A user is trying to install Discourse on a Ubuntu VPS with nginx already running. The setup script fails because port 80 is in use. Benjamin_D suggests stopping nginx, running the install script, modifying app.yml, adapting the nginx config, and restarting. However, the user does not have the app.yml file. pfaffman recommends using the command discourse-setup --skip-connection-test --skip-rebuild to create the config file, which can then be edited and rebuilt.
Hi there.
I have a Ubuntu VPS with nginx web server already running. I want to install Discourse on it. However, when I run the setup script it says that “Port 80 is already being used.” this guide tells me to modify app.yml. However, I don’t have that file. Am I missing something?
If I remember correctly a trick is to stop nginx, run the install script, then modify the app.yml, adapt the nginx config, and restart it.
Hmm. Good point. I’ll see about modifying discourse-setup so that it’ll either copy standalone.yml to app.yml for you, or at least offer a better hint!
According to the above, the problem can be solved
I think the thing to do is
discourse-setup --skip-connection-test --skip-rebuild
To create the config file that you can then edit by hand and the run the rebuild.