# Generals Subfolder recommendations and tips

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/generals-subfolder-recommendations-and-tips/74401>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [Septembre 20, 2016, 9:39 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/generals-subfolder-recommendations-and-tips/74401 "2016-09-20T21:39:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![jmg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jmg/32/121440_2.png) [@jmg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jmg)\
**Post date:** [Novembre 1, 2016, 10:53 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/generals-subfolder-recommendations-and-tips/74401/7 "2016-11-01T10:53:30Z")

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> [@Serve Discourse from a subfolder (path prefix) instead of a subdomain](https://meta.discourse.org/t/serve-discourse-from-a-subfolder-path-prefix-instead-of-a-subdomain/30507/69):
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> I am using Mandrill from MailChimp for Discourse. In your link, they didn’t recommend Mandrill. Does Mandrill have some problem to connect with Discourse?

I’m not using Mandrill, but SparkPost is working fine for me with Discourse. However, Mandrill should work. Look in your spam folders, just in case.

> [@Serve Discourse from a subfolder (path prefix) instead of a subdomain](https://meta.discourse.org/t/serve-discourse-from-a-subfolder-path-prefix-instead-of-a-subdomain/30507/69):
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> I couldn’t understand why I couldn’t see any image except the message. When I install the discourse as full domain, I can see the image without no problems.

Did you follow all the steps in the first post of this howto, including _long polling base url_, etc.?

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