Discourse
Discourse is a modern forum software for your community. Use it as a mailing list, discussion forum, or long-form chat room.
Deploy Discourse on Dokploy
- Install Dokploy on your server if you haven't already.
- In your Dokploy panel, open a project and click Create Service → Template.
- Search for Discourse and click Create — Dokploy configures domains, environment variables, and volumes for you.
Alternatively, create a Compose service, go to Advanced → Import from Base64, and paste this payload:
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