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## [Ad Plugin Settings plage is blank](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ad-plugin-settings-plage-is-blank/416470)

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**Author:** [@rlauriston](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rlauriston)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2026, 9:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ad-plugin-settings-plage-is-blank/416470 "2026-11-03T21:48:14Z")

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Ad Plugin is installed and enabled. When I click Settings, I get a blank page.

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## [Sorting custom user field dropdown items](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sorting-custom-user-field-dropdown-items/415810)

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**Author:** [@jenmck](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jenmck)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2026, 8:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sorting-custom-user-field-dropdown-items/415810 "2026-11-03T20:43:12Z")

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I have a custom user field with a very long list of dropdown options. For reasons, users are not allowed to enter their own value in this field, and this field must exist as a dropdown, and it is a required field for all…

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## [Creating and configuring custom user fields](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-and-configuring-custom-user-fields/113192)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 26\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2026, 8:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-and-configuring-custom-user-fields/113192 "2026-11-03T20:41:11Z")

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:bookmark: This guide explains how to create and configure custom user fields in Discourse, including how to add them to the signup form, user profiles, and user directory. :person\_raising\_hand: Required user level: Ad…

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## [Calendar from parent category now appears in all subcategories after update – how to disable?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/calendar-from-parent-category-now-appears-in-all-subcategories-after-update-how-to-disable/416430)

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**Author:** [@Tonja](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Tonja)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2026, 8:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/calendar-from-parent-category-now-appears-in-all-subcategories-after-update-how-to-disable/416430 "2026-11-03T20:27:19Z")

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Hey there, I don’t know if this is a bug or a fix :see\_no\_evil\_monkey:: After updating to Discourse 2026.10.0, the events calendar of a parent category is now also displayed on every one of its subcategories (there are…

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## [Developing Discourse Plugins - Part 6 - Add acceptance tests](https://meta.discourse.org/t/developing-discourse-plugins-part-6-add-acceptance-tests/32619)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 32\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 11:06am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/developing-discourse-plugins-part-6-add-acceptance-tests/32619 "2022-06-02T11:06:38Z")

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Previous tutorial: Developing Discourse Plugins - Part 5 - Add an admin interface Did you know that Discourse has two large test suites for its code base? On the server side, our Ruby code has a test suite that uses rs…

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## [How to run Discourse core, plugin and theme QUnit test suites](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-run-discourse-core-plugin-and-theme-qunit-test-suites/66857)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2017, 2:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-run-discourse-core-plugin-and-theme-qunit-test-suites/66857 "2017-07-26T14:09:58Z")

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Discourse has extensive frontend tests for core, plugins and themes. Once you have a functioning local development environment, those tests can be run locally in a number of different ways. Running tests in the browser C…

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## [How to create users via API while captcha is enabled?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-create-users-via-api-while-captcha-is-enabled/416454)

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**Author:** [@putty](https://meta.discourse.org/u/putty)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-create-users-via-api-while-captcha-is-enabled/416454 "2026-11-03T18:17:49Z")

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After hundreds of bot accounts being created, I’m tinkering with reCAPTCHA (v2). The problem is that one of my n8n workflows that creates users is now being blocked. When I POST /users.json with an admin API key returns…

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## [Repackaging a markdown-it extension as a Discourse plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/repackaging-a-markdown-it-extension-as-a-discourse-plugin/84614)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2018, 2:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/repackaging-a-markdown-it-extension-as-a-discourse-plugin/84614 "2018-04-05T02:05:44Z")

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markdown.it the CommonMark engine used by Discourse has a wide array of plugins Header anchors, definition lists, smart-arrows and the list goes on and on. First a warning :warning: CommonMark is meant to be… Common. …

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## [How do we show active live users without cluttering the header?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-we-show-active-live-users-without-cluttering-the-header/416429)

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**Author:** [@Justin\_Grimm2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Justin_Grimm2)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2026, 3:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-we-show-active-live-users-without-cluttering-the-header/416429 "2026-11-03T15:36:21Z")

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I too am wondering about this. It would be SUPER helpful to have an indicator next to the live voice chat room name with how many people are currently in it. For example, Live Chat Room (3)…means 3 people are in the cha…

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## [Granular permissions for cameras and screen sharing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/granular-permissions-for-cameras-and-screen-sharing/411477)

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**Author:** [@Luna\_Mora](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Luna_Mora)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2026, 3:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/granular-permissions-for-cameras-and-screen-sharing/411477 "2026-11-03T15:17:48Z")

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Throwing this out there for roadmap consideration, but the permission for cameras and screen sharing should be a.) separated and b.) permissions based, rather than a toggle. Our current discord community is locked down …

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## [Introducing nested replies](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-nested-replies/402812)

