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## [Onebox images are usually not clickable](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-images-are-usually-not-clickable/130406)

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**Author:** [@jesus2099](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jesus2099)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2019, 12:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/onebox-images-are-usually-not-clickable/130406 "2019-10-14T12:33:52Z")

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Hello, I often click the images in those Onebox, think it would open the linked page. But I am often surprised how those images (the left hand square main image) are not clickable, not linked. I mainly used MB Discours…

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## [Message category selector for group messages leads to "Error Something went wrong."](https://meta.discourse.org/t/message-category-selector-for-group-messages-leads-to-error-something-went-wrong/268607)

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**Author:** [@GregoryS](https://meta.discourse.org/u/GregoryS)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 6:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/message-category-selector-for-group-messages-leads-to-error-something-went-wrong/268607 "2023-06-19T06:23:20Z")

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Hi, we recently upgraded two instances to 3.1.0.beta5 (286dfcacb4) and noticed the following issue regarding inboxes for group messages since then: Go to your “personal messages”, e.g. https://discourse.example.com/u/g…

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## [3.1.0.beta5 post update issues (inbox not working + sidebar strings not translated)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-1-0-beta5-post-update-issues-inbox-not-working-sidebar-strings-not-translated/268622)

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**Author:** [@Muhammed\_EKİCİ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Muhammed_EK%C4%B0C%C4%B0)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 5:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-1-0-beta5-post-update-issues-inbox-not-working-sidebar-strings-not-translated/268622 "2023-06-19T05:24:32Z")

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I updated to version 3.1.0.beta5 (7db6d27292). but when I click on the inbox link “error” something went wrong. gives an error. Also, some translations still appear in English. For example, translations like “My Posts” ,…

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## [Amazing customized community](https://meta.discourse.org/t/amazing-customized-community/268577)

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**Author:** [@damthanhbinh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/damthanhbinh)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 5:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/amazing-customized-community/268577 "2023-06-19T05:13:28Z")

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I really like this customized Community Category page: How could we can do like this: Icon for sidebar categories,… Top menu with dropdown and icon Recent topics cards with photo All the topics show in card wit…

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## [Support for Jupyter notebooks](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-for-jupyter-notebooks/82374)

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**Author:** [@naveen1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/naveen1)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 3:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/support-for-jupyter-notebooks/82374 "2023-06-19T03:49:05Z")

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Is there any plan to support Jupyter Notebook rendering support like GitHub?

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## [How do you setup discourse for digital ocean?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-setup-discourse-for-digital-ocean/130920)

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**Author:** [@Elflanded](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Elflanded)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2019, 12:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-you-setup-discourse-for-digital-ocean/130920 "2019-10-14T12:07:47Z")

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Hello, I’m having trouble setting up discourse on digital ocean, I do not know how to set it up, and the second problem is, that I’m using a chromebook, can anyone help me?

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## [Running a photo competition](https://meta.discourse.org/t/running-a-photo-competition/268661)

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**Author:** [@Octoberon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Octoberon)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 12:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/running-a-photo-competition/268661 "2023-06-19T00:20:59Z")

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We’re organising a photo competition to be run for our forum members. Everything’s pretty much in place for the competition with tha last bit being how to manage the entries and voting. This is the current plan: Creat…

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## [How to change css item based on dark or light mode?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-css-item-based-on-dark-or-light-mode/268631)

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**Author:** [@jordan-violet](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan-violet)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 6:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-change-css-item-based-on-dark-or-light-mode/268631 "2023-06-18T18:35:52Z")

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I didn’t seem to find a definitive answer when searching, but I want to change a CSS item one way for dark, and another for light. What is the best way to accomplish this in Discourse?

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## [What causes a message to be posted while the attached files haven't finished uploading?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-causes-a-message-to-be-posted-while-the-attached-files-havent-finished-uploading/248594)

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**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 4:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-causes-a-message-to-be-posted-while-the-attached-files-havent-finished-uploading/248594 "2023-06-18T16:07:38Z")

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I’ve seen this behavior multiple times on my forums: A user posts a message in which the uploads weren’t finalized. I tried to reproduce the issue by sending a message when my uploads were still uploading, but it wo…

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## [People receiving reminders even though they've accepted the policy](https://meta.discourse.org/t/people-receiving-reminders-even-though-theyve-accepted-the-policy/268730)

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**Author:** [@albert\_vu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/albert_vu)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2023, 5:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/people-receiving-reminders-even-though-theyve-accepted-the-policy/268730 "2023-07-05T05:16:35Z")

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Hi there, For my forum, I have set a policy in the topic below to only apply for TL0 users, however, a TL4 user complained that the policy kept nagging him to accept it, which is … weird? I am guessing that it is becau…

