# How to work with discourse?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-work-with-discourse/66138
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [July 13, 2017, 2:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-work-with-discourse/66138 "2017-07-13T14:35:08Z")
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### Author: ![akhil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/akhil/32/340051_2.png) [@akhil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/akhil)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2017, 2:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-work-with-discourse/66138/1 "2017-07-13T14:35:08Z")

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Hi,

I just installed and configured discourse.

Now I need to make some changes in

But, when I connect with the server, it keeps on asking me to install!!!

```
Thanks for using the DigitalOcean Discourse Application Image.
To get started, the following configuration details will be required.

- Email Address for the Discourse Admin Account
- The hostname (domain or subdomain) you will use for Discourse
- Details for the SMTP server your Discourse install will use to send email

```

Please press enter when you are read to configure discourse.

I don’t want to re-install. I just want to make some changes like, removing one admin etc.

Please guide me how this works?

Thanks.

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### Author: ![cpradio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/cpradio/32/4970_2.png) [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2017, 2:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-work-with-discourse/66138/2 "2017-07-13T14:37:09Z")

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Ah, you used Digital Ocean’s One-Click install, just press CTRL+C to get out of that process and into the shell.

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### Author: ![akhil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/akhil/32/340051_2.png) [@akhil](https://meta.discourse.org/u/akhil)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2017, 3:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-work-with-discourse/66138/3 "2017-07-13T15:03:01Z")

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Thank you. I will have a try.

Before getting your reply, I clicked few enters (without giving values to admin email, smtp etc) to get into shell. Does this will make any problem? I just exit without doing anything and posted topic here.

My fear is, if this blank data is stored on the server, and the next time I rebuild, that will make issues…

I’m I correct? Please advise.

Thanks.

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### Author: ![cpradio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/cpradio/32/4970_2.png) [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2017, 3:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-work-with-discourse/66138/4 "2017-07-13T15:24:02Z")

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> [@akhil](#):
>
> Does this will make any problem?

I don’t know if that resulted in a problem or not. After using CTRL + C, open the app.yml

```plaintext
nano /var/discourse/containers/app.yml

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Check to see if the values have been blanked out, if they did, yeah, pressing enter caused an issue. Otherwise, you should still be okay.