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**Author:** [@markvanlan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markvanlan)\
**Replies:** 69\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2026, 2:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-nested-replies/402812 "2026-11-03T14:29:15Z")

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Meaningful conversation happens when everyone in the room has heard each other’s thoughts, and a flat, linear timeline has always been the best way to make that possible on Discourse. But flat doesn’t fit every community…

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## [What are these?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-these/416418)

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**Author:** [@Johnny\_McIvor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Johnny_McIvor)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2026, 2:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-these/416418 "2026-11-03T14:25:00Z")

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Set 1: Possibly bots that Discourse has generated automatically. (They all start out with admin privileges and don’t have IP addresses). Set 2: More insidious. Random IPs, accounts seem to be created automatically …

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## [Recover the translated texts strings view](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recover-the-translated-texts-strings-view/415683)

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**Author:** [@satonotdead](https://meta.discourse.org/u/satonotdead)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2026, 1:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/recover-the-translated-texts-strings-view/415683 "2026-11-03T13:22:21Z")

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I saw that the admin locations overview has been updated, and I am pleased with the update; it looks much clearer and fresh. The only point I find against it, which I think is a regression, is that we used to be able to…

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## [Dexo - A Native iOS Client for Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dexo-a-native-ios-client-for-discourse/399129)

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**Author:** [@Eilgnaw](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Eilgnaw)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2026, 12:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dexo-a-native-ios-client-for-discourse/399129 "2026-11-03T12:39:38Z")

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Hi everyone! I’d like to share Dexo, a native iOS client for Discourse forums that I’ve been building with UIKit and Swift. Screenshots Home Topic Detail Categories Features Multi-Forum Management — Add,…

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## [Discourse FontAwesome Pro](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-fontawesome-pro/150871)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2026, 12:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-fontawesome-pro/150871 "2026-04-14T12:10:34Z")

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:discourse2: Summary Discourse FontAwesome Pro allows the use of Font Awesome Pro icons in Discourse with a FontAwesome license by using your account’s NPM package token. :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository Link …

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## [Chaos Computer Club Congress in Hamburg - 40C3 - December 2026 – Call for Participation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chaos-computer-club-congress-in-hamburg-40c3-december-2026-call-for-participation/412300)

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**Author:** [@Thomas\_Rother](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Thomas_Rother)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2026, 9:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chaos-computer-club-congress-in-hamburg-40c3-december-2026-call-for-participation/412300 "2026-11-03T09:38:45Z")

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I started an attempt for a european meetup of Discourse operators at the CCC congress (39C3) last year with this topic Discourse Meetup at CCC Congress in Hamburg? Unfortunately responses were limited. Maybe my request…

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## [Make ActivityPub handles clickable in posts](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-activitypub-handles-clickable-in-posts/414351)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2026, 7:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/make-activitypub-handles-clickable-in-posts/414351 "2026-11-03T07:40:42Z")

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In some communities I am in, I am noticing that people are starting to refer to ActivityPub handles in posts, but unfortunately these appear like this: @fediforum@mastodon.social They are not clickable, which means if …

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## [How do I configure aws\_sns\_topic\_arn\_allowlist?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-configure-aws-sns-topic-arn-allowlist/406853)

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**Author:** [@Dannii](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Dannii)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2026, 6:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-configure-aws-sns-topic-arn-allowlist/406853 "2026-11-03T06:08:02Z")

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Since updating to 2026.1.5, I now see this site advice: The server is configured to send emails via Amazon SES but you haven’t allowlisted any SNS topic ARNs. Bounce notifications will be rejected until you add the leg…

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## [Embeddings search still running error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embeddings-search-still-running-error/415659)

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**Author:** [@RBoy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/RBoy)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2026, 1:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/embeddings-search-still-running-error/415659 "2026-11-03T01:56:57Z")

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I’m seeing this new error in the logs are upgrading to 2026.9.0 Message (2 copies reported) 'hijack discourse\_ai/embeddings/embeddings search ' is still running after 90 seconds on db default, this process may need to …

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## [Discourse core now includes Markdown endpoints for topic lists and views](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-core-now-includes-markdown-endpoints-for-topic-lists-and-views/413006)

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**Author:** [@pmusaraj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pmusaraj)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2026, 9:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-core-now-includes-markdown-endpoints-for-topic-lists-and-views/413006 "2026-11-02T21:58:46Z")

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Discourse now supports native Markdown endpoints, making it easier for AI tools and other clients to read forum content without parsing full HTML pages. This feature will be enabled by default on all hosted sites via th…

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## [CSS Classes for Current User's Groups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/css-classes-for-current-users-groups/226068)

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**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2026, 7:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/css-classes-for-current-users-groups/226068 "2026-11-02T19:20:59Z")

