Hello all, Thinking in deploying a discourse server :slight_smile: Is there any way to develop and implement a new module without self hosting the discourse server ? thx in advance for your answers

[image] Coban: Is there any way to develop and implement a new module If you need to change the API, then hosting can become more expensive, as only higher tiers of hosting product usually allow you to deploy custom changes to the back end. If however you are just wanting to change the look and feel and tweak the UI, leveraging the existing API set, a lot of hosts will allow you to deploy your own Theme Components at no extra cost (depending on the host and product level you are on!). You will need to discuss this with a potential host. All that said, if your “module” is novel and sophisticated enough it will require significant knowledge to write and so the hosting part will probably be really easy if you are that experienced. Developing Plugins is non-trivial and there is a bit of a learning curve. I’d argue a much steeper curve than the relatively easy path to deploy your own default instance on your own VPS (thanks in large part to CDCK’s effort to make things straightforward).

It depends on what you mean by “module”. Theme components are supported on every Discourse install, regardless of being hosted or self hosted. Plugins do require support from your hosting provider. At Communiteq we offer managed hosting with support for self-developed plugins and plugins that have been developed for you.

Hi @coban, I had great experiences with both official Discourse hosting and Communiteq. I’m now with @RGJ for the pricing. It’s been an excellent experience in every way!!! Their business makes the Discourse ecosystem better. No referral, just a happy customer.

@HAWK, where is information about your official hosting available at? [1] I’ve been unable to locate anything that appears “official” when searching Google or here: [image] Recommended Hosting Providers for Self Hosters Sysadmins This guide is intended for people who are not system administrators who just want to make Discourse work. This is a list of cloud hosting services that are believed to be reliable and easy enough for a novice to get up and running with as little fiddling as possible. You should be able to create an account, and a server on which to run your Discourse instance and still be able to pull the job off in very close to 30 minutes. I have installed Discourse on each of these, received an email from Di… gitlab.postmarketos.org/postmarketOS/postmarketos.org/-/issues/200#note_482080 ↩︎

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We also support custom plugins on our official hosting, but it is plan dependant.

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