Building this community (this forum): defining and stating its purpose

grahamperrin · April 23, 2017, 1:26pm

Open source, of course

For local site administrators:

discourse/discourse/blob/main/docs/ADMIN-QUICK-START-GUIDE.md

Congratulations, you are now the proud owner of your very own [Civilized Discourse Construction Kit](https://www.discourse.org). :hatching_chick:

![](https://www.discourse.org/images/welcome/welcome-to-discourse-hosting-690x314.jpg)

# 1. Initial setup 
Discourse is a powerful, versatile platform with many options.  To help you make sure you're covering all the bases as you get started with your new community, we provided some checklists and guidance below. If you