My discourse server is in K8s. Can I install theme component(for example discoTOC) with bellow app.yaml config? If not, how to install from my local device?(the k8s is not allowed to access github). hooks: after_code: - exec: cd: $home/plugins cmd: - git clone https://github.com/discourse/xxx.git

I tried to install discoTOC(download from github) from local device but report bellow error Import Error: about.json does not exist, or is invalid. Are you sure this is a Discourse Theme? [Screen Shot 2022-05-04 at 7.04.05 PM]

Thanks for your reply. It works. The point is using zip file downloaded from GitHub. unzip and re-zip file doesn’t work on MAC

[image] Yaoqi Yan: Can I install theme component(for example discoTOC) with bellow app.yaml config? We have a guide on this, see: [image] Install a Theme programatically Self-Hosting If you want to install themes via your app.yml, use the following format: run: - exec: echo "Beginning of custom commands" - file: path: /tmp/mythemes.yml contents: | discourse-gifs: url: https://github.com/discourse/discourse-gifs.git add_to_all_themes: true - exec: cd: $home cmd: su discourse -c 'bundle exec rake themes:install < /tmp/mythemes.yml' - exec: echo "End of custom commands" YAML format options The YAML file supports …

Would that work if you can’t access GitHub?

yes. Local device installation works .

How to install theme component with app.yaml or from local device?

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JammyDodger May 4, 2022, 1:28pm 3

I have just tried the same thing on my test site and it worked for me? Have you grabbed the right file?

https://github.com/discourse/DiscoTOC

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