Hi, I want to use multisite with Discourse, I read it’s better to run separate web and data containers. I don’t know how to do that, can you explain me ? I have installed Discourse on a Digital Ocean droplet by following the official guide. Thank you very much for your help :kissing_heart:

There are plenty of topics on this exact subject already, and although it may take some figuring out if you’re a newbie, you should find some information to start here This topic may also prove useful: How to use Docker multiple containers without exposing ports If you’ve followed the official gui…

If you’re only doing a 2-site multisite, you’ll probably be just fine with a single container multisite. @sam - should probably change the multisite guide to say that single-container is fine for some uses

Howto is here: [image] Move from standalone container to separate web and data containers Sysadmins warning This is an advanced setup. Don’t follow this unless you are experienced with Linux server administration and Docker. You also need to pay close attentio…

How to run separate web and data containers?

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sam (Sam Saffron) September 18, 2018, 11:56pm 5

Howto is here:

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How to run separate web and data containers?

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