# Latest

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## [Out Of Curiosity](https://meta.discourse.org/t/out-of-curiosity/56190)

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**Author:** [@anon28163865](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anon28163865)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2017, 6:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/out-of-curiosity/56190 "2017-01-23T06:53:44Z")

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I just want to know out of curiosity that what is this in discourse, which is an amazing piece of undisputed software, 2017-01-23\_1205 - TechSmith Screencast Scroll-bar or parallax or something else?

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## [Unlist a topic using rails console](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unlist-a-topic-using-rails-console/56189)

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**Author:** [@shahidh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/shahidh)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2017, 6:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unlist-a-topic-using-rails-console/56189 "2017-01-23T06:39:17Z")

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We have a use case where we need to close all existing topics and unlist them. I have closed all topics using the rails console by executing Topic.where(closed: false).find\_each do |topic| topic.update\_status("closed…

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## [Red notification on hamburger is misleading](https://meta.discourse.org/t/red-notification-on-hamburger-is-misleading/56171)

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**Author:** [@JagWaugh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JagWaugh)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2017, 9:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/red-notification-on-hamburger-is-misleading/56171 "2017-01-22T21:25:50Z")

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2nd time I’ve seen this. A red notification appears at the hamburger, when I hover on it, it indicates “total flagged posts”, when I click on it it takes me to /admin/flags/active, but there aren’t any active flags. Whe…

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## [Oneboxing media.ccc.de videos](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oneboxing-media-ccc-de-videos/56154)

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**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2017, 7:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oneboxing-media-ccc-de-videos/56154 "2017-01-22T19:42:08Z")

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I’d love to be able to onebox videos like this one on ccc.de. Doesn’t currently work or I haven’t figured out how. \<iframe width="1024" height="576" src="https://media.ccc.de/v/33c3-8349-hacking\_the\_world/oembed" frameb…

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## [Unable to install Discourse following the official instructions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-install-discourse-following-the-official-instructions/56157)

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**Author:** [@pablostarter](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pablostarter)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2017, 3:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-install-discourse-following-the-official-instructions/56157 "2017-01-22T15:50:10Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to install Discourse into a VPS following the provided instructions but after doing everything they say, step by step when I try to visit the site, the server doesn’t respond. I spent the last to day try…

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## [Anyway to show location (or a custom field) next to the username for each reply?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anyway-to-show-location-or-a-custom-field-next-to-the-username-for-each-reply/56114)

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**Author:** [@harveywun](https://meta.discourse.org/u/harveywun)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2017, 4:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anyway-to-show-location-or-a-custom-field-next-to-the-username-for-each-reply/56114 "2017-01-22T04:44:49Z")

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User location happens to be very important to our community. Is there anyway to show location (or a custom field) in the box above?

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## [Error when upgrading discourse from 1.7](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-when-upgrading-discourse-from-1-7/56135)

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**Author:** [@wil93](https://meta.discourse.org/u/wil93)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2017, 11:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-when-upgrading-discourse-from-1-7/56135 "2017-01-21T23:13:01Z")

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Since I encountered encoding issues I skipped upgrading the DB so I used “templates/postgres.9.3.template.yml” instead of “templates/postgres.template.yml”. Now when I try to rebuild I get this: The following packages w…

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## [Sort topics within category by topic title](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sort-topics-within-category-by-topic-title/56139)

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**Author:** [@scombs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/scombs)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2017, 9:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sort-topics-within-category-by-topic-title/56139 "2017-01-21T21:08:56Z")

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Each category now has a sort order setting with ascending / descending. However, there is no option to sort for Original Post Title. Besides Created, seems like that would be a key u…

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## [How to limit downloadable content only for existing users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-limit-downloadable-content-only-for-existing-users/56117)

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**Author:** [@Arta\_S](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Arta_S)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2017, 2:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-limit-downloadable-content-only-for-existing-users/56117 "2017-01-21T14:14:26Z")

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Hey guys, I wanted to know if its possible to make the downloadable content only available to registered users. has anyone done this before? Thanks

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## [Any Community Managers (or Discourse Devs) in the San Francisco area?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-community-managers-or-discourse-devs-in-the-san-francisco-area/56107)

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**Author:** [@Justin\_Veenema](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Justin_Veenema)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2017, 1:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/any-community-managers-or-discourse-devs-in-the-san-francisco-area/56107 "2017-01-21T13:09:03Z")

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Hey all! As the title says, I’m looking for fellow Community peeps in the SF area. I help run the Unbounce Community and I’ll be in the bay area next week for some work related stuff. I would love to connect with other…

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## [SSO avatars not being overridden](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-avatars-not-being-overridden/54607)

