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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">
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<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
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- 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/