clean up guide, add mailgun/mailjet opt
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@ -4,27 +4,29 @@ The below guide assumes that you have no knowledge of Ruby/Rails or Linux shell,
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# Create New Digital Ocean Droplet
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Discourse recommends a minimum of 1 GB Ram, so that's what we will go with. We'll use discourse as the Hostname.
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Discourse recommends a minimum of 1 GB RAM. We'll use "discourse" as the Hostname.
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<img src="https://meta-discourse.r.worldssl.net/uploads/default/3398/975dbf6267b4ad4f.png" width="690" height="475">
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We will install Discourse on Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS x64. We always recommend using [the current LTS distribution][lts].
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Install Discourse on Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS x64. We always recommend using [the current LTS distribution][lts].
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<img src="https://meta-discourse.r.worldssl.net/uploads/default/3399/f3fc67ee6aa90ea4.png" width="690" height="477">
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Once you complete the above steps you will receive a mail from Digital Ocean with the root password to the Droplet. (However, if you use SSH keys, you may not need a password to log in.)
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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.)
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# Access Your Droplet
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Type the following command in your terminal:
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Connect to your Droplet via SSH:
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ssh root@192.168.1.1
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Replace `192.168.1.1` with the IP address you got from Digital Ocean.
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(Alternately, use [Putty][put] on Windows)
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Replace `192.168.1.1` with the IP address of your Droplet.
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<img src="https://meta-discourse.r.worldssl.net/uploads/default/2999/0934a0158459ec3f.png" width="571" height="130">
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It will ask your permission to connect, type `yes`, then it will ask for the root password, which was in the email Digital Ocean sent you when the Droplet was set up. Enter it.
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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.
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<img src="https://meta-discourse.r.worldssl.net/uploads/default/3000/8209c1e40c9d70a8.png" width="570" height="278">
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nano containers/app.yml
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(We recommend Nano because it works like a typical GUI text editor, just use your arrow keys. Hit <kbd>Ctrl</kbd><kbd>O</kbd> then <kbd>Enter</kbd> to save and <kbd>Ctrl</kbd><kbd>X</kbd> to exit. However, feel free to use whatever text editor you like. In the below screenshot we use Vim.)
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(We recommend Nano because it works like a typical GUI text editor, just use your arrow keys. Hit <kbd>Ctrl</kbd><kbd>O</kbd> then <kbd>Enter</kbd> to save and <kbd>Ctrl</kbd><kbd>X</kbd> to exit. However, feel free to choose whatever text editor you like. In the below screenshot we use Vim.)
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<img src="https://meta-discourse.r.worldssl.net/uploads/default/3006/ed9f51b3a44f2b86.png" width="572" height="451">
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<img src="https://meta-discourse.r.worldssl.net/uploads/default/2979/e6fedbde9b471880.png" width="565" height="172">
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Notice that 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.
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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.
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# Mail Setup
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- If you already have a mail server, put your existing mail server credentials in the `app.yml` file.
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- Otherwise, create a free account on [**Mandrill**][man], and put your Mandrill credentials (available via the Mandrill dashboard) in the `app.yml` file. The settings you want to change are `DISCOURSE_SMTP_ADDRESS`, `DISCOURSE_SMTP_PORT`, `DISCOURSE_SMTP_USER_NAME`, `DISCOURSE_SMTP_PASSWORD`.
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- Otherwise, create a free account on [**Mandrill**][man] (or [Mailgun][gun], or [Mailjet][jet]), and put your Mandrill credentials (available via the Mandrill dashboard) in the `app.yml` file. The settings you want to change are `DISCOURSE_SMTP_ADDRESS`, `DISCOURSE_SMTP_PORT`, `DISCOURSE_SMTP_USER_NAME`, `DISCOURSE_SMTP_PASSWORD`.
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# Add Your SSH Key
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<img src="https://meta-discourse.r.worldssl.net/uploads/default/3008/ced00cf4782f020c.png" width="568" height="137">
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Congratulations! You now have your own instance of Discourse, accessible via the domain name you entered in `app.yml` file at the time of setup.
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Congratulations! You now have your own instance of Discourse, accessible via the domain name you entered in `app.yml` earlier.
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<img src="https://meta-discourse.r.worldssl.net/uploads/default/3397/ea8c3de3a4b7361d.png" width="690" height="207">
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[meta]: https://meta.discourse.org
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[do]: https://www.digitalocean.com/
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[lts]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LTS
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[jet]: http://www.mailjet.com/pricing
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[gun]: http://www.mailgun.com/
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[put]: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html
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