Stacks/Discourse (buildable)/Services/Discourse

Discourse in the Discourse (buildable) stack

This page explains what Discourse means in the Discourse (buildable) stack: how it is included, which base service it uses, and how it connects to the rest of the stack.

Discourse is one of the main services that defines the default shape of app environments created from the Discourse (buildable) stack.

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Role

Primary

Base service

Discourse (buildable)

Type

service

Delivery

Boilerplate or your repository

Stack fit

How Discourse fits into this stack

Discourse is one of the main services that defines the default shape of app environments created from the Discourse (buildable) stack.

This stack service is based on Discourse (buildable) and keeps the service-specific setup for Discourse (buildable) in one place.

It is linked to PostgreSQL, Redis, and OpenSMTPD inside the stack.

Version policy

Available versions include 2026.10, 2026.7.

Delivery

Start from a boilerplate or connect your repository

Discourse includes a ready starting point for the Discourse (buildable) stack.

Explore CI/CD for the Discourse (buildable) stack.

Inclusion

Enabled by default: Yes

Required: Yes

Primary: Yes

Storage

data: 20 GB

Stack-specific technical details

Review the operational capabilities exposed by Discourse inside this stack, including backups, imports, configs, settings, cron, actions, storage, and service links where they exist.

Backups

Protect service data with repeatable backup workflows that stay attached to the stack.

Discourse database and uploads

Settings

Tune service behavior per environment while keeping one reusable stack baseline.

Administrator email addresses
Notification email address

Volumes

Provision the persistent storage and shared volume relationships the stack expects.

Discourse shared data
Size: 20 GB.