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This product has charges associated with it for Websoft9 Support. Pre-configured, web-based, cloud-native, secure, one-click to deploy Discourse Open Source with Websoft9 Application Hosting Platform on AWS. Discourse is The online home for your community, it be used for Support & Customer Success Online Community.
Overview
This is a cloud-native Discouse Open Source runtime on the Websoft9 Application Hosting Platform. It is always up-to-date, secure, and ready to use right out of the box with business support from Websoft9.
Discourse is modern forum software for your community. Use it as a mailing list, discussion forum, long-form chat room, and more.
Websoft9 is a lightweight, self-hosting PaaS that allows you to deploy multiple applications on your own cloud infrastructure. It employs a GitOps approach and includes an integrated app store that supports one-click deployment of over 200 template applications, as well as the ability to deploy custom applications. Users have complete autonomy, ensuring that applications can be easily configured and continuously deployed even after they are live. Additionally, the web-based interface allows users to effortlessly perform tasks such as domain binding, HTTPS setup, access control, and status monitoring.
Image Components
Discourse Open Source 3.4 / latest, Docker, Websoft9 Platform
Trademark Statement
Discourse logo and "Discourse Forum"®, Civilized Discourse Construction Kit, Inc., which is not affiliated with, and does not endorse, this product.
Use Cases
Support & Customer Success Online Community.
Ready-to-use related applications
This product enables users to deploy additional applications related to Discourse with a one-click, including HumHub, WordPress, Zammad, Discuz, Apache Answer and others you may need.
EC2 requirements CPU no less than 2 core, Memory no less than 4G.
Highlights
- Docker-based, easy to deploy and upgrade
- One-click deployment of over 200+ template applications from the console
- Console panel for installing and managing multiple applications on a single instance
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Delivery option
64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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Operating system
Ubuntu 24.04
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Pricing
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Try this product free for 5 days according to the free trial terms set by the vendor. Usage-based pricing is in effect for usage beyond the free trial terms. Your free trial gets automatically converted to a paid subscription when the trial ends, but may be canceled any time before that.
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. Alternatively, you can pay upfront for a contract, which typically covers your anticipated usage for the contract duration. Any usage beyond contract will incur additional usage-based costs.
Additional AWS infrastructure costs may apply. Use the AWS Pricing Calculator to estimate your infrastructure costs.
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Dimension | Cost/hour |
|---|---|
t2.medium Recommended | $0.055 |
t2.micro | $0.039 |
t3.micro | $0.055 |
t3.large | $0.055 |
r5.4xlarge | $0.155 |
i3.16xlarge | $0.311 |
h1.16xlarge | $0.311 |
r5.xlarge | $0.078 |
r5d.large | $0.055 |
m4.2xlarge | $0.11 |
Dimensions summary
You pay by the hour for the EC2 instance size you choose to run Discourse through this platform. Pricing is usage-based, so charges accrue only while an instance runs. The many dimensions are simply different EC2 instance types, ranging from small general-purpose sizes to large compute-, memory-, storage-, and GPU-focused options. Larger or more specialized instances carry higher hourly rates. You match the instance type to the memory, CPU, or storage your community forum needs. There is no upfront commitment, and you can stop charges by stopping the instance.
Top-of-mind questions for buyers
Each dimension is a specific EC2 instance size that runs the Websoft9 platform hosting your Discourse forum. You pay for one running instance per hour. The rate reflects the CPU, memory, storage, or GPU that instance type provides. Charges stop when you stop the instance.
Software charges accrue only while the instance runs. Stopping the instance halts hourly software charges. Underlying AWS storage tied to a stopped instance may still incur AWS fees, but the platform meters running time only. There is no upfront commitment.
Match the instance to the memory, CPU, and storage your forum traffic needs. General-purpose sizes suit smaller communities. Memory-, compute-, or storage-focused types serve heavier loads. Discourse requires a domain name and open network ports; it will not run from a bare IP address.
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Annual Subscriptions: Refunds are allowed if you are canceling a subscription to purchase a new subscription from Websoft9 at the same or higher rate. Hourly Subscriptions: We do not currently support refunds, but you can cancel at any time.
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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
Discourse 3.4, Docker, Websoft9 v2.2.2
Additional details
Usage instructions
Once the instance is running, enter the http://Public DNS:9000 provided by AWS into your browser. You will then see the Websoft9 Console.
And refer to the following steps to get started:
- Use SSH to connect your AWS EC2 by user ubuntu
- Run command 'sudo usermod -aG docker ubuntu && sudo passwd ubuntu' to set password and permisson for this user
- Use your EC2 username 'ubuntu' and password to log in Websoft9 Console.
- Go to the "App Store" in the Websoft9 Console and install Discourse with a one-click.
- Once installation is complete, go to "My Apps" to get the port, access url and credentials of Discourse.
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