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Production-ready Discourse with full root access, automated backups, and security hardening - a modern open-source forum platform for building engaged communities on AWS.
Overview
This fully managed Discourse solution delivers a production-ready community forum platform on AWS, built on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Every instance is pre-configured with security best practices, performance optimizations, and automated operations.
Why Choose Self-Hosted Discourse?
Unlike Discourse hosted plans, this AMI gives you full root and OS-level access. Configure custom plugins, themes, authentication providers, and email settings without per-user pricing. Complete data ownership and customization freedom.
Key Features
Modern Forum Platform Discourse pre-configured with real-time discussions, trust-based moderation, rich text editor, and mobile-responsive design.
Automated Setup On first login, an interactive setup script configures Discourse, sets up email, and applies firewall rules - all within minutes.
Security Hardened UFW firewall pre-configured, HTTPS-ready, spam protection enabled, and latest security patches applied.
Extensible with Plugins Install custom themes, plugins, and integrations. Connect with Slack, SSO providers, analytics tools, and more.
Use Cases Product community forums and customer support Open source project discussion boards Internal team knowledge sharing and Q&A Educational institution discussion platforms Customer feedback and feature request management Brand community building and engagement
Getting Started Launch the AMI from AWS Marketplace on your preferred instance type SSH into your instance and follow the interactive setup wizard Configure your forum settings and invite your community
Book a free setup consultation at https://cal.com/gaurav-pareek-perimattic/marketplace-setup-consultations or email us at aws-support@perimattic.com .
Support Managed and supported by Perimattic, a cloud infrastructure company with 13+ years of experience serving global clients. We offer free setup assistance, custom integrations, infrastructure consulting, and 24/7 support.
Highlights
- Modern Community Platform: Real-time discussions, trust-based moderation, rich editor, and mobile-responsive design with full root access and no per-user pricing.
- Extensible and Customizable: Install custom plugins, themes, and integrations. Connect with Slack, SSO providers, and analytics tools for a tailored community experience.
- 24/7 Expert Support by Perimattic: 13+ years of cloud infrastructure expertise with free setup assistance, community platform configuration, and dedicated support at aws-support@perimattic.com.
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64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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Operating system
Ubuntu 24.04
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Pricing
Pricing is based on actual usage, with charges varying according to how much you consume. Subscriptions have no end date and may be canceled any time.
Additional AWS infrastructure costs may apply. Use the AWS Pricing Calculator to estimate your infrastructure costs.
If you are an AWS Free Tier customer with a free plan, you are eligible to subscribe to this offer. You can use free credits to cover the cost of eligible AWS infrastructure. See AWS Free Tier for more details. If you created an AWS account before July 15th, 2025, and qualify for the Legacy AWS Free Tier, Amazon EC2 charges for Micro instances are free for up to 750 hours per month. See Legacy AWS Free Tier for more details.
Dimension | Cost/hour |
|---|---|
t2.medium Recommended | $0.05 |
t3.micro | $0.05 |
c1.xlarge | $0.05 |
c3.2xlarge | $0.05 |
c3.4xlarge | $0.05 |
c3.8xlarge | $0.05 |
c3.large | $0.05 |
c3.xlarge | $0.05 |
c4.2xlarge | $0.05 |
c4.4xlarge | $0.05 |
Dimensions summary
You pay by the hour for the EC2 instance type that runs your managed Discourse community forum. Each dimension maps to a specific AWS instance size across families like general-purpose (m, t), compute-optimized (c), memory-optimized (r, x, z), storage-optimized (d, i), and accelerated computing (g, p, inf, trn). Pricing scales with the instance you choose: larger sizes within a family carry higher hourly rates. You select one instance type to match your forum's traffic and resource needs, and billing follows actual running hours.
Top-of-mind questions for buyers
The hourly rate pays for the EC2 instance type running your community forum. The vendor handles provisioning, SSL certificates, monitoring, daily backups with 30-day retention, version upgrades, and security patching. The software runs as a dedicated instance in your chosen cloud region with full admin access.
Hourly software charges meter running time. A fully powered-off instance stops accruing hourly software charges. Underlying AWS costs, such as storage for a stopped instance, may still apply separately from the software metering. You pay for actual running hours of the instance type you selected.
