Discourse is a popular open-source forum software package that is used by many people and organizations in the world. If you want to install Discourse on your EndeavourOS Latest, this tutorial will guide you through the process.
Before installing Discourse on your EndeavourOS Latest, you need to ensure that your system meets the following requirements:
Follow the steps below to install Discourse on your EndeavourOS Latest:
Before you start the installation process, update your system by running the following commands in the terminal:
sudo pacman -Syyu
To install the required packages for Discourse, run the following command:
sudo pacman -S curl sudo docker-compose git
Clone the Discourse repository to your system by executing the following command:
git clone https://github.com/discourse/discourse_docker.git /var/discourse
Go to the Discourse directory by running the following command:
cd /var/discourse
Run the Discourse configuration wizard by running the following command:
sudo ./discourse-setup
Follow the prompts in the installation wizard to configure your Discourse site. You will need to enter the following information:
Note: Some of the settings are optional and can be skipped by pressing Enter.
Once the installation is complete, start Discourse by running the following command:
sudo ./launcher start app
It will take a few minutes for the Discourse container to start up. You can check the status of the container by running the following command:
sudo ./launcher logs app
You should see a message like the following:
App is running with pid 1
After the container is running, you can access your Discourse site by opening a web browser and entering your domain name or IP address. The default port for Discourse is 80, so you don't need to specify a port number.
If you're using a domain name, make sure that you have configured DNS records to point to your server's IP address.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Discourse on your EndeavourOS Latest system.
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