Hello there, after more than 2 years in the planning it is less than 24 hours since I stumbled across Discourse and I’m still a bit gobsmacked at having found what seems to be the perfect solution! I have quite a complex structure in mind and was hoping to ask for some pointers if I may. I want a …

So different domains (bigtown/school) point to the same forum but in different groups?

That’s right. There will be 100s of groups, all private and not connected. Each with their own sub domain.

I may be wrong, but I don’t think this is very possible, unless you redirect these domains to the pages of each respective group.

If you have all users in one forum, they can all see each other for example in autocomplete for @mentions ( related topic ). While you can limit for example posting to specific categories based on the groups, you cannot configure the visibility of other users. So features like personal messages are ei…

Thank you for that. I think I might be over complicating my idea of what I can get Discourse to do in terms of some areas being public and some being private. Also in thinking it can run a large number of distinct group that are pretty much isolated from each other. I would be interested to find ou…

If you are self-hosting, you could consider a multisite setup. [image] Multisite configuration with Docker Self-Hosting warning While multisite is supported in the Discourse application, this is an advanced sysadmin setup. If you don’t know what you’re doing, …

[image] MatR: Is this doable? You could do it with a multisite setup where you had a separate site for each group and had them all authenticate against a single site. If you have a bunch of expertise or money, you can do that, and I’ll be happy to help. But you likely just want to create a gr…

Hi Jay and Tobias, many thanks for your input. As I didnt know anything about Discourse 48 hrs ago I think I ought to start from the very beginning with a hosted installation. Your document Jay looks like just what I need to see the capabilities I’m looking for in a single installation. I’m very in…

You will want to start with Install Discourse in Under 30 Minutes which gets you underway. Just follow those directions and you’ll start to become acquainted with how discourse can be installed. The multisite installation is similar but more complicated.

[Screenshot 2024-11-23 at 03.30.30] Thanks Tobias, i got as far as the screen grab and the my head ceased.

How extensible can I make my installation in terms of sub domains and restricting membership to them?

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If you are self-hosting, you could consider a multisite setup.

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How extensible can I make my installation in terms of sub domains and restricting membership to them?

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