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:discourse2: Summary CSS Classes for Current User’s Groups adds the groups that a member is a part of as CSS classes on the \<body\> tag. :eyeglasses: Preview Preview on theme-creator.discourse.org …

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## [Bringing Icebreakers into Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bringing-icebreakers-into-discourse/226140)

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**Author:** [@galligan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/galligan)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2026, 3:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bringing-icebreakers-into-discourse/226140 "2026-11-02T15:43:12Z")

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Originally I’d had this idea for Discourse for Teams which was well suited for it, but with it being sunset, perhaps this kind of things could find its way into Discourse (either core, or as a plugin). This feature is e…

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## [New users unable to login or sign up](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-users-unable-to-login-or-sign-up/415825)

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**Author:** [@JearBear](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JearBear)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2026, 10:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-users-unable-to-login-or-sign-up/415825 "2026-11-02T10:05:07Z")

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Hi everyone, I just created a forum on the free hosted plan: https://socalsaltwater.discourse.group When someone visits the forum and clicks Sign Up or Log In, they get this message: “No login methods are configured. …

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## [Developing Discourse using a Dev Container](https://meta.discourse.org/t/developing-discourse-using-a-dev-container/336366)

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**Author:** [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [May 28, 2026, 6:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/developing-discourse-using-a-dev-container/336366 "2026-05-28T18:59:23Z")

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Dev Containers is an open standard for configuring a development environment inside a container. This almost entirely eliminates the need to install/configure Discourse-specific tools/dependencies on your local machine, …

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## [FIX: Show userGroup flair in autoGroupFlairForUser](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fix-show-usergroup-flair-in-autogroupflairforuser/416277)

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**Author:** [@small-lovely-cat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/small-lovely-cat)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2026, 4:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fix-show-usergroup-flair-in-autogroupflairforuser/416277 "2026-11-02T04:51:04Z")

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There exists a problem in avatar-flair. The function fails to consider userGroup flair, and will fallback to autoGroup flair even when the user set a userGroup flair. This will cause the flair shown incorrectly in place…

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## [FIX: Stop time tracking for a deleted topic/post](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fix-stop-time-tracking-for-a-deleted-topic-post/416276)

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**Author:** [@small-lovely-cat](https://meta.discourse.org/u/small-lovely-cat)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2026, 4:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fix-stop-time-tracking-for-a-deleted-topic-post/416276 "2026-11-02T04:48:55Z")

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For category moderators, the time tracking for a deleted topic/posts under a deleted topic will cause dozens of 404 requests trying to post to /topics/timings. This commit stops the time tracking for that case, also add…

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## [A reddit-ish theme for Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-reddit-ish-theme-for-discourse/269466)

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**Author:** [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)\
**Replies:** 122\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2026, 4:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-reddit-ish-theme-for-discourse/269466 "2026-11-02T04:05:59Z")

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:information\_source: Summary A Discourse theme that looks a little like reddit :hammer\_and\_wrench: Repository github.com/discourse/discourse-redditish-theme :question: Install Guide How to install a the…

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## [Anyone else seeing a drastic drop in community activity for Support forums?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anyone-else-seeing-a-drastic-drop-in-community-activity-for-support-forums/405401)

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**Author:** [@Helga\_Razinkova](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Helga_Razinkova)\
**Replies:** 122\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2026, 8:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anyone-else-seeing-a-drastic-drop-in-community-activity-for-support-forums/405401 "2026-11-01T20:37:17Z")

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Hi everyone, I’m seeing a really frustrating stats with our community forum activity, which is declining every month. Our forum is a sort of a complement to our SaaS service, where users can get support, leave feature r…

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## [Cheapest way to run Discourse?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cheapest-way-to-run-discourse/310447)

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**Author:** [@Micah\_hoffmann](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Micah_hoffmann)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2026, 6:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cheapest-way-to-run-discourse/310447 "2026-11-01T18:41:43Z")

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hello, What is the cheapest way to run a discourse forum with custom domain? Hosting (DO/etc) ~15/month + smtp (mailgun/etc) ~15/month. Why is discourse hosting 100/month? Thanks

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## [How to Migrate a Discourse Forum from DigitalOcean to Linveo $25/year VPS](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-migrate-a-discourse-forum-from-digitalocean-to-linveo-25-year-vps/335893)

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**Author:** [@curiositry](https://meta.discourse.org/u/curiositry)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2026, 10:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-migrate-a-discourse-forum-from-digitalocean-to-linveo-25-year-vps/335893 "2026-11-01T10:51:30Z")

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Following on from my post in the Recommended Hosting Providers for Self Hosters, here is a full tutorial on my experience migrating a long-running self-hosted Discourse forum from DigitalOcean to Linveo:

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