Hi Is it possible to add custom settings to Discourse and if so where should i do it? For example i want to add getsentry and need to store its DSN somewhere. cheers

[imagem] jamesarobbo: getsentry Discourse example.com/logs already have every back and front erros logged. But if you really want this you can add site settings with a plugin.

thanks, if the logs are in the app and the app crashes how is that useful as i wouldn’t be able to see them?

[imagem] jamesarobbo: thanks, if the logs are in the app and the app crashes how is that useful as i wouldn’t be able to see them? So you want to use getsentry more like a pingdom service, I see.

cheers, so you’re saying the only way to add something as simple as one setting is to create a plugin?

[imagem] In general Discourse is not a “configure this arbitrary stuff to appear in this web panel” CMS type of system; it’s more of a purpose built system for discussion. Discourse isn’t a library, framework or engine to build websites, is a forum software. So if you want to change the norma…

brilliant, thanks. I’ve added a sentry initializer file to the initializers folder, will this be picked up when the app starts?

Adding custom settings

Development

Sander78 (Sander Datema) 16 Abril , 2016 16:12 5

Logs are also in /var/discourse/shared/

Tópico		Respostas	Vistas
Developing Discourse Plugins - Part 3 - Add custom site settings Developer Guides plugin-guides , tutorial	39	24949	15 Março , 2025
Accessing Custom Plugin Settings Development	1	895	21 Maio , 2018
Added custom initializer Development	3	2834	19 Abril , 2016
Initial configuration directly from `app.yml` (discourse-docker / INSTALL-cloud.md) Self-hosting	3	1353	21 Janeiro , 2019
Why is adding ENV not amending client side site settings Development	3	971	13 Maio , 2020

Adding custom settings

Related topics