# Error 403 while trying to do anything on Discourse

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-403-while-trying-to-do-anything-on-discourse/333929
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [October 31, 2024, 9:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-403-while-trying-to-do-anything-on-discourse/333929 "2024-10-31T21:23:14Z")
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### Author: ![Rain\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/rain_man/32/460819_2.png) [@Rain\_Man](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Rain_Man)
#### Post date: [October 31, 2024, 9:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-403-while-trying-to-do-anything-on-discourse/333929/1 "2024-10-31T21:23:14Z")

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I am getting Error 403 while trying to do anything on the website. Approve users, delete posts, edit posts, change Admin settings, etc. Everything keeps showing Error 403. Any ideas? It worked fine 30 minutes ago and I have not changed anything on the website.

I am hosting the website on DigitalOcean.

 ![Screenshot 2024-10-31 at 22.06.53](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/c/7/3/c73866ff46a261592ced8b3d69f60ea4f60efb13.png)

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### Author: ![NateDhaliwal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/natedhaliwal/32/313494_2.png) [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2024, 2:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/error-403-while-trying-to-do-anything-on-discourse/333929/2 "2024-11-01T02:51:57Z")

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Are there any errors in `/logs` or in the console?