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Discourse docker isn’t that big, so it doesn’t matter. Why do you ask?

how big is it ? ^ that is the question needing no additional characters

Which git minimalism allows install without wasting my local storage?

Falco (Falco) September 19, 2025, 1:46am 4

We already use a shallow clone of Discourse to help with storage constraints.

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