Removing previous Discourse install and installing the fresh one

Installation
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Hello members,
Please guide on removing previous Discourse install so that I can install the fresh one.
Thanks!!

2

Something like

docker stop app
docker rm app
rm -rf /var/discourse

There are some more nuanced approaches, but that should work.

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After using the above command I am unable to start ./discourse-setup again :roll_eyes:
At the server console, it is showing root@example: .#.
Please have a look here & suggest any correction,

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and is there any way, I can navigate to previous entries in the console?

4

You’ll need to clone discourse again.

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I am trying these commands to clone discourse
sudo -s giving error

Then git clone https://github.com/discourse/discourse_docker.git /var/discourse giving following error

I think something heavily messed up in the server. How can I do the fresh start without deleting the DigitalOcean droplet? Please assist, advance thanks!!

6

Why not just delete the droplet and start over? That sounds like what you want. You can also restore the droplet to a new image

7

I have that option but still for the sake of experience, I am trying to solve up the mess. One thing I have figured out in the root access, it is showing .# instead of ~#. What is its significance? Thanks for your assistance @pfaffman

8

After restarting the console, I am again in the /var/discourse# but unable to clone image there with
git clone https://github.com/discourse/discourse_docker.git /var/discourse. It is showing following error:

Kindly assist and thanks for the patience :slightly_smiling_face:

9

Just reinstall your VPS from digitalocean and start over with the 30 mins install guide.

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