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well , it's easy , because Discourse is extremely complicated to deploy for the average joe. phpBB is ... in php , ie cheap hosting , sftp deployment ... Server

• schneidmaster 11y ago
  This may have formerly been the case but at least since they switched to Docker based installs it's incredibly easy. I migrated an ancient vBulletin forum over to Discourse last week and had no problems with the basic (fairly short) instructions. https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/docs/INST...
  • abritinthebay 11y ago
    > since they switched to Docker based installs it's incredibly easy For you. A developer. The average deployer of a PHPBB forum clicks a button on their cheap host and sets the options in the admin page. They don't even have the foggiest idea what Docker even is.
    • alkonaut 11y ago
      It's not very easy for an average developer either. I have worked 12 years as a developer, know my way reasonably around linux, and find docker about as easy to understand as chinese.
      • abritinthebay 11y ago
        in what way? I totally understand being bewildered by it at first but once you start with it it's a lot easier to get to grips with than many things in the Nixverse. I just had to create our Docker setup at my work, basically from scratch (and I'm a front end dev) and if I can, you can :) How can I help you grok it?
• alkonaut 11y ago
  Yes, I agree there is someting wrong with how they created that application. They have made enough changes to the Ruby landscape for Discourse alone, that the deployment story should have been addressed. The issue atm seems to be that there are no free/cheap hosted ones.