How to install discourse

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There’s an excellent install guide available here.

This forum has a really friendly community here - if you run into trouble, just let us know where you’re getting stuck and someone will be happy to help you. I hope Discourse is a good fit for you!

Click here to see the official system requirements for Discourse

Hardware

  • modern single core CPU, dual-core recommended
  • 1 GB RAM minimum (with swap)
  • 64-bit Linux-compatible with Docker
  • 10 GB disk space minimum

Software


When it comes to the hardware, I’d generally recommend not getting too close to the minimum specs.

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