Where do you normally find the discourse.conf file? I am simply not familiar with the usual location for discourse as I tend to leave everything alone as it all usually works perfectly - thanks for any advice in advance! Extra background info on this query [image] Configur…

it should be in your discourse/config/ directory: config/discourse_defaults.conf daa77feb7 # # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE # If you need to make changes create a file called discourse.conf in this directory with your changes # On import …

Thanks. I saw that location but I have to enter the app right? No nano when I’m in the app. How do I edit something in there?

Just to add, when in the app I can see this and I think this is what I need to modify, but again while in the app I hear no nano, so I am unsure how to edit, maybe install nano? …app:/etc/nginx/conf.d# discourse.conf

Further to that, I assume if I can do that (install nano and edit .conf) then I should expect during any upgrade it will be overwritten? I see mention the possible use of replace commands in app.yml file NGinx.conf File location to compensate this but I suspect maybe I am comprehending things incor…

you should be able to do this? cd /var/www/discourse/config/ sudo nano discourse.conf

Right so no such file or directory exists. (I’m not in the app)

[image] agemo: No nano when I’m in the app. You may use apt install to install nano within the container. Furthermore, if your intention is to modify the Nginx configuration file, it is recommended to make the modifications in app.yml outside the container.

Ok as suspected above. How do you format them for the app.yml, is there a guide on meta? Here is what I need to include: ssl_certificate /etc/ssl/certs/cloudflare_origin.pem; ssl_certificate_key /etc/ssl/private/cloudflare_origin.key;

advanced search works well. searching for “app.yml” in the Documentation category yielded [image] Set Environmental Variables Self-Hosting notebook_with_decorative_cover This is a how-to guide for setting up environmental variables in a self-hosted Discourse i…

[image] agemo: Where do you normally find the discourse.conf file? It is inside the container. What do you want to do? It’s generally configured by setting env variables in the app.yml. What problem are you trying to solve?

Where is the discourse.conf file?

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advanced search works well. searching for “app.yml” in the Documentation category yielded

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Where is the discourse.conf file?

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