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**Author:** [@windy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/windy)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2017, 9:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sso-avatars-not-being-overridden/54607 "2017-01-20T21:23:36Z")

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I know there are a few other posts about this, but none of them were able to solve my problem. Everything else in our SSO implementation works fine; this is the only thing that’s not working as expected. I’ve tried setti…

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## [Slow (over 3 sec) SQL query](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slow-over-3-sec-sql-query/56051)

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**Author:** [@TomekB](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TomekB)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2017, 9:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slow-over-3-sec-sql-query/56051 "2017-01-20T21:10:27Z")

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I’m trying to optimize a multi-docker Discourse instance for a forum with over 3M posts. Once loaded, Disourse is quite fast. Problem is that the first page load (or full F5 refresh) takes 4-5 seconds. There is one SQ…

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## [Improvements for posts awaiting approval](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improvements-for-posts-awaiting-approval/51001)

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**Author:** [@pmusaraj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pmusaraj)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2017, 7:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improvements-for-posts-awaiting-approval/51001 "2017-01-20T19:38:21Z")

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When using the “approve unless TLx” setting, I find that the /queued-posts and the approval process in general are a little basic. I would like to propose a few improvements: allow moderators to PM the poster from the /…

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## [Looking for Discourse Hosting + Custom Config + Admin Support](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-discourse-hosting-custom-config-admin-support/56058)

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**Author:** [@hamilton](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hamilton)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2017, 6:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looking-for-discourse-hosting-custom-config-admin-support/56058 "2017-01-20T18:44:36Z")

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What would you like done? We’re looking to have a discourse server hosted (including backups), highly customized, have someone with expertise who can answer our questions, implement change requests on an ongoing basis. …

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## [Restarted VPS, forums no longer working due to CloudFlare](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restarted-vps-forums-no-longer-working-due-to-cloudflare/56029)

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**Author:** [@CobaltSparkz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/CobaltSparkz)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2017, 2:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restarted-vps-forums-no-longer-working-due-to-cloudflare/56029 "2017-01-20T14:32:32Z")

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Hey there! Installed Discourse around 6 months back, was working perfectly. All updated via the admin panel, awesome. Have done two VPS restarts before, no issues. Now, I just restarted my VPS, went to my forums and n…

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## [Add plugin-outlet for user main navigation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-plugin-outlet-for-user-main-navigation/56075)

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**Author:** [@joebuhlig](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joebuhlig)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2017, 1:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-plugin-outlet-for-user-main-navigation/56075 "2017-01-20T13:21:22Z")

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I’m working on a couple plugins where I’d like to add a menu item on the user level. To me it makes sense to have a way to add to this here: Any time we have something that is tied to the user, we could create a menu…

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## [YouTube posts no longer working](https://meta.discourse.org/t/youtube-posts-no-longer-working/56030)

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**Author:** [@Slowhand](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Slowhand)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2017, 12:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/youtube-posts-no-longer-working/56030 "2017-01-20T12:27:26Z")

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This morning (January 19), I attempted to post some YouTube videos and, while they look ok in the Preview Pane, error when the post is added. Here’s a link to a post from last week that works and right underneath it is …

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## [How Regenerate droped table post\_search\_data?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-regenerate-droped-table-post-search-data/55953)

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**Author:** [@veer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/veer)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2017, 10:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-regenerate-droped-table-post-search-data/55953 "2017-01-20T10:26:52Z")

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By mistake i delete the table post\_search\_data in discourse data, How this table can be regenerated ? As this table depend upon the table posts, there might be a way to regenrate it, please help.

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## [User visit stats are not correct?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-visit-stats-are-not-correct/44015)

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**Author:** [@pdx](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pdx)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2017, 5:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/user-visit-stats-are-not-correct/44015 "2017-01-20T05:39:42Z")

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If I go into Discourse Meta, and select “Today” in the dropdown, I expect to see stats for today in the list below. If I then sort the list by Visits, I’ll see some visitors with 1 visit and some with 2 (I assume that i…

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## [Remove "location" and "web site" under user \> preference](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-location-and-web-site-under-user-preference/56055)

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**Author:** [@harveywun](https://meta.discourse.org/u/harveywun)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2017, 3:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/remove-location-and-web-site-under-user-preference/56055 "2017-01-20T03:07:47Z")

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As topic description, is it possible to remove “location” and “web site” field under user \> preferences? I am making location a required user field when they sign-up (so having another location field under user \> prefer…

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## [Search keyboard shortcuts hijacked?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-keyboard-shortcuts-hijacked/55859)