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## [Can a meta discourse platform support a "federated subreddit forum" architecture?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-a-meta-discourse-platform-support-a-federated-subreddit-forum-architecture/268729)

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**Author:** [@SeriousFun01](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SeriousFun01)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 10:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-a-meta-discourse-platform-support-a-federated-subreddit-forum-architecture/268729 "2023-06-18T10:59:06Z")

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The recent reddit upheaval (which follows the twitter upheaval) reminds us that centralized platforms, while convenient (and popular though network effects) can develop in ways that alienate large parts of online communi…

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## [What rails command can give me 'User-ID' from a username/user-email?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-rails-command-can-give-me-user-id-from-a-username-user-email/268784)

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**Author:** [@Bathinda](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bathinda)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 7:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-rails-command-can-give-me-user-id-from-a-username-user-email/268784 "2023-06-18T07:40:26Z")

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Pls tell the way or command to be used to find the ‘USER\_ID’ of some particular user. I wish to use that user id in a ‘Data Explorer’ query.

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## [Posts don't come through to Mattermost - 502 error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posts-dont-come-through-to-mattermost-502-error/268770)

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**Author:** [@avatar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/avatar)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2023, 1:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/posts-dont-come-through-to-mattermost-502-error/268770 "2023-06-18T01:26:42Z")

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I’m trying to use the chat integration to send posts to my Discourse through to Mattermost, but unfortunately, nothing appears at the Mattermost end. While the existence of the error is reported in the plugin settings, …

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## [Wildcard tags in searches - finding topics without certain tags?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wildcard-tags-in-searches-finding-topics-without-certain-tags/130633)

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**Author:** [@Perry\_Eising](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Perry_Eising)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2019, 4:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wildcard-tags-in-searches-finding-topics-without-certain-tags/130633 "2019-10-13T16:45:21Z")

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I have the following situation: I have a category containing many topics (900+), all of which have the same tag, say answered, which we use to track posts that have been responded to. Many also contain other tags: depl…

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## [Impossible to send emails](https://meta.discourse.org/t/impossible-to-send-emails/268476)

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**Author:** [@tmc1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tmc1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 6:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/impossible-to-send-emails/268476 "2023-06-17T18:48:36Z")

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Hello guys, I have my domain in namecheap with an email account too. I’ve tried to install Discourse in a Vultr and later in a DO server. I was not able to get it sending emails, starting with the admin’s first email, …

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## [How to create a theme which only administrators can use?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-create-a-theme-which-only-administrators-can-use/268500)

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**Author:** [@danielabc](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danielabc)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 4:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-create-a-theme-which-only-administrators-can-use/268500 "2023-06-17T16:52:05Z")

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How to create a theme, not which only administrators can use?

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## [View that contains topics of specific categories?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/view-that-contains-topics-of-specific-categories/130485)

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**Author:** [@PDoyon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PDoyon)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 4:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/view-that-contains-topics-of-specific-categories/130485 "2023-06-17T16:42:08Z")

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Hello! Is there a way to build a view that contains topics of only specific categories? I’m only interested in a subset of categories, and I would like to have the topics of those categories to be displayed in a page t…

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## [\[PAID\] Add a button that automatically send pm to topic creator](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-add-a-button-that-automatically-send-pm-to-topic-creator/268722)

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**Author:** [@D111](https://meta.discourse.org/u/D111)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 1:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-add-a-button-that-automatically-send-pm-to-topic-creator/268722 "2023-06-17T13:28:43Z")

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What would you like done? I want a button that says “interested” when you click on it, it will automatically send PM to topics creator quoting the topic link referring to the topic they are interested in. Let me know a …

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## [Renaming tags in the rails console](https://meta.discourse.org/t/renaming-tags-in-the-rails-console/267375)

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**Author:** [@Campano](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Campano)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2023, 8:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/renaming-tags-in-the-rails-console/267375 "2023-06-17T08:55:30Z")

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Continuing the discussion from Can’t fix tag names with dots/periods: Hello, Can anyone provide a tested guide on how to rename tags in the rails console? I have no experience using the rails console and don’t want to…

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## [Can I get immediate notifications of flagged posts?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-get-immediate-notifications-of-flagged-posts/130416)

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**Author:** [@Andreina\_Parisi-Amon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Andreina_Parisi-Amon)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2019, 10:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-get-immediate-notifications-of-flagged-posts/130416 "2019-10-12T22:19:10Z")

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Hello! As an admin and moderator, I’d like to receive an email as soon as a post is flagged. Unfortunately, the setting for " notify about flags after" is in units of hours and if I try to set it to less than 1 hours (i…

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## [Help! Tried to install a plugin and now my forum is missing](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-tried-to-install-a-plugin-and-now-my-forum-is-missing/268524)

