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Apache Answer

Apache Answer

Apache Answer is an open-source Q&A platform. Self-host a Stack Overflow-style community knowledge base with reputation, voting, tags, and Markdown answers. Apache 2.0 licensed, written in Go, and ideal for product communities, internal docs, or developer forums.

Version

Latest

Operating System

Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS

Min. RAM

1 GB

IP Types

IPV4,IPV6

Web Access

Open in browser: http://<SERVER_IP>:9080

This will launch the initialization wizard, which guides through:

  1. Language selection
  2. Database configuration: SQLite does not require any additional configuration. If you want to use MySQL or PostgreSQL, you need to setup the database first and then configure the database connection in this step.
  3. Configuration file creation
  4. Site basic info
  5. Completion of setup

Important Files and Directories

  • /root/answer/docker-compose.yml → Docker Compose definition
  • /var/lib/docker/volumes/answer_answer-data → Stores persistent data (content, configs)

Docker Management Commands

docker compose -f /root/answer/docker-compose.yml ps        # Check running containers
docker compose -f /root/answer/docker-compose.yml logs -f   # Follow logs
docker compose -f /root/answer/docker-compose.yml restart   # Restart service
docker compose -f /root/answer/docker-compose.yml down      # Stop containers

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