I noticed the official install instructions call for cloning this repository: GitHub - discourse/discourse_docker: A Docker image for Discourse But it doesn’t have many of the extra files found in this one such as import scripts: GitHub - discourse/discourse: A platform for community discussion. Fr…

discourse_docker is the code which you download to run discourse-setup and access the launcher which you use to manage the Discourse container. The discourse repo is the code which is downloaded into said container. Think of discourse_docker as the delivery and management mechanism. Discourse wit…

Ok, so what is the best way to get all the necessary files loaded in for an import? Those scripts require many additional files so I’ve been manually adding the required files as the scripts error out and ask for them.

Ran the “30 minute install” earlier. Now trying to do a test import of my database and noticing a lot of those files aren’t included in the docker package.

Ok, which platform are you importing from?

XenForo for this test. I managed to make it all the way to the step where I’m to call the xenforo.rb file. Then realized I needed to add several dependencies so I decided to finish the import tomorrow and ask a few questions here in the meantime.

Well, when running xenforo.rb, for example, I’m told that the server can’t find base.rb from the same directory, so I added it. Then I’m told it can’t find /var/discourse/config/environments/ so I’m adding that and files within it. These dependencies weren’t mentioned in that guide, but the install…

That guide assumes that you have a development installation of Discourse. You should either follow one of the development installation guides or look at another import guide that runs the import inside the container of a production install.

Thanks for that info. I was only aware of the production install guide. Would you mind sharing a link to the development install guide you referenced? I’d love to take a look. And is there another guide that runs the import in the way that you mentioned? Would love to check that out too if you can …

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If you’re following the guide which dependencies are you trying to add? Are they covered in that topic?

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