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The [Discourse Docker Image][dd] makes it easy to set up Discourse on a cloud server. In this guide I'll assume that you are using [Digital Ocean][do], although these steps will work on other similar services.
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.
The below guide assumes that you have no knowledge of Ruby/Rails or Linux shell, so it will be detailed. Feel free to skip steps you are comfortable with.
This guide assumes that you have no knowledge of Ruby/Rails or Linux shell. Feel free to skip steps you are comfortable with.
# Create New Digital Ocean Droplet
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<img src="https://meta-discourse.r.worldssl.net/uploads/default/2999/0934a0158459ec3f.png" width="571" height="130">
It will ask your permission to connect, type `yes`, then it will ask for the root password, which is in the email Digital Ocean sent you when the Droplet was set up. Enter it.
You will be asked for permission to connect, type `yes`, then the root password, which is in the email Digital Ocean sent you when the Droplet was set up. Enter it.
<img src="https://meta-discourse.r.worldssl.net/uploads/default/3000/8209c1e40c9d70a8.png" width="570" height="278">
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# Generate SSH Key
**We highly recommend setting a SSH key, because you may need to access the Rails console for debugging purposes. This is only possible if you have SSH access preconfigured. This <i>cannot</i> be done after bootstrapping the app.**
**We strongly recommend setting a SSH key because you may need to access the Rails console for debugging purposes. This <i>cannot</i> be done after bootstrapping the app.**
ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "your_email@example.com"
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<img src="https://meta-discourse.r.worldssl.net/uploads/default/3003/d3cc759ced335d25.png" width="532" height="155">
This will log you out from your SSH session, so SSH in again:
This will log you out from your SSH session, so reconnect:
ssh root@192.168.1.1
Replace `192.168.1.1` with the IP address you got from Digital Ocean.
Finish installing Docker:
sudo wget -qO- https://get.docker.io/ | sh
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git clone https://github.com/SamSaffron/discourse_docker.git /var/docker
Switch to your Docker directory:
Switch to your Docker folder:
cd /var/docker
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<img src="https://meta-discourse.r.worldssl.net/uploads/default/2979/e6fedbde9b471880.png" width="565" height="172">
I renamed `DISCOURSE_HOSTNAME` to `discourse.techapj.com`, this means that I want to host my instance of Discourse on `http://discourse.techapj.com/`. You'll need to modify your DNS records to reflect the IP address and preferred domain name of your server.
I renamed `DISCOURSE_HOSTNAME` to `discourse.techapj.com`, this means that I want to host my instance of Discourse on `http://discourse.techapj.com/`. You'll need to modify your DNS records to reflect the IP address and preferred URL address of your server.
# Mail Setup