# Generals Subfolder recommendations and tips

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/generals-subfolder-recommendations-and-tips/74401>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [20 سبتمبر 2016، 9:39م UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/generals-subfolder-recommendations-and-tips/74401 "2016-09-20T21:39:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![honggian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/honggian/32/237166_2.png) [@honggian](https://meta.discourse.org/u/honggian)\
**Post date:** [1 نوفمبر 2016، 11:22ص UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/generals-subfolder-recommendations-and-tips/74401/8 "2016-11-01T11:22:20Z")

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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/30507/70):
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> 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.

No, receiving e-mail no problem, but the activation is not working properly in my discourse.

> [@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/30507/70):
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> Did you follow all the steps in the first post of this howto, including long polling base url, etc.?

Should I follow long polling base url in the first installation?

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