Where are you users coming from when they arrive at your Discourse instance?
If you use WordPress there’s a plugin which handles single sign-on and can be tweaked to provision users into groups automatically after they pay for a subscription or product. If you use Patreon or Memberful there are also plugin options there.
Basically, the form for invite requests is published directly at my-discourse-website.com/login page
Users need to fill out a short questionnaire and specify why they want to join our platform (we are a group engaged with community outreach, public legislation proposals etc.)
There is also a form on an inner custom page accessible by members where they can request an invite for a friend. All invite requests are reviewed by moderators.
Actually, I’ve also got a reply from Jeff Atwood with regards to adding a file to web root:
So I will be seeking other options. Thank you for the tips about Memberful and WP plugins, I’ll explore them further.
This is an old thread but just wanted to close the loop. Formspree doesn’t require this root level text file verification any longer.
那么，在 Docker 安装中，究竟如何在 Web 根目录下创建文件呢？四年过去了，这仍然不清楚。
我同意，创建 DNS 记录要容易得多。
我的使用场景是：我管理一个论坛，并且拥有服务器的完全访问权限，但我讨厌不得不去麻烦负责 DNS 设置的人，而且他们往往要拖很久才能处理。
不行。DNS 方法是唯一途径。