button/102101 "2018-11-15T12:01:44Z")

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Hello, I’m trying to replace the existing details toolbar button with my own custom one, but I’m not having much success. I was following this tutorial about the plugin API along with my existing knowledge about JS but …

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## [Icons not working anymore](https://meta.discourse.org/t/icons-not-working-anymore/102103)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2018, 12:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/icons-not-working-anymore/102103 "2018-11-15T12:28:29Z")

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Hi, Discourse icons won’t display since a few hours. I didn’t make any change to the site. For example: In the JS console: Any idea how to fix this? :thinking: edit : it was a conflict with a Chrome extension …

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## [Allowing users of lower trust levels to invite others](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allowing-users-of-lower-trust-levels-to-invite-others/102105)

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**Author:** [@zzzrByte](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zzzrByte)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2018, 2:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allowing-users-of-lower-trust-levels-to-invite-others/102105 "2018-11-26T14:08:12Z")

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I would like to allow my users to invite others. Unfortunately, the only way I see how to do it is either to wait for them to attain trust level 2, or give everyone that trust level by default (which I would rather not d…

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## [Logo upload is not working in wizard or site settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/logo-upload-is-not-working-in-wizard-or-site-settings/102119)

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**Author:** [@jtbayly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jtbayly)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2018, 3:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/logo-upload-is-not-working-in-wizard-or-site-settings/102119 "2018-11-16T03:32:50Z")

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I hate to be that guy, but I’m completely lost. I found this topic by searching for how to change my logo. I had already gone to /admin/site\_settings/category/required and changed the image in there. I just clicked the i…

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## [Changing top nav bar links](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-top-nav-bar-links/102120)

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**Author:** [@Caroline\_Early](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Caroline_Early)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2018, 6:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/changing-top-nav-bar-links/102120 "2018-11-15T18:22:48Z")

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How do I change the link destinations of the icons on the top nav bar?

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## [How to add 'All Tags' drop down box](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-all-tags-drop-down-box/102136)

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**Author:** [@christian\_01](https://meta.discourse.org/u/christian_01)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2018, 10:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-all-tags-drop-down-box/102136 "2018-11-15T22:20:48Z")

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Please can you advise how to add the ‘All Tags’ drop-down box to the menu page please, just like this site does. TIA,

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## [Best way to search and replace these regexes?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-way-to-search-and-replace-these-regexes/102146)

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**Author:** [@j127](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j127)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2018, 1:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/best-way-to-search-and-replace-these-regexes/102146 "2018-11-17T01:33:53Z")

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After searching around the forum here, I think I might be looking for rake posts:remap, but it wasn’t clear whether it works with regex. This is what I’m trying to do: During an import, a couple of things in the raw pos…

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## [Why api call: url/directory\_item not working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-api-call-url-directory-item-not-working/102150)

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**Author:** [@Edwin\_Mhoy\_Silva](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Edwin_Mhoy_Silva)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2018, 10:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-api-call-url-directory-item-not-working/102150 "2018-11-16T22:37:03Z")

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I trying to make the same api call as the meta.discourse endpoint: Discourse Meta. I tried to do the same thing inside postman, but without luck. This is my get request inside postman {{base\_url}}/directory\_items.j…

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## [Improve pagespeed score?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improve-pagespeed-score/102162)

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**Author:** [@Jean-Michel25](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jean-Michel25)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2018, 9:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improve-pagespeed-score/102162 "2018-11-16T09:30:16Z")

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Hello A Google tool give speed score : If I check my discourse forum, I see desktop is 94%, and mobile very poor (26%) ! . . Howto improve forum speed ? Google says it is very important for the ranking… (Roo…

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## [Display Topic Author on Topic List](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-topic-author-on-topic-list/102167)

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**Author:** [@Mistflux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mistflux)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2021, 8:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/display-topic-author-on-topic-list/102167 "2021-02-08T20:10:20Z")

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Hello! I would like to change the topic list to only display the topic’s author instead of a list of frequent posters in a topic. Would there be an easy way to accomplish this?

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## [Adding Discourse avatar in WP menu](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-discourse-avatar-in-wp-menu/102193)

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**Author:** [@lovelysidhu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lovelysidhu)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 3, 2018, 6:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-discourse-avatar-in-wp-menu/102193 "2018-12-03T18:34:17Z")

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My WP site is SSO provider. But I want to add the Discourse avatar to the menu to replace the “my account” text in menu. When a user will click on the avatar, it will redirect to his account page. Is it possible? …

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## [What is this box at the upper left displaying timings in milliseconds when I am logged in as admin?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-this-box-at-the-upper-left-displaying-timings-in-milliseconds-when-i-am-logged-in-as-admin/102194)

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**Author:** [@hosna](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hosna)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2018, 7:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-this-box-at-the-upper-left-displaying-timings-in-milliseconds-when-i-am-logged-in-as-admin/102194 "2018-11-16T19:47:34Z")

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What is this box beside my profile picture? How does it go away?

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## [Restrict group membership by trust level?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-group-membership-by-trust-level/102201)

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**Author:** [@cjk77](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cjk77)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2018, 5:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restrict-group-membership-by-trust-level/102201 "2018-11-17T17:39:21Z")

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Is it possible to restrict membership in a group by trust level? Say, for instance, I have a group I’d like to restrict to only TL2 and above. Is that possible?

