shoulders seeks advice on installing Discourse on a TrueNAS server using Docker Compose, noting that the official installation method does not support Compose due to complex setup requirements. Andrew_Rowe explains that while the official installer is preferred for support purposes, community members often assist with non-standard installations. He directs shoulders to a specific thread regarding the Docker Hub image discourse/discourse, clarifying that the community effort to make Compose work is more than just an individual experiment. shoulders acknowledges the helpful links and plans to monitor the discussion for updates.
I have a TrueNAS server which has docker. I can install apps from the official catalogue, Docker Hub and also use custom YAML files.
I want to install Discourse using docker compose but from reading, there is only one official way to install Discourse which uses Docker but not Docker compose. The single install method is because of various technique, commands and other stuff that is used to install Discourse on to the Linux system.
On the forums it is said that it is possible but would require a complex compose file that would need constant updating to keep inline with the current release.
I have found a couple of compose.yaml that people have used and report no issues. These YAML files do not seem over complex.
So my questions are
If I use one of these YAML files (see below), will I encounter any problems such as missing plugins, broken updates?
What are the pitfalls of using this compose method?
I know there was talk of moving Discourse (on the forum) to use compose at some time in the future, does any one have any more knowledge if this is actually a thing?
I’m pretty sure if you search this forum there is a topic about installing Discourse using this method. Just googling Docker Hub and searching Discourse results in this repository (which I’ve not used and am not suggesting for use)
I believe the requirement of using the ‘official installation method’ is with the expectation of support. Civilized Discourse Construction Kit, Inc. provides support via this forum for the ‘standard install’ which I feel is very generous for software which is basically free. But this forum is also frequented by many knowledgeable individual who will help folks with ‘non-standard installations’ I believe there is even a ‘un-official install’ tag to filter for such topics.
You just have to keep in mind, you are treading into the undocumented realm. Here be dragons
I assumed that https://hub.docker.com/r/discourse/discourse was already used by the normal installer and that https://github.com/featheredtoast/discourse-docker-compose was just featheredtoast having a go to get composer to work, but with the link you gave me I can see that is it more than that, this is a genuine effort to make this a thing.