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**Author:** [@Bryan\_Spann](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Bryan_Spann)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 16, 2023, 8:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-tried-to-install-a-plugin-and-now-my-forum-is-missing/268524 "2023-06-16T20:57:53Z")

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Hello, We are currently having an issue with our discourse forum. I was in the process of trying to add a plugin (which I have been able to do multiple times previously without issues) and for some reason when I went t…

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## [High usage of S3 head\_bucket requests during initial migration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/high-usage-of-s3-head-bucket-requests-during-initial-migration/268447)

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**Author:** [@V1ktor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/V1ktor)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 16, 2023, 8:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/high-usage-of-s3-head-bucket-requests-during-initial-migration/268447 "2023-06-16T20:01:00Z")

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We switched our forum to store uploads and backups with Backblaze B2. We went through the S3 migration and rebake (which I left overnight to complete). Everything works. B2 allows free 2500 class C transactions per day,…

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## [LTR text is displayed wrong in an RTL interface and vice versa](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ltr-text-is-displayed-wrong-in-an-rtl-interface-and-vice-versa/96330)

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**Author:** [@guysoft](https://meta.discourse.org/u/guysoft)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 16, 2023, 7:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ltr-text-is-displayed-wrong-in-an-rtl-interface-and-vice-versa/96330 "2023-06-16T19:48:49Z")

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Hey, So the issue is that user interface language should not effect how language is displayed. If you are reading a thread for example in English, but in a RTL language, the English should be aligned to the left, regar…

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## [Review queue can't render chat message flagged by AI](https://meta.discourse.org/t/review-queue-cant-render-chat-message-flagged-by-ai/268469)

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**Author:** [@fracool](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fracool)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 16, 2023, 6:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/review-queue-cant-render-chat-message-flagged-by-ai/268469 "2023-06-16T18:39:24Z")

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Hi, really enjoying these AI modules, thanks a lot for the work put in! I’ve configured the toxicity module with the detoxify service running locally, and its working for posts, but for DM’s, it will flag bad ones succe…

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## [Similar topics—deflection metrics or effectiveness](https://meta.discourse.org/t/similar-topics-deflection-metrics-or-effectiveness/129692)

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**Author:** [@johnny.duguid](https://meta.discourse.org/u/johnny.duguid)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 16, 2023, 6:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/similar-topics-deflection-metrics-or-effectiveness/129692 "2023-06-16T18:15:09Z")

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Howdy! For launch, we disabled the similar topics feature in the topic compose window as the results weren’t so hot given the paltry content on our forum. We’ve grown and our forum content and posts are deep enough to t…

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## [Is it possible to totally hide members](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-totally-hide-members/268648)

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**Author:** [@JBM](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JBM)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 16, 2023, 5:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-possible-to-totally-hide-members/268648 "2023-06-16T17:44:15Z")

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Hi, I feel weird as i think was already answered but i did not find: I would like to create some distinct groups that users can’t see, and also to whom they could not write. It is possible to hide the groups (Let’s sa…

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## [Change category description](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-category-description/268654)

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**Author:** [@tmc1](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tmc1)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 16, 2023, 5:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-category-description/268654 "2023-06-16T17:24:11Z")

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Hey guys! I know this: But, what happens if I delete that topic and want to set a different description? Not sure how to do that. Thanks

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## [Users want to post more than three punctuation marks in a row in the body](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-want-to-post-more-than-three-punctuation-marks-in-a-row-in-the-body/268652)

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**Author:** [@Deli](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Deli)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 16, 2023, 5:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/users-want-to-post-more-than-three-punctuation-marks-in-a-row-in-the-body/268652 "2023-06-16T17:10:04Z")

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couldn’t find a similar topic i’ve looked through every setting and nothing stands out

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## [New category permission: can post/reply, but not read](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-category-permission-can-post-reply-but-not-read/268159)

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**Author:** [@anilguven](https://meta.discourse.org/u/anilguven)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [June 16, 2023, 4:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/new-category-permission-can-post-reply-but-not-read/268159 "2023-06-16T16:21:14Z")

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Hello, I am in the process of erecting a new Discourse platform and I require your assistance in a particular matter. In the Discourse platform, I intend to develop, I seek to implement a configuration where only the to…

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## [Secondary/subsequent container instantiation fails?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/secondary-subsequent-container-instantiation-fails/268642)

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**Author:** [@lejeczek](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lejeczek)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 16, 2023, 4:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/secondary-subsequent-container-instantiation-fails/268642 "2023-06-16T16:13:06Z")

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Hi guys. I’ve only started playing with Discourse so go easy on me please. I’ve deployed first container successfully - it’s Bitnami’s for Discourse’s own do not work on RHEL/Centos - then destroyed/removed the contain…

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