Several issues while setting up Discourse

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V_Make reports several issues after setting up Discourse: (1) accessing the subdomain leads to an empty directory listing (e.g., cgi/bin), (2) only one browser can access the instance while others fail, and (3) moderator invitation emails return Error 404 when clicked. mpalmer clarifies these are not questions but symptoms needing diagnosis, asking for details on webserver configuration, browser specifics, and relevant logs. fefrei suggests a possible match with a known issue involving inconsistent page loading (linked here), but V_Make replies that their problem wasn’t accurately described. fefrei urges V_Make to unaccept the answer if unresolved and respond to mpalmer’s diagnostic questions — including sharing the instance URL — to enable further debugging.

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Hey Guys,

Love and appreciate the community here.
I setup discourse and registered as an admin using my mail ID
Ok now the question:

  1. I am now unable to check discourse in the sub domain , it takes me to empty bin folder cgi/bin etc
  2. i just have one browser in which it allows me to access our discourse setup instance, no other system or browser allows me to get into the subdomain
  3. Any email sent for moderator role, we dont receive it and we get Error 404 if we try to use the link we were invited

Cheers

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Technically, none of those are questions…

  1. It sounds like your webserver is misconfigured. How is it all setup? What procedure(s) did you follow to arrive at the setup you currently have?
  2. What browser is working? What error(s) do the others show?
  3. What is the URL that is 404ing? What do all of the relevant logs have to say about how the request was processed?
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Maybe you have the same problem as here?

https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-forum-sometimes-loads-with-index-of-sometimes-correctly-with-its-signup-login-page/65118/2?u=fefrei

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Thanks for the info although my Problem was not described accurately

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Wait, did that solve your problem? If not, you should probably un-accept my answer and reply to the questions @mpalmer posed. (In addition, posting the URL of your instance can help us to debug this.)