A new user, SpaceMonkey, asks for guidance on getting started with Discourse, seeking resources like installation guides and information on its capabilities and plugins. Stephen directs them to the official installation guide and the howto category on Meta, while HAWK confirms that guides are available there. SpaceMonkey then inquires about using a custom domain instead of the default discourse.example.com. itsbhanusharma clarifies that any fully qualified domain name (FQDN) is acceptable, but if installing on example.com, the domain must be verified as example.com, not a subdomain, as noted in the email setup guide. itsbhanusharma confirms this requirement.
I came across Discourse in another community forum I use and realized that it may have the possibility for a project I want to work on. I have crawled around the Meta forum here researched the capabilities and read a variety of articles. What I have not found is any getting started guides, etc.. Can anyone guide or link me where to.
Where should I start?
A basic install guide?
Discourse capabilities and limits
How do the components work together?
is there a master list of Plug-Ins and Themes?
This guide specifies using discourse.example.com for install. Can I just use the domain example.com or can I change the subdomain to widget.example.com ?
Please note that in any email provider, you must verify and use the subdomain, e.g. discourse.example.com . If you verify the domain only, e.g. example.com , mail will not be configured correctly.
Do I still need to use the sub-domain if I am not using that in the install?