hello,
I’m lost because I’ve been trying to install Discourse for a few weeks now. The installation always goes well.
My domain test is fine.
My email is fine.
So my app.yml file is good.
My redirection points to my PC.
But when the installation is finished, I can’t access the web page.
I’ve tried different tutorials, but it’s still the same.
What points should I analyze to see where the problem is coming from?
Thank you for your help.
Sincerely,
Gilles
What shows up on the page? Does it not load, or is there a message displayed (e.g. a nginx error)?
La page ne se charge pas ce qui est vraiment étrange
Pour info, j ai fait une installation avec docker
Is this a local dev install or a production install?
De production
On est bien d accord que production c est pour une utilisation du forum ?
Yes, sorry, I was just confirming, as you used the term
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Just to be sure, you are running this on a VPS and not your own PC?
Non je l exécute sur un mini pc avec ubuntu server dont mon domaine pointe sur le mini pc ubuntu
Ah j ai fait une boulette ?
Hmm… you should run your production install on a VPS on DigitalOcean or Hetzner or Contabo (or something similar).
If you want it to run on this PC, it will have to be turned on 24/7 for the forum to remain up. Additionally, running your own server may be against your ISP’s terms and conditions.
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Il faut que je regarde mais le problème le forum est pour une association et le coût du vps est généralement trop cher.
Ce que je trouve bizarre je devrais pouvoir me connecter dessus même en local non ?
VPSs can come in around quite cheaply (~$6 a month), check out Contabo; they have cheap prices.
You can connect to your cloud server from your computer, but you shouldn’t run it on your computer.
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@NateDhaliwal is right. Generally you should use a VPS in the cloud.
However, a local install is still possible for Production, but it will be more complex and isn’t the “supported install”
Additionally, you should check the Terms of Service for your broadband provider as this usage may be against them.
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Ok merci pour vos réponses. Il me reste a discuter avec le bureau de l association.
Petite question pour la route
Quelle version ubuntu vous me conseillez si j utilise un vps ?
Ubuntu 24 LTS would be safe, I think. IIRC 20.04 isn’t the most updated one.
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Oh crikey. If you are doing this for a professional install, do not install this locally, use a VPS!
Local is fine for a hobby project but not something you are building for an organisation. Pass on the costs! All things considered, unless there is massive volume, you can keep the VPS costs to a relatively small proportion of overall costs. Human maintenance costs will far exceed the cost of the VPS.
(Way) back in the day (before cloud computing became popular) I remember we had a laptop at work running some overnight batch. One day the night cleaner knocked the cable out of the laptop by accident and in the morning the company had a huge data mess to clean up. Don’t be that guy. It’s 2025 now, use the appropriate tool for the job.
If all this is too much, use a hosting company.
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Merci de vos réponses
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@gilles if your organisation feels safer with a French provider, consider someone like scaleway.com 
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Du coup, je reviens sur le sujet
j’ai loué un vps chez ionos pour tester
mais mon discourse ne lance pas. Mon Nginx ne se lance pas et je ne vois pas pourquoi
Si qq1 as déjà eu ce cas
merci
j’ai trouvé mon problème, c était mon sous domaine de mon hébergeur qui était planté.
J’ai recrée un autre sous domaine et c’est bon
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Hi Gilles and welcome to our community! 
Sorry you had to spend a few weeks struggling to install Discourse. Did you follow the official install instructions? If not and you are not already familiar with the technology stack we use, then you can expect to have a long journey getting acquainted with it.
So I guess now you are a Discourse expert! 
I see scaleway.com is not on the recommended list. @merefield can you add a reply there to suggest it, if you recommend it?
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