Where do you normally find the discourse.conf file? I am simply not familiar with the usual location for discourse as I tend to leave everything alone as it all usually works perfectly - thanks for any advice in advance! Extra background info on this query [image] Configuring Caddy and Cloudflare for Discourse Support Step 5: Configure Discourse to Use the SSL Certificate Edit the Discourse NGINX configuration to use the SSL certificate. Typically, this file is located at /etc/nginx/conf.d/discourse.conf or within the /var/discourse/containers/ directory if using Docker. Modify or add the following lines to the server block: https://developer.tenten.co/discourse-with-cloudflare-ssl I am trying to setup CF origin server and I am stuck at this stage for the location of the discourse.conf file so I c…

it should be in your discourse/config/ directory: config/discourse_defaults.conf daa77feb7 # # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE # If you need to make changes create a file called discourse.conf in this directory with your changes # On import this file will be imported using ERB # # Discourse supports multiple mechanisms for production config. # # 1. You can do nothing and get these defaults (not recommended, you should at least set hostname) # 2. You can copy this file to config/discourse.conf and amend with your settings # 3. You can pass in config from your environment, all the settings below are available. # Prepend DISCOURSE_ and upper case the setting in ENV. For example: # to pass in db_pool of 200 you would use DISCOURSE_DB_POOL=200

Thanks. I saw that location but I have to enter the app right? No nano when I’m in the app. How do I edit something in there?

Just to add, when in the app I can see this and I think this is what I need to modify, but again while in the app I hear no nano, so I am unsure how to edit, maybe install nano? …app:/etc/nginx/conf.d# discourse.conf

Further to that, I assume if I can do that (install nano and edit .conf) then I should expect during any upgrade it will be overwritten? I see mention the possible use of replace commands in app.yml file NGinx.conf File location to compensate this but I suspect maybe I am comprehending things incorrectly and that is a very old topic where the link to the examples are not working. So may be irrelevant.

you should be able to do this? cd /var/www/discourse/config/ sudo nano discourse.conf

Right so no such file or directory exists. (I’m not in the app)

[image] agemo: No nano when I’m in the app. You may use apt install to install nano within the container. Furthermore, if your intention is to modify the Nginx configuration file, it is recommended to make the modifications in app.yml outside the container.

Ok as suspected above. How do you format them for the app.yml, is there a guide on meta? Here is what I need to include: ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/certs/cloudflare_origin.pem; ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/private/cloudflare_origin.key;

advanced search works well. searching for “app.yml” in the #documentation category yielded [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…

Where is the discourse.conf file?

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pfaffman (Jay Pfaffman) June 19, 2025, 1:08am 11

It is inside the container.

What do you want to do? It’s generally configured by setting env variables in the app.yml.

What problem are you trying to solve?

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Where is the discourse.conf file?

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