# 默认文件是什么？

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-default-file/92670>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [2018年七月18日 19:00 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-default-file/92670 "2018-07-18T19:00:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nathan\_Knauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/nathan_knauss/32/98622_2.png) [@Nathan\_Knauss](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nathan_Knauss)\
**Post date:** [2018年七月18日 19:01 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-default-file/92670/1 "2018-07-18T19:01:00Z")

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Hi I was strolling for Forums today and found Vanilla however, I like Discourse better. I downloaded the Discourse source from GitHub but, when I upload it to Filezilla it brings me upto the site and shows me the directory instead of the actual Community/Forum. Is there any direct way I can check if it’s working? If so which file may I set a redirect to if so.

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**Author:** ![Nathan\_Knauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/nathan_knauss/32/98622_2.png) [@Nathan\_Knauss](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nathan_Knauss)\
**Post date:** [2018年七月18日 19:10 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-default-file/92670/2 "2018-07-18T19:10:23Z")

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Does Discourse need compiling as it uses Composer?

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**Author:** ![Genyus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/genyus/32/119655_2.png) [@Genyus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Genyus)\
**Post date:** [2018年七月18日 19:12 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-default-file/92670/3 "2018-07-18T19:12:58Z")

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You don’t install Discourse by simply uploading the source files. It won’t work if you’re using regular shared hosting, either. See the installation instructions here: [discourse/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md at main · discourse/discourse · GitHub](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md)

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**Author:** ![Nathan\_Knauss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/nathan_knauss/32/98622_2.png) [@Nathan\_Knauss](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Nathan_Knauss)\
**Post date:** [2018年七月18日 19:21 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-default-file/92670/4 "2018-07-18T19:21:47Z")

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Thanks for the help.

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**Author:** ![david](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/david/32/157490_2.png) [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)\
**Post date:** [2018年八月17日 19:21 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-is-the-default-file/92670/5 "2018-08-17T19:21:55Z")

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