From 20bde6e61d38e990ec49fe7a04d1bde4d505f3e5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeff Atwood <jatwood@codinghorror.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 16:51:16 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] add backup links, etc
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docs/INSTALL-digital-ocean.md | 10 +++++++---
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/docs/INSTALL-digital-ocean.md b/docs/INSTALL-digital-ocean.md
index 0d9a852f2fd..d5e6632f326 100644
--- a/docs/INSTALL-digital-ocean.md
+++ b/docs/INSTALL-digital-ocean.md
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
The [Discourse Docker Image][dd] makes it easy to set up Discourse on a cloud server. We will use [Digital Ocean][do], although these steps will work on other similar services.
-This guide assumes that you have no knowledge of Ruby/Rails or Linux shell. Feel free to skip steps you are comfortable with.
+This guide assumes that you have no knowledge of Ruby/Rails or Linux shell.
# Create New Digital Ocean Droplet
+[Sign up for Digital Ocean][do], update billing info, then begin creating your new cloud server (Droplet).
+
Discourse requires a minimum of 1 GB RAM, however **2 GB RAM is strongly recommended**. We'll use "discourse" as the Hostname.
<img src="https://meta-discourse.r.worldssl.net/uploads/default/3506/a6b550bd2b05b76b.png" width="638" height="500">
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@ Install Discourse on Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS x64. We always recommend using [the curr
<img src="https://meta-discourse.r.worldssl.net/uploads/default/3399/f3fc67ee6aa90ea4.png" width="690" height="477">
-You will receive a mail from Digital Ocean with the root password to your Droplet. (However, if you use SSH keys, you may not need a password to log in.)
+You will receive a mail from Digital Ocean with the root password to your Droplet. (However, if you know how to use SSH keys, you may not need a password to log in.)
# Access Your Droplet
@@ -156,13 +158,15 @@ Do you want...
- Users to post reples via email? [Configure reply via email](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-up-reply-via-email-support/14003).
+- Automatic daily backups? [Configure backups](https://meta.discourse.org/t/hot-off-the-presses-automated-backup-support/13805)
+
If anything needs to be improved in this guide, feel free to ask on [meta.discourse.org][meta], or even better, submit a pull request.
[dd]: https://github.com/discourse/discourse_docker
[man]: https://mandrillapp.com
[ssh]: https://help.github.com/articles/generating-ssh-keys
[meta]: https://meta.discourse.org
- [do]: https://www.digitalocean.com/
+ [do]: https://www.digitalocean.com/?refcode=5fa48ac82415
[lts]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LTS
[jet]: http://www.mailjet.com/pricing
[gun]: http://www.mailgun.com/