# How do I create Discourse forum with docker and VPS?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-create-discourse-forum-with-docker-and-vps/369764
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [June 11, 2025, 5:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-create-discourse-forum-with-docker-and-vps/369764 "2025-06-11T17:41:24Z")
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### Author: ![Lilly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/lilly/32/575047_2.png) [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)
#### Post date: [June 11, 2025, 7:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-create-discourse-forum-with-docker-and-vps/369764/2 "2025-06-11T19:21:49Z")

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please follow the [standard install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/142537?silent=true) instructions carefully.

> [@Install Discourse in production with the official supported instructions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/142537?silent=true):
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> Our install guide lives in GitHub alongside Discourse code at [discourse/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md at main · discourse/discourse · GitHub](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/main/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md). Last edited by @Falco 2026-02-04T21:00:34Z (UTC) play_button Check document

also more email setup and troubleshooting info here:

> [@Troubleshoot email on a new Discourse install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/troubleshoot-email-on-a-new-discourse-install/16326):
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> You just installed Discourse via [the install guide](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/main/docs/INSTALL.md), but email doesn’t seem to work. Unfortunately this means you can’t log in as an admin to finalize the install. cry Let’s troubleshootize! Try the doctor woman_health_workerIf you run ./discourse-doctor it will check several ways that your mail configuration might be broken, and offer advice. Try that first. Did you enter email settings correctly? The simplest way is to run ./discourse-setup again. Did you enter everything correctly? B…

> [@Troubleshooting Outgoing Email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/troubleshooting-outgoing-email/271484):
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> bookmark This is an #explanation guide discussing how admins can troubleshoot outgoing email from a Discourse site. person_raising_hand Required user level: Administrator Discourse relies heavily on email for user notifications and account management tasks. If users are unable to receive emails from your Discourse site, this can lead to a variety of problems, including missed notifications and account management issues. Summary In this documentation, you will learn: How to check sent …

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