Discourse

Table of Contents

- [Introduction](#introduction) - [Deployment](#deployment) *** ## Introduction [Discourse](https://www.discourse.org/) is the 100% open source discussion platform built for the next decade of the Internet. Use it as a mailing list, discussion forum, long-form chat room, and more! - Make sure you have a [wallet](wallet_connector.md) - From the sidebar click on **Applications** - Click on **Discourse** ## Deployment ![ ](./img/solutions_discourse.png) - Enter an Application Name. It's used in generating a unique subdomain on one of the gateways on the network alongside your twin ID. Ex. ***dc98newdisc*.gent02.dev.grid.tf** - Enter administrator information including **Email**. This admin will have full permission on the deployed instance. - Select a capacity package: - **Small**: {cpu: 1, memory: 2, diskSize: 15 } - **Medium**: {cpu: 2, memory: 4, diskSize: 50 } - **Large**: {cpu: 4, memory: 16, diskSize: 100 } - Or choose a **Custom** plan - `Dedicated` flag to retrieve only dedeicated nodes - `Certified` flag to retrieve only certified nodes - Choose the location of the node - `Region` - `Country` - `Farm Name` - Choose the node to deploy on > Or you can select a specific node with manual selection. - `Custom Domain` flag lets the user to use a custom domain - Choose a gateway node to deploy your Discourse instance on. Unlike other solutions, Discourse requires that you have an SMTP server. So make sure you fill the fields in the **Mail Server** tab in order to deploy your instance successfully. ![ ](./img/discourse4.png) After that is done you can see a list of all of your deployed instances ![ ](./img/discourse5.png) Click on ***Visit*** to go to the homepage of your Discourse instance! ![ ](./img/discourse6.png)