# Turning my Discourse Standard install into a public BBS

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/turning-my-discourse-standard-install-into-a-public-bbs/298621
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 8, 2024, 8:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/turning-my-discourse-standard-install-into-a-public-bbs/298621 "2024-03-08T20:56:44Z")
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### Author: ![Seth\_Godin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/seth_godin/32/119667_2.png) [@Seth\_Godin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Seth_Godin)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2024, 8:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/turning-my-discourse-standard-install-into-a-public-bbs/298621/1 "2024-03-08T20:56:44Z")

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I’ve followed the AI steps, but to no avail.

When people go here:

> **[Users](https://goodbids.discourse.group/c/users/19)**
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> Welcome to the GOODBIDS support hub. This is the place to ask and answer questions, report problems, and learn more about this powerful fundraising tool.

I’d like them to see the category, not be pushed to set up an account to enter. Just like meta, or the BoingBoing bbs.

I turned off ‘invite only’

and set the security for that category to EVERYONE.

What am I missing?

thanks

 ![Screenshot 2024-03-08 at 3.55.42 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/f/d/a/fda5584831d4c7106f5175b8bae93bee546bfcd6.jpeg)

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### Author: ![Firepup650](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/firepup650/32/465200_2.png) [@Firepup650](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Firepup650)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2024, 8:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/turning-my-discourse-standard-install-into-a-public-bbs/298621/2 "2024-03-08T20:58:10Z")

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Seems like you have `login required` enabled, turning that off will clear the login page. (You’ll still have to login to post though, Discourse doesn’t have a way to post without being signed in)

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### Author: ![Seth\_Godin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/seth_godin/32/119667_2.png) [@Seth\_Godin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Seth_Godin)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2024, 9:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/turning-my-discourse-standard-install-into-a-public-bbs/298621/3 "2024-03-08T21:39:58Z")

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nailed it

thank you

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### Author: ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2024, 9:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/turning-my-discourse-standard-install-into-a-public-bbs/298621/4 "2024-04-07T21:40:57Z")

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