Discourse VPS hosting

In a nutshell, it’s a service that allows you to host Discourse and launch online forums on your own server. With Hostinger’s Discourse VPS hosting, you will have full freedom to customize the virtual environment, including installing plugins and setting up a custom firewall to keep trolls, hackers, and spammers at bay.

More importantly, our VPS hosting provides dedicated resources and computing power for optimal performance. So, your hosted communities or forums can run smoothly without disruption.

Yes, Discourse is open-source software, so anyone can install and use it for free. However, you still need a hosting service to run the platform, which comes at a certain price. If you decide to host Discourse with Hostinger, our VPS plans start at only US$ 4.99/month.

We offer the Ubuntu 24.04 with Discourse VPS template you can install easily via hPanel – our custom, user-friendly control panel. It comes with Docker and the Discourse setup script, helping you get started in no time.

Once installed, follow the instructions in this Discourse VPS template guide to set up and configure the open-source discussion platform in your VPS.

According to the Discourse installation guide on Github, here are the minimum server requirements:

• Modern dual-core CPU
• 1 GB RAM minimum
• 64-bit Linux compatible with Docker
• 10 GB disk space minimum

Based on this, we recommend choosing Hostinger’s KVM 2 plan, as it offers 2 vCPU cores, 8 GB RAM, and 100 GB NVMe disk space.
All of our VPS plans support 64-bit Linux operating systems, including Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS, and AlmaLinux. Plus, every package includes a one-click Discourse with Docker template.

Absolutely. Here’s how to migrate your VPS to Hostinger:

1. Back up all the files you want to transfer. Make sure you know exactly where the backup data is stored on your server.
2. Buy one of our VPS plans that offer the same resources as your previous host. For example, if your old server used 2 GB RAM, then our KVM 1 plan will be sufficient.
3. Install apps and software you’re currently using, such as Apache, PHP, MariaDB, Redis, and Node.JS.
4. Upload the backup data to your new VPS using an FTP tool. Once done, move the files to the correct locations.
5. Run a test to ensure that everything works properly.

That’s it; all that’s left to do now is point your domain name to your new VPS, and your forum is back online!

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