[49] Explanation of the scheme (this is the maximum option that I can imagine): 2 or more Discourse multisite installations. Discourse 0 is a common SSO provider for other Discourse (in the same installation or another). It is also a SSO provider for the network “WP Multisite host 2” and individu…

Discourse 0 in this scheme is essentially only an SSO provider. Is it possible to turn off the forum in this situation and leave only a few custom pages (for example, with a description of websites / forums to which authorization is given) and the login / registration form? [31] Or for these purp…

[image] michaeld: My only question is why you would have different forums if they’re all accessible by the same user base anyway? What do you mean? As far as I know, discourse multisite is just a common file base. DB and, accordingly, their users are different. This is not the same as Wordp…

There will be different databases yes, but will the users in them be different if you delegate access control to a central SSO provider? At most, some users will not exist on some forums… but I don’t see a big difference between this and one forum with multiple categories. So I’m just curious about…

Of course, for my purposes it would be more convenient if all the Discourse Multisite forums were linked by a common user base. But it is not. I have to choose and install a central SSO provider myself. About this and my whole question. [image] michaeld: but will the users in them be different…

But… if you have multiple forums about completely different subjects, will they share (a large part of) the same users at all? If the answer is no, then the reasons for one userbase will only have a minimal impact.

[image] michaeld: Но … если у вас есть несколько форумов по совершенно разным темам, будут ли они совместно использовать (большую часть) одних и тех же пользователей? No, I said related subjects. For example: cats owners website, dogs owners website, home pets forum, Livestock Forum, online s…

My first scheme is not fully correct. This is more correct case: [20] violet arrows - SSO red arrows - comments Discourse 0 needed only for SSO, not for comments or discussions.

@unicom Curious if you ever implemented this? I agree on the possible synergies you could drive..

No, it’s just the most complex circuit that came to my mind. And I was just figuring out the limits of Discourse. In real life, I have not yet had such a difficult task with many discourses, and I now think that the allocation of a separate discourse only for the SSO task is overengineering. If you …

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michaeld (Michael - Communiteq) January 26, 2019, 8:08pm 3

Nah, that would work. My only question is why you would have different forums if they’re all accessible by the same user base anyway?

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