Adding custom settings

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Adding Custom Settings

The discussion revolves around adding custom settings to Discourse. jamesarobbo wants to add a custom setting for getsentry and store its DSN. Falco suggests using a plugin to add site settings, as Discourse is not a CMS-type system, but rather a purpose-built forum software.

jamesarobbo expresses concern about logging errors within the app in case it crashes, while Falco understands the requirement for using getsentry as a service similar to pingdom.

Sander78 mentions that logs are also stored in /var/discourse/shared/. Falco explains that some customizations are possible without code changes, but not all, and creating a plugin is reasonable for adding gems and custom code.

jamesarobbo adds a sentry initializer file to the initializers folder and expects it to be picked up when the app starts.

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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

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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.

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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?

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So you want to use getsentry more like a pingdom service, I see.

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Logs are also in /var/discourse/shared/

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

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Discourse isn’t a library, framework or engine to build websites, is a forum software. So if you want to change the normal behavior it’s usually trough a plugin. A lot of things have site settings, you can customize a lot without touching code, but not all.

But I think that expecting a plugin to add a gem and custom code is reasonable.

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