# Natively install Discourse in Arch Linux **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/natively-install-discourse-in-arch-linux/37647 **Category:** Self-hosting **Created:** [January 8, 2016, 6:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/natively-install-discourse-in-arch-linux/37647 "2016-01-08T18:18:00Z") **Posts on this page:** 12 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![HLFH](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/hlfh/32/122048_2.png) [@HLFH](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HLFH) #### Post date: [January 8, 2016, 6:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/natively-install-discourse-in-arch-linux/37647/1 "2016-01-08T18:18:00Z")
Hi, I’m using ruby 2.3.0p0 (2015-12-25 revision 53290) [x86\_64-linux]. I wanted to install Discourse, so after a ```plaintext sudo -u discourse -s /usr/bin/bash -c "cd /srv/http/discourse; bundle install --no-cache --no-prune --deployment --without development test" ``` I was running: ```plaintext sudo -u discourse -s /usr/bin/bash -c "cd /srv/http/discourse; bundle exec rake db:create db:migrate db:test:prepare RAILS_ENV=production" ``` then at the end, I got: ``` == Seed from /srv/http/discourse/db/fixtures/500_lounge_category.rb == Seed from /srv/http/discourse/db/fixtures/501_meta_category.rb == Seed from /srv/http/discourse/db/fixtures/502_staff_category.rb == Seed from /srv/http/discourse/db/fixtures/999_settings.rb == Seed from /srv/http/discourse/db/fixtures/999_topics.rb rake aborted! NoMethodError: undefined method `[]' for nil:NilClass /srv/http/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.3.0/gems/activerecord-4.1.10/lib/active_record/tasks/database_tasks.rb:144:in `purge' /srv/http/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.3.0/gems/activerecord-4.1.10/lib/active_record/railties/databases.rake:347:in `block (3 levels) in ' /srv/http/discourse/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.3.0/gems/activerecord-4.1.10/lib/active_record/railties/databases.rake:353:in `block (3 levels) in ' Tasks: TOP => db:test:load => db:test:purge ``` It’s with the Master version of Discourse I’m getting this issue and also with some previous tested versions like 1.3.2. ---
### Author: ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco) #### Post date: [January 8, 2016, 6:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/natively-install-discourse-in-arch-linux/37647/2 "2016-01-08T18:31:19Z")
Are you following the only supported way to install discourse? > ---
### Author: ![HLFH](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/hlfh/32/122048_2.png) [@HLFH](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HLFH) #### Post date: [January 8, 2016, 6:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/natively-install-discourse-in-arch-linux/37647/3 "2016-01-08T18:49:26Z")
No. I’m on ArchLinux. (It’s a bug to support only Discourse based on an Docker-Ubuntu image). So, could you officially support Discourse based on Docker-ArchLinux image? Or, could you support natively ArchLinux and remove the heavy Docker? I guess it’s a no. ---
### Author: ![fefrei](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/fefrei/32/119538_2.png) [@fefrei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fefrei) #### Post date: [January 8, 2016, 7:06pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/natively-install-discourse-in-arch-linux/37647/4 "2016-01-08T19:06:02Z")
Since Arch Linux supports Docker, Discourse should [run just fine on it](https://meta.discourse.org/t/arch-linux-and-discourse/26974). ---
### Author: ![HLFH](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/hlfh/32/122048_2.png) [@HLFH](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HLFH) #### Post date: [January 8, 2016, 7:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/natively-install-discourse-in-arch-linux/37647/5 "2016-01-08T19:13:55Z")
The Docker image is based only on Ubuntu not on ArchLinux. [discourse\_docker/image/base/Dockerfile at master · discourse/discourse\_docker · GitHub](https://github.com/discourse/discourse_docker/blob/master/image/base/Dockerfile) When we choose ArchLinux, we choose ArchLinux, not Ubuntu… Seriously, you should support a Docker-ArchLinux image. And btw, it’ll be great to fix the bug above.Thanks 🙂 ---
### Author: ![fefrei](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/fefrei/32/119538_2.png) [@fefrei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fefrei) #### Post date: [January 8, 2016, 7:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/natively-install-discourse-in-arch-linux/37647/6 "2016-01-08T19:15:25Z")
What you’re describing above is not a bug – you are simply not using the supported install method. Why should you care about the operating system _inside_ the container? ---
### Author: ![HLFH](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/hlfh/32/122048_2.png) [@HLFH](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HLFH) #### Post date: [January 8, 2016, 7:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/natively-install-discourse-in-arch-linux/37647/7 "2016-01-08T19:29:14Z")
> [@fefrei](#): > > What you’re describing above is not a bug – you are simply not using the supported install method. It’s not an install method. When you use a container, you don’t really install it, you are just bloating your operating system with the bleeding-edge of virtualization and encouraging the laziness of some software developers that prefer their own environment to the environment of their potential users. So, yes it’s a bug, and yes, it’s your choice to support only an Ubuntu-based Docker image that runs Discourse. ---
### Author: ![fefrei](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/fefrei/32/119538_2.png) [@fefrei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fefrei) #### Post date: [January 8, 2016, 7:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/natively-install-discourse-in-arch-linux/37647/8 "2016-01-08T19:31:25Z")
> [@HLFH](#): > > So, yes it’s a bug If you want to see it like this, feel free to do so. You will be on your own, however: In this forum, we can only support the Docker-based installation. ---
### Author: ![HLFH](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/hlfh/32/122048_2.png) [@HLFH](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HLFH) #### Post date: [January 8, 2016, 7:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/natively-install-discourse-in-arch-linux/37647/9 "2016-01-08T19:33:30Z")
Ok. I was using Flarum. I’ll probably migrate to NodeBB. 😭 ---
### Author: ![Mittineague](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mittineague/32/114259_2.png) [@Mittineague](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mittineague) #### Post date: [January 8, 2016, 7:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/natively-install-discourse-in-arch-linux/37647/10 "2016-01-08T19:42:41Z")
Discourse is open source. If you want to do things “your own way” there’s nothing stopping you from doing so. The main issue is support. The Discourse team has a lot on it’s plate just helping those that are doing things the supported way. Supporting non-Discourse-supported procedure sounds like a golden business opportunity for you. ---
### Author: ![HLFH](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/hlfh/32/122048_2.png) [@HLFH](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HLFH) #### Post date: [January 8, 2016, 8:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/natively-install-discourse-in-arch-linux/37647/11 "2016-01-08T20:20:14Z")
For Discourse, I’m using only the ArchLinux package from the [ArchLinux AUR](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/discourse/). ArchLinux follows the KISS principle unlike Ruby on Rails, Ubuntu or Docker. Nope, it’s not a golden business opportunity because I’ll [migrate to NodeBB](https://nodebb.org/) that supports ArchLinux. And Flarum is also a great alternative to Discourse. But it’s currently in Beta and some issues are not fixed, so I’ll choose NodeBB. 😘 ---
### Author: ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror) #### Post date: [January 8, 2016, 8:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/natively-install-discourse-in-arch-linux/37647/12 "2016-01-08T20:35:40Z")