I have run a test install for a while. I am now ready to do it for good. Is there a way to reset everything, and run the initial setup (as a new install) without wiping the container? Thanks!
Why do you want to avoid wiping the container? If you want to wipe everything except app.yml and return to a blank Discourse install and its set-up wizard,
cd /var/discourse
./launcher stop app
rm -rf shared/standalone/
./launcher rebuild app
should do the job in less than 10 minutes.
Running the commands above will wipe all data of the Discourse instance, including backups.
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Thanks for the reply. Will this allow me to set a new hostname as well? It is a full reinitialising, yes?
If you want to update the hostname, update app.yml before running the rebuild command.
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Thank you @fefrei ! As of 2023, this procedure still works perfectly to wipe delete all of the posts and data and users and reset or re-initialize the Discourse instance.
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