Hi everyone, I have been trying to install Discourse on both Windows and Mac for several hours but I always end up with the same issue. After running the setup and starting the container, when I check with docker ps, the Discourse container is stuck in: Restarting (100) I tried using Docker De…

hi there :wave: welcome! did you follow this guide? [image] Install Discourse for development using Docker Developer Guides Developing using Docker Since Discourse runs in Docker, you should be able to run Discourse directly from your source directory using a…

Hi Turgut! Were you able to get Discourse installed on windows using the guide? That should work. If you are new to Discourse then the easiest way to get started is actually the official install guide, using a VPN like digitalocean.

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How can I install Discourse on Windows? Getting restarting (100) error

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merefield (Robert) September 30, 2025, 2:37pm 4

Yes you do (on Windows)

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How can I install Discourse on Windows? Getting restarting (100) error

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