519: Workflows with Greg Pierce

mpubot · January 19, 2020, 11:06pm

geoffaire · January 20, 2020, 11:13am

Anyone having problems downloading the podcast? I’m getting an authentication error in Overcast. Other podcasts are downloading fine.

Tony · January 20, 2020, 11:16am

No – working fine in Overcast here. Downloaded automatically yesterday. Having listened last night I have just deleted the episode and manually downloaded it again successfully just now to make sure it is still working.

cornchip · January 20, 2020, 11:51am

Enjoyed this thoroughly. My thanks to the Pierce family for betting on Drafts 5!

Tjksiazek · January 20, 2020, 1:26pm

I heard the mention that discord had replaced the Facebook page for MPU. Does anyone have the link to the MPU discord channel?

rob · January 20, 2020, 1:28pm

I have not heard the full episode yet, but maybe they meant this Discourse forum?

bowline · January 20, 2020, 1:58pm

You’re soaking in it.

Discourse, not Discord.

MitchWagner · January 20, 2020, 3:33pm

What iPad does @agiletortoise use?

This is the rare episode that doesn’t cost me any money. Other than my drafts sub, which I already spend on.

aardy · January 20, 2020, 3:53pm

10.5" Pro if my memory serves correctly.

bowline · January 20, 2020, 6:31pm

Yes , that’s what he said on the episode.

OogieM · January 20, 2020, 7:34pm

Stupid Discourse question (yes, been to the discourse site can’t seem to figure it out)

Is it possible to install Discourse SW on something OTHER than a Digital Ocean system? Iv’e got a group that is very low budget, already paying for a hosted Wordpress site that needs to add a forum and Discourse is my top choice but paying for yet another hosting on top of the Wordpress site won’t really work. They need the WP site for other reasons so it can’t be replaced entirely by a forum structure. All the self hosted info I found assumes you are buying time/space on Digital Ocean.

cornchip · January 20, 2020, 8:00pm

You’ll need a VPS with shell access. Any of the popular VPS hosts (Linode, AWS, DO, OVH, Dreamhost, etc) should be able to meet the requirements here:

github.com

discourse/discourse/blob/master/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md

**Set up Discourse in the cloud in under 30 minutes** with zero knowledge of Rails or Linux shell. One example is [DigitalOcean][do], but these steps will work on any **Docker-compatible** cloud provider or local server.

>  🔔 Don't have 30 minutes to set this up? For a flat one-time fee of $99, the community can install Discourse in the cloud for you. [Click here to purchase a self-supported community install](https://www.literatecomputing.com/product/discourse-install/).

### Create New Cloud Server

Create your new cloud server, for example [on DigitalOcean][do]:

- The default of **Ubuntu 18.04 LTS x64** works fine. At minimum, a 64-bit Linux OS with a kernel version of 3.10+ is required.

- The default of **1 GB** RAM works fine for small Discourse communities. We recommend 2 GB RAM for larger communities.

- The default of **New York** is a good choice for most US and European audiences. Or select a region that is geographically closer to your audience.

- Enter your domain `discourse.example.com` as the Droplet name.

Create your new Droplet. You will receive an email with the root password. (However, if you know [how to use SSH keys](https://www.google.com/search?q=digitalocean+ssh+keys), you may not need a password to log in.)

### Access Your Cloud Server

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I’m guessing that this group’s existing Wordpress host doesn’t meet the requirements but if you can follow the instructions in that link to install Docker on it, you’re probably able to do the rest of it.

MitchWagner · January 20, 2020, 11:06pm

@aardy @bowline Thanks! I listened to the opening twice and missed it.

MacExpert · January 21, 2020, 6:35am

David, it’s Terabyte not Gigabyte storage

arjunmurti · January 21, 2020, 4:45pm

Love Drafts. Great interview.

Dudley228 · January 21, 2020, 5:14pm

I didn’t realize that there was a Drafts Discourse groups until listening to the current MPU episode.

justindirose · January 21, 2020, 5:47pm

Can confirm this – self hosting requires Docker to work. If your host allows Docker and you have ~2GB of RAM, you’re probably good to go!

Disclaimer: I work for Discourse but am also a huge Mac/productivity nerd. Happy to help answer any questions

cwdaniels · January 21, 2020, 10:50pm

Great episode. Learned some new tricks for drafts and loving it all over again.

RosemaryOrchard · January 22, 2020, 8:07am

Automators is running on Linode. As @cornchip mentioned, you’ll need a VPS of some kind

Brianna_Ferris · January 22, 2020, 5:43pm

@MacSparky Try using Google Drive and Zapier to create your document templates. I have a template in Google Drive that gets filled via Shortcuts (and pulls extra relevant information from Airtable) that downloads a Word and PDF version to my computer when it’s done. It saves me so much time and I do it all from my phone!