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## [Ability to close a topic you started](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-close-a-topic-you-started/102205)

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**Author:** [@littleviolette](https://meta.discourse.org/u/littleviolette)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2022, 1:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-close-a-topic-you-started/102205 "2022-02-17T01:51:30Z")

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Many members on my forum have requested the function for the OP to close its topic when the OP deems the discussion complete. Is there a way to do so? If not, any work around or interest for its development? Thank you!

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## [Embedding Discourse to wordpress](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-discourse-to-wordpress/102216)

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**Author:** [@Dw\_420](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dw_420)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2018, 1:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embedding-discourse-to-wordpress/102216 "2018-11-17T01:29:25Z")

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I thought the wordpress plugin would solve this but not quite what I am looking for. I have a content site example.com , which is wordpress based. I have discourse setup via NodeChef , it is under example.forum I’d l…

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## [How to add information while user creates post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-information-while-user-creates-post/102223)

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**Author:** [@hoaxcracker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hoaxcracker)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2019, 9:15am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-add-information-while-user-creates-post/102223 "2019-04-24T09:15:49Z")

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Hi, I want the users to use a particular format while creating a top. How can I add the text as shown in this image below.

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## [Group membership access settings disabled](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-membership-access-settings-disabled/102228)

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**Author:** [@aschrijver](https://meta.discourse.org/u/aschrijver)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2018, 9:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/group-membership-access-settings-disabled/102228 "2018-11-17T21:18:18Z")

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I have a Campaigners group at community.humanetech.com that has the ‘Allow users to leave the group freely’ checkbox enabled. When managing access, I can only change this setting, but the other 2 settings are disabled. I…

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## [Adding Quote Button To Actions Menu?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-quote-button-to-actions-menu/102239)

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**Author:** [@Kankuro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kankuro)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 18, 2018, 6:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-quote-button-to-actions-menu/102239 "2018-11-18T06:06:35Z")

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Would it be possible to create a button beside the reply button that actually quotes the user’s post? I know you can quote their post by highlighting it and clicking the quote button, but it would be nice if I could simp…

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## [Downsides of the new logo UI in site settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/downsides-of-the-new-logo-ui-in-site-settings/102247)

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**Author:** [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)\
**Replies:** 27\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2019, 1:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/downsides-of-the-new-logo-ui-in-site-settings/102247 "2019-04-27T01:06:42Z")

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Previously, logo logo small mobile logo etc were just shown as their urls (and you had to upload the logo to “Assets for site design” and copy the url over). Now, you can upload an image directly to the logo etc site se…

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## [Sub-forums under a master?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sub-forums-under-a-master/102250)

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**Author:** [@ylluminate](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ylluminate)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2018, 9:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sub-forums-under-a-master/102250 "2018-11-17T21:59:27Z")

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I have a scenario where I need to deploy a single parent forum that contains multiple sub-forums of differing topics. Let’s just say, as an example, I have a forum called “Education” and I need to have “Math”, “Writing”…

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## [Change theme js](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-theme-js/102251)

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**Author:** [@matotubol](https://meta.discourse.org/u/matotubol)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2018, 9:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-theme-js/102251 "2018-11-17T21:17:11Z")

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Is there a script so user can change Theme ligt/dark by clicking on it, im using the alien-night-discourse theme and they have the option to click on the sun or moon to change it but it doesnt change the theme only the…

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## [Force category watching based on group membership only once](https://meta.discourse.org/t/force-category-watching-based-on-group-membership-only-once/102254)

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**Author:** [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2018, 4:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/force-category-watching-based-on-group-membership-only-once/102254 "2018-11-20T04:48:13Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Ability to force subscription to a category: There is a solution for making all new users watch a category by default (and users can change that as they like). There is also a solution to…

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## [Can I undelete a custom user field?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-undelete-a-custom-user-field/102255)

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**Author:** [@tophee](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tophee)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 8:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-undelete-a-custom-user-field/102255 "2020-06-12T08:35:40Z")

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I accidentally deleted a custom user field. Does that mean that it is entirely deleted from the database or is it still there? If it is still there, is there any way of undeleting it (apart from restoring a backup)? Or …

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## [How to run a pulled discourse image on digitalocean docker?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-run-a-pulled-discourse-image-on-digitalocean-docker/102262)

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**Author:** [@wythhh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wythhh)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 18, 2018, 12:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-run-a-pulled-discourse-image-on-digitalocean-docker/102262 "2018-11-18T12:26:05Z")

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Hi, I’m a newbie in docker and discourse and today I encountered a problem. I follow these two posts to install docker and discourse: How To Install and Use Docker on Ubuntu 18.04 | DigitalOcean, How To Install Discourse…

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## [Question Regarding "Users" Field in API Output](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-regarding-users-field-in-api-output/102273)

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**Author:** [@Wintermute](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Wintermute)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2018, 5:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-regarding-users-field-in-api-output/102273 "2018-11-19T05:56:57Z")

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Hi, I have a quick question regarding the output at https://meta.discourse.org/u/Wintermute.json. Near the top of the page you have a “Users” field which lists a couple accounts (in this case, just me and System). I h…

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