Discourse is an open source, modern forum software that has become increasingly popular in recent years. It is built with Ruby on Rails and PostgreSQL, and it is designed to encourage active discussion and community engagement. In this tutorial, we will explain how to install Discourse on Arch Linux.
Before proceeding with the installation, make sure that your system meets the following requirements:
The first step is to install the dependencies required to run Discourse. Discourse requires PostgreSQL, Redis, and the ImageMagick software. Run the following command to install them:
sudo pacman -S postgresql redis imagemagick
After installation, start the PostgreSQL and Redis services and enable them to start at boot time:
sudo systemctl start postgresql redis
sudo systemctl enable postgresql redis
Discourse is built to run inside a Docker container. Therefore, we need to install the Docker engine on Arch Linux. To do this, run the following commands:
sudo pacman -S docker docker-compose
sudo systemctl start docker
sudo systemctl enable docker
After installation, add your user to the docker group to avoid having to use sudo every time you use the Docker command:
sudo usermod -aG docker ${USER}
Now that all the prerequisites are installed, we can proceed with the installation of Discourse.
mkdir ~/discourse
cd ~/discourse
sudo git clone https://github.com/discourse/discourse.git /var/discourse
cd /var/discourse
discourse-setup script to start the installation:sudo ./discourse-setup
You will be prompted to enter various options to configure your Discourse instance, including the domain name or IP address, SMTP settings, and administrator account credentials. Follow the prompts and enter the information as required.
After entering all the necessary information, the script will begin the installation process. This may take some time, depending on the speed of your internet connection and the server's performance.
Finally, open a web browser and navigate to the domain name or IP address you set up during the installation process. If everything was configured correctly, you should see the Discourse welcome page.
Discourse is now successfully installed on your Arch Linux system. You can now customize your forum by adding themes, plugins, and extensions to enhance its functionality. We hope this tutorial was helpful and straightforward, and if you encounter any issues or have any suggestions, don't hesitate to contact the Discourse community.
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