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**Author:** [@ntadej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ntadej)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2017, 12:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/search-keyboard-shortcuts-hijacked/55859 "2017-01-20T00:50:26Z")

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Not sure if this is a bug or a feature (it looks new to me anyhow, move accordingly if wrong): I usually search for content inside posts (e.g. today I wanted to search something about development on macOS inside the fir…

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## [Default subject exposes email address of sender](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-subject-exposes-email-address-of-sender/50700)

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**Author:** [@scombs](https://meta.discourse.org/u/scombs)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2017, 8:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/default-subject-exposes-email-address-of-sender/50700 "2017-01-19T20:56:58Z")

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If a user posts a new topic via email but forgets to include a subject, the default subject posted on the site and in email notifications is Incoming email from %{email} This exposes a user’s email to everyone. Proposed…

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## [A little extra explanation for "Download my posts"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-little-extra-explanation-for-download-my-posts/55556)

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**Author:** [@sujato](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sujato)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2017, 8:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-little-extra-explanation-for-download-my-posts/55556 "2017-01-19T20:47:51Z")

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One of our users just got frustrated trying to download their posts. The feature works well, but they didn’t know what a .gz file extension meant and tried to open it in Notepad. Perhaps a little explanation in the notif…

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## [Plagued by a Blank Screen with CloudFlare "optimizations"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plagued-by-a-blank-screen-with-cloudflare-optimizations/56043)

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**Author:** [@Curtis\_Lassam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Curtis_Lassam)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2017, 8:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plagued-by-a-blank-screen-with-cloudflare-optimizations/56043 "2017-01-19T20:15:20Z")

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This morning, my Discourse install just stopped rendering properly. I took some pictures, but of course Discourse will not let me post them, because I’m a new user and I could be abusing the system. So instead I’ll post…

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## [Beginner's Guide to Creating Discourse Plugins](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-creating-discourse-plugins/42577)

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**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2016, 9:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-creating-discourse-plugins/42577 "2016-04-14T21:55:42Z")

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Originally published at: Beginner’s Guide to Creating Discourse Plugins Part of our important work with Rails Girls in 2014 and 2015 was not just to mentor and encourage new developers, but also evolve Discourse into…

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## [Installed Discourse. Need help understanding code structure](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installed-discourse-need-help-understanding-code-structure/56011)

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**Author:** [@puneetgupta123](https://meta.discourse.org/u/puneetgupta123)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2017, 7:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installed-discourse-need-help-understanding-code-structure/56011 "2017-01-19T19:04:53Z")

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Forgive me, if this is a really juvenile question. There are routes defined in both ruby on Rails and ember. How the routing is working? Similarly, The views in Ruby on Rail defines the html code and similarly template…

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## [Migrated Servers, Unable to Send E-mails From Discourse on New Server](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrated-servers-unable-to-send-e-mails-from-discourse-on-new-server/55995)

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**Author:** [@ivanrlio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ivanrlio)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2017, 6:30pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrated-servers-unable-to-send-e-mails-from-discourse-on-new-server/55995 "2017-01-19T18:30:26Z")

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Hi there, I recently migrated servers on Digital Ocean (downgraded), except that on the new server, the Discourse installation is not sending out e-mails, e.g. Requesting a New Password, New User Sign Ups. I feel like …

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## [Not quite dev, not quite production](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-quite-dev-not-quite-production/56026)

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**Author:** [@JagWaugh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JagWaugh)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2017, 6:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/not-quite-dev-not-quite-production/56026 "2017-01-19T18:10:36Z")

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I have a VM installation with Ubuntu 16.04 docker standalone per: discourse/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md at main · discourse/discourse · GitHub I use this as a sandbox to try various things out rather than experimenting around…

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## [Is there a block diagram that documents how Discourse works](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-block-diagram-that-documents-how-discourse-works/56037)

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**Author:** [@JagWaugh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JagWaugh)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2017, 4:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-there-a-block-diagram-that-documents-how-discourse-works/56037 "2017-01-19T16:09:39Z")

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On a similar note, I haven’t managed to find a block diagram of how the system is put together. A block diagram might help new mods and admins get an overview of how a discourse “appliance” works. It would eliminate some…

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## [Replace hook in container is ignored when updating using docker\_manager](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replace-hook-in-container-is-ignored-when-updating-using-docker-manager/56014)

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**Author:** [@rriemann](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rriemann)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2017, 6:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/replace-hook-in-container-is-ignored-when-updating-using-docker-manager/56014 "2017-01-19T18:01:24Z")

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Hello, I have the following hook in my discourse yml container config: hooks: after\_code: - replace: global: true filename: /var/www/discourse/app/controllers/users\_controller.rb from: /^.…

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