Hello, can someone help to understand why images do not get uploaded but instead showing upload processing? I tried disabling an optimization but it did not help. I am on latest discourse version self hosted, file is PNG 1Mb on air theme. Thanks [Screen Shot 2025-03-07 at 11.14.22 AM]

[image] Falco: DISCOURSE_FORCE_HTTPS: true Try setting it in your app.yml file instead.

Hello, can you look at the browser’s console and see if you get any errors when it happens?

Very strange stuff, it worked with a different browser Safari, then I switched back to Brave that was giving a problem and it worked now also. All I did it was I restarted my computer. Although checking Brave console here what is shows below. I am not a programmer so not sure how to make changes to get rid of these warnings. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! ***45Mixed Content: The page at ' ' was loaded over HTTPS, but requested an insecure font ' '. This request has been blocked; the content must be served over HTTPS.*** ***app.js:239 ℹ️ Discourse v3.5.0.beta2-dev — https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commits/18c8a8ffca — Ember v5.12.0*** ***13deprecated.js:61 Deprecation notice: PluginOutlet arguments should now be passed using `@outletArgs=` instead of `@args=` (outlet: category-box-below-each-category) [deprecation id: discourse.plugin-outlet-args]*** ***a @ deprecated.js:61*** ***site.js:130 ✅ Using the new 'glimmer' topic list*** ***hamforum.org/:1 Mixed Content: The page at 'https://hamforum.org/' was loaded over HTTPS, but requested an insecure element 'http://hamforum.org/uploads/default/original/1X/011bca162039029c26490fea3769b9d0fde6dd11.webp'. This request was automatically upgraded to HTTPS, For more information see https://blog.chromium.org/2019/10/no-more-mixed-messages-about-https.html*** ***hamforum.org/:1 Mixed Content: The page at 'https://hamforum.org/' was loaded over HTTPS, but requested an insecure favicon 'http://hamforum.org/uploads/default/optimized/1X/d6407243bedd7a8b0323cffb345cb60750c7f8b8_2_32x32.png'. This request has been blocked; the content must be served over HTTPS.*** ***hamforum.org/:1 Mixed Content: The page at 'https://hamforum.org/' was loaded over HTTPS, but requested an insecure element 'http://hamforum.org/uploads/default/optimized/1X/d5f25e2f27014348ef24a5b9e927a7641c1c5dea_2_512x512.webp'. This request was automatically upgraded to HTTPS, For more information see https://blog.chromium.org/2019/10/no-more-mixed-messages-about-https.html*** ***4:1 Mixed Content: The page at 'https://hamforum.org/c/general/4' was loaded over HTTPS, but requested an insecure favicon 'http://hamforum.org/uploads/default/optimized/1X/d6407243bedd7a8b0323cffb345cb60750c7f8b8_2_32x32.png'. This request has been blocked; the content must be served over HTTPS.***

How did you install Discourse? This happens when you didn’t setup HTTPS properly.

I had a linux specialist helped me installing. He might have missed something though. If you could steer me to the right direction I am sure he will make things right asap.

Looks like the specialist failed to follow the standard install guide. You need to set force_https to true. It can be done by adding an ENV var for DISCOURSE_FORCE_HTTPS: true in your app.yml and rebuilding.

OK, great. Will relay your advice to the specialist and see if we can fix it. You guys are awesome. Much appreciated!

I’m suddenly getting this error but only when uploading from a mobile device, not from a desktop. I tried logging into the console to do the “RAILS C” and “sitesetting.force_https = true” command but I got a “command not found” error. I do not see “force https” in the forum’s admin settings. Can someone provide the steps for the “ENV Var” step above? Thank you for your time.

Thank you for the suggestion. I included the entry, saved the file and followed the process of rebuilding from here: [image] Set Environmental Variables Self-Hosting notebook_with_decorative_cover This is a #how-to guide for setting up environmental variables in a self-hosted Discourse installation. person_raising_hand Required user level: Administrator Environmental variables play a crucial role in configuring your Discourse instance. They can store sensitive data like API keys and database passwords, making your installation more secure and flexible. In Discourse, environmental variables are set in the app.yml file within your Docker container setup… After trying again with a cleared cache on the browser, I am able to pass the “processing upload” from a mobile browser. Thanks!

This specialist did a standard install. Inside the container I get this: # set|grep FORCE_HTTP DISCOURSE_FORCE_HTTPS=true And the behavior is that uploads on mobile don’t work ,but on mobile, switching to the Desktop View makes uploads work: @noid --what mobile browser and OS are you using?

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NateDhaliwal (Nate Dhaliwal) July 20, 2025, 3:50pm 10

Try setting it in your app.yml file instead.

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