Selfhosting Discourse

YouTube Video Tutorial

If you prefer a visual walkthrough, you can watch our step-by-step video guide here:

• https://youtube.com/watch?v=example

Discourse is a modern forum and discussion platform.

Docker Setup Note

Discourse is typically installed using their official launcher template (discourse_docker) rather than a simple standalone Compose file to ensure performance and reliability.

Official Install Process

# Clone the official repo
git clone https://github.com/discourse/discourse_docker.git /var/discourse
cd /var/discourse
 
# Run the setup tool
sudo ./discourse-setup

Follow the interactive prompts to configure mail, domains, and certificates.