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feat(db): switch to discourse/postgres image (auto-upgrade)
Move the db off the bitnami-era pgvector:pg17 + hand-rolled pg_upgrade entrypoint
to discourse/postgres:pg18 (pgvector + discourse's auto-upgrade layer). The image
runs the in-place major-version pg_upgrade itself on boot; the recipe configures it
via env:

- a small inline entrypoint injects the db password secret into $DB_PASSWORD (the
  image expects it in the env, no *_FILE support)
- POSTGRES_USER (the install user pg_upgrade must match) defaults to 'postgres' --
  correct for fresh installs and bitnami-origin clusters -- overridable from .env
- POSTGRES_INITDB_ARGS=--no-data-checksums so the new pg18 cluster matches pre-18
  clusters (pg18 initdb enables checksums by default; pg_upgrade needs a match)

- mount postgresql_data at /var/lib/postgresql (versioned PGDATA .../18/docker)
- pg_backup.sh uses POSTGRES_USER for the dump/drop/recreate; fix paths
- document the POSTGRES_USER override in .env.sample, README and the release note
- drop entrypoint.postgres.sh.tmpl

Tested on cctest: pg17->pg18 upgrade preserves data and serves over HTTPS; fresh
install works; backup+restore round-trips.
2026-06-22 19:57:54 +00:00

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# Discourse
[![Build Status](https://build.coopcloud.tech/api/badges/coop-cloud/discourse/status.svg?ref=refs/heads/main)](https://build.coopcloud.tech/coop-cloud/discourse)
A platform for community discussion
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* **Category**: Apps
* **Status**: 3, experimental
* **Image**: [`discourse/discourse`](https://hub.docker.com/r/discourse/discourse), 4, upstream
* **Healthcheck**: yes
* **Backups**: yes
* **Email**: yes
* **Tests**: yes
* **SSO**: no
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> **Note**: this recipe runs the official, **experimental** `discourse/discourse`
> image. Upstream does not yet recommend it for production — see
> <https://meta.discourse.org/t/380646>. Use with care.
## Basic usage
1. Set up Docker Swarm and [`abra`]
2. Deploy [`coop-cloud/traefik`]
3. `abra app new discourse --secrets`
4. `abra app config YOURAPPDOMAIN` — set `DOMAIN` and `DISCOURSE_DEVELOPER_EMAILS`
5. `abra app deploy YOURAPPDOMAIN`
6. Open the configured domain in your browser to finish set-up. The first account
that registers with an address listed in `DISCOURSE_DEVELOPER_EMAILS` becomes
an admin.
[`abra`]: https://docs.coopcloud.tech/abra/
[`coop-cloud/traefik`]: https://git.coopcloud.tech/coop-cloud/traefik
The app serves plain HTTP on port 80; Traefik terminates TLS in front of it. The
image's built-in nginx/Let's Encrypt is disabled by the recipe (`install-ssl`
override) so it works behind the reverse proxy.
## Add an admin user
```
abra app run YOURAPPDOMAIN app discourse admin create
```
## Postgres major version upgrades
Handled automatically by the [`discourse/postgres`] image (pgvector + an
auto-upgrade layer). On deploy it finds an older cluster, installs the old
binaries and runs `pg_upgrade` into the new versioned data directory. No manual
dump/restore needed.
`pg_upgrade` must run as the old cluster's bootstrap superuser (its "install
user"). The recipe uses `POSTGRES_USER`, which defaults to `postgres` — the right
value for fresh installs and for clusters that came from the old bitnami recipe.
If your cluster was bootstrapped with a different superuser (e.g. `discourse`),
set `POSTGRES_USER` in the app `.env` before upgrading, otherwise `pg_upgrade`
will refuse with an install-user mismatch.
[`discourse/postgres`]: https://github.com/discourse/discourse-postgres
## Migrating from the previous (bitnami) recipe
The official image stores uploads under `/shared` rather than bitnami's
`/bitnami/discourse`. On first boot the recipe copies uploads + backups from the
old bitnami volume (mounted read-only at `/legacy`) into `/shared`, once,
idempotently. The Postgres database is reused as-is. After a successful migration
a later recipe version will drop the transitional `/legacy` mount.
If you are upgrading from the bitnami recipe, also remove the now-unused sidekiq
service that swarm leaves behind (sidekiq runs inside the app container now):
```
docker service rm YOURSTACK_sidekiq
```