Discourse for personal use and profit, the live blog! Or, a farewell to email (thanks for all the phish!).

maiki · May 3, 2019, 7:48pm

Let’s see how long it takes…

discourse/discourse/blob/master/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md

**Set up Discourse in the cloud in under 30 minutes** with zero knowledge of Rails or Linux shell. We recommend [DigitalOcean][do], but these steps will work on any **Docker-compatible** cloud provider or local server.

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### Create New Cloud Server

[Sign up for DigitalOcean][do], update billing info, then create your new cloud server.

- The default of **Ubuntu 18.04 LTS x64** works fine. At minimum, a 64-bit Linux OS with a kernel version of 3.10+ is required.

- The default of **1 GB** RAM works fine for small Discourse communities. We recommend 2 GB RAM for larger communities.

- The default of **New York** is a good choice for most US and European audiences. Or select a region that is geographically closer to your audience.

- Enter your domain `discourse.example.com` as the name.

Create your new Droplet. You will receive an email with the root password. (However, if you know [how to use SSH keys](https://www.google.com/search?q=digitalocean+ssh+keys), you may not need a password to log in.)

### Access Your Cloud Server

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