Cost follows the instance type you choose, not the number of forum users or posts. Heavier traffic may require moving to a larger instance within or across families, which carries a higher hourly rate. You select one instance type at a time to match your resource needs.
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Delivery details
64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
An AMI is a virtual image that provides the information required to launch an instance. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances are virtual servers on which you can run your applications and workloads, offering varying combinations of CPU, memory, storage, and networking resources. You can launch as many instances from as many different AMIs as you need.
Version release notes
- Initial stable release of the preconfigured Discourse AMI for AWS Marketplace.
- Automated first-boot setup script for domain mapping, admin configuration, and environment variable generation.
- Integrated Docker Compose stack including Discourse, PostgreSQL, and Redis.
- Persistent storage configured for PostgreSQL, Redis, and Discourse logs to ensure data durability.
- Apache2 reverse proxy preconfigured with automatic domain mapping support.
- Let's Encrypt SSL automation for secure HTTPS deployment via Certbot.
- Health checks for PostgreSQL and Redis containers to ensure reliable startup.
- Automatic admin credential generation with secure password handling in .env.
- Graceful restart and retry logic included in failsafe scripts to handle setup interruptions.
- Optimized for AWS EC2 deployment, enabling quick launch, minimal setup time, and production-ready security defaults.
Additional details
Usage instructions
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Launch an Instance
From AWS Marketplace, click Continue to Subscribe and then Continue to Configuration.
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Choose the Recommended Instance Type
Select t2.medium or larger for optimal performance and stability.
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Configure Security Group
Allow inbound traffic on the following ports:
- 22 (SSH) - for secure terminal access
- 80 (HTTP) - for initial setup and SSL verification
- 443 (HTTPS) - for secure Discourse access
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Connect to the Instance
ssh -i <your-key.pem> ubuntu@<public-ip>
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First-Boot Setup
On the first launch, initialization scripts automatically perform the following actions:
- Detect your server's public IP address
- Prompt for your Discourse domain name (e.g., forum.example.com)
- Validate your DNS A record to confirm it resolves correctly
- Request an admin email for login, SSL, and notifications
- Automatically generate a secure admin password
- Configure Apache virtual host and enable HTTPS
- Deploy the Discourse stack using Docker Compose with PostgreSQL and Redis
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Configure DNS
- Add an A record in your DNS provider pointing your chosen domain (e.g., forum.example.com) to your instance's public IP.
- The setup will automatically verify DNS propagation across global resolvers before continuing.
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Automatic SSL Setup
- Once DNS is verified, Certbot automatically issues and installs a free Let's Encrypt SSL certificate.
- Apache is then reconfigured to serve Discourse securely over HTTPS.
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Start or Restart Services
The Discourse stack starts automatically on boot. To verify or manually restart services:
cd /opt/app docker compose ps docker compose restart
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Access Discourse
https://<your-domain>
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Login Credentials
Default credentials are stored in the environment file:
cat /opt/app/.env
- Admin Username: root
- Admin Email: (value of ADMIN_EMAIL)
- Admin Password: (value of ADMIN_PASSWORD)
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Environment File
All configuration details - domain, admin email and credentials are stored in:
/opt/app/.env
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We offer: Free setup assistance Custom development & integrations Infrastructure consulting Automation & AI solutions With 13+ years of experience serving global clients, we ensure your deployment runs smoothly and scales with your needs.
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Perimattic provides 24/7 support for all AWS Marketplace products. Our team has 13+ years of cloud infrastructure expertise serving global clients.
Contact Channels: Email: aws-support@perimattic.com WhatsApp: +91-92142 66896 Website: <www.perimattic.com >
What We Help With: Initial setup and configuration assistance (free) Troubleshooting connectivity, performance, and backup issues Custom development and integrations Infrastructure consulting and architecture review Migration planning from other solutions Automation solutions and scaling guidance
Instance Sizing Guidance: t2.medium or t3.medium: Development environments, small applications m5.large: Production workloads with moderate traffic m5.xlarge: High-traffic production deployments and larger datasets
For workload-specific sizing recommendations, contact our team for a free consultation.
Refunds and Issues: If you experience any issues or need to request a refund, contact us at aws-support@perimattic.com and we will respond promptly.
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