I’m looking for guidance on setting up Discourse in a subdirectory or folder, such as www.xyz.com/forum. I’ve read that configuring Discourse in a subdirectory can be challenging, so I’m wondering if there are any recent updates or simplified methods to achieve this. Additionally, I plan to self-host Discourse and would appreciate detailed insights into the setup process. Specifically, I’d like to know the level of difficulty involved and whether there are any potential pitfalls or best practices to follow. Any help or resources you can share would be greatly appreciated!

Hey there, you can take a look at this guide. [image] Serve Discourse from a subfolder (path prefix) instead of a subdomain Self-Hosting warning Discourse Official Statement about Subfolder setup We support subfolder setups for our hosted customers at the enterprise level and up. Due to heavy technical setup complexity we strongly recommend you do not use this setup unless you are very experienced in custom subfolder setups. It is critical you have a deep understanding of NGINX setup in the Discourse Docker container Secure original IP forwarding using custom headers in the proxy chain Rate limiting in front proxy server I… Note the #advanced-setup tag. Doing this would require lots more configuration, of course. It would be easier to just do it on another domain. Or, you could host your forum with Discourse on the Enterprise plan. They support forums hosted in a subdirectory.

Virtually no one thinks using a subfolder is a good idea anymore. You’ll be much happier with two subdomains.

How to Set Up Discourse in a Subdirectory for Self-Hosting?

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MihirR (Mihir) December 1, 2024, 4:38am 4

You are right, but is it possible tho. Cause majorly the domain would be having just Discourse

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