I followed the Standard install process listed here and I was able to install Discourse without any issues. Problem is, the initial Activation email is NOT being received, so I can’t login and configure the instance. below is my .yaml file. My question is, what could be wrong with it? params: db_default_text_search_config: "pg_catalog.english" ## Set db_shared_buffers to a max of 25% of the total memory. ## will be set automatically by bootstrap based on detected RAM, or you can override db_shared_buffers: "256MB" ## can improve sorting performance, but adds memory usage per-connection #db_work_mem: "40MB" ## Which Git revision should this container use? (default: tests-passed) #version: tests-passed env: LC_ALL: en_US.UTF-8 LANG: en_US.UTF-8 LANGUAGE: en_US.UTF-8 # DISCOURSE_DEFAULT_LOCALE: en ## How many concurrent web requests are supported? Depends on memory and CPU cores. ## will be set automatically by bootstrap based on detected CPUs, or you can override UNICORN_WORKERS: 4 ## TODO: The domain name this Discourse instance will respond to ## Required. Discourse will not work with a bare IP number. DISCOURSE_HOSTNAME: talk.mydomain.com ## Uncomment if you want the container to be started with the same ## hostname (-h option) as specified above (default "$hostname-$config") #DOCKER_USE_HOSTNAME: true ## TODO: List of comma delimited emails that will be made admin and developer ## on initial signup example 'user1@example.com,user2@example.com' DISCOURSE_DEVELOPER_EMAILS: 'noreply@talk.mydomain.com' ## TODO: The SMTP mail server used to validate new accounts and send notifications # SMTP ADDRESS, username, and password are required # WARNING the char '#' in SMTP password can cause problems! DISCOURSE_SMTP_ADDRESS: mysmtp.com DISCOURSE_SMTP_PORT: 587 DISCOURSE_SMTP_USER_NAME: info@talk.mydomain.com DISCOURSE_SMTP_PASSWORD: "mypassword" #DISCOURSE_SMTP_ENABLE_START_TLS: true # (optional, default true) DISCOURSE_SMTP_DOMAIN: mydomain.com DISCOURSE_NOTIFICATION_EMAIL: info@talk.mydomain.com ## If you added the Lets Encrypt template, uncomment below to get a free SSL certificate LETSENCRYPT_ACCOUNT_EMAIL: me@example.com ## The http or https CDN address for this Discourse instance (configured to pull) ## see https://meta.discourse.org/t/14857 for details #DISCOURSE_CDN_URL: https://discourse-cdn.example.com ## The maxmind geolocation IP account ID and license key for IP address lookups ## see https://meta.discourse.org/t/-/173941 for details #DISCOURSE_MAXMIND_ACCOUNT_ID: 123456 #DISCOURSE_MAXMIND_LICENSE_KEY: 1234567890123456 ## The Docker container is stateless; all data is stored in /shared volumes: - volume: host: /var/discourse/shared/standalone guest: /shared - volume: host: /var/discourse/shared/standalone/log/var-log guest: /var/log ## Plugins go here ## see https://meta.discourse.org/t/19157 for details hooks: after_code: - exec: cd: $home/plugins cmd: - git clone https://github.com/discourse/docker_manager.git ## Any custom commands to run after building run: - exec: echo "Beginning of custom commands" ## If you want to set the 'From' email address for your first registration, uncomment and change: ## After getting the first signup email, re-comment the line. It only needs to run once. #- exec: rails r "SiteSetting.notification_email='info@unconfigured.discourse.org'" - exec: echo "End of custom commands"

Hey, could you use the Preformatted button for your file content? It would improve readability. :+1: [image] If you try to go to /admin/email and then send a test email, what happens?

Thanks much, I mistakenly clicked post without Reformatting. As for the Question you asked: I can’t even Do Initial login to activate the instance using the email to Test. Is there a way to get to the Admin UI without the Activation email? Installation completed ok. I go to browser and see the " Congratulations …" message. I enter the email I used as admin email during setup to attempt to activate, I never get the email. Stomped at this point, because I don’t see anything wrong with the .yaml.

Right, did you try running ./discourse-doctor in the SSH console? It will ask if you want to send a test email, which might give you a clue.

Yes I did, but that too never came. May have to blow the instance away and start all over.

What prints if you run from the container shell: rake 'emails:test[youremailaddress@yourdomain.com]'

Restarting the system to load the new kernel will not be handled automatically, so you should consider rebooting. No services need to be restarted. No containers need to be restarted. No user sessions are running outdated binaries. No VM guests are running outdated hypervisor (qemu) binaries on this host. root@talk:/var/discourse# rake ‘emails:test[info@talk.mydomain.com]’ rake aborted! No Rakefile found (looking for: rakefile, Rakefile, rakefile.rb, Rakefile.rb)

See Troubleshoot email on a new Discourse install

Before running the rake command you need to ./launcher enter app [image] oga: May have to blow the instance away and start all over. Blowing away your install and starting again will likely cause other problems. See the troubleshooting guide.

Thanks to all. I deleted my Digital Ocean one click install and followed the standard install, everything now works. HEADS Up to all. Per DO email I received when I opened a support request, their support is limited to DO infrastructure IF you are not enrolled in “Paid Support” plan.

Initial Activation email Not sent. What's wrong with this yaml?

Product Support Self-hosting

Arkshine July 17, 2024, 1:53am 2

Hey, could you use the Preformatted button for your file content? It would improve readability.

If you try to go to /admin/email and then send a test email, what happens?

Topic		Replies	Views
Admin activation E-Mail not sent on fresh self-hosted install (ubuntu 20.04) Self-hosting	6	1517	February 23, 2021
Not receiving Activation Email Self-hosting	14	10877	May 24, 2017
New user registration activation email not working Self-hosting unsupported-install	6	1520	August 29, 2023
First register email not sent Product Support email	6	318	May 19, 2026
Activation Email not Received Product Support	4	2087	January 28, 2016

Initial Activation email Not sent. What's wrong with this yaml?

Related topics