Discourse is a popular open-source forum software that can be installed on a variety of platforms, including macOS. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps required to install Discourse on your macOS system.
Before starting, make sure you have the following prerequisites installed on your macOS system:
Open your terminal and navigate to a directory where you want to install Discourse. Then, clone the Discourse repository by running the following command:
git clone https://github.com/discourse/discourse.git
This will create a discourse directory in your current working directory.
Navigate to the discourse directory and copy the samples/standalone.yml file to containers/app.yml:
cd discourse
cp samples/standalone.yml containers/app.yml
Next, open containers/app.yml in a text editor and make the following changes:
DISCOURSE_DEVELOPER_EMAILS option and add your email address.DISCOURSE_HOSTNAME option and set it to the domain name or IP address of your server.LETSENCRYPT_ACCOUNT_EMAIL option to your email address.Start Discourse by running the following command:
./discourse-setup
This command will generate a configuration, download required images and start the Discourse server. Please be patient as this may take a few minutes.
When the command completes, Discourse will be accessible at http://your-ip-address:80 (replace your-ip-address with your server's IP address).
Open your web browser and navigate to http://your-ip-address:80. You should see the Discourse setup page. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the setup process and create your first administrator account.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Discourse on your macOS system.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Discourse on a macOS system. If you encounter any issues during the installation process, please refer to the Discourse documentation or community forums for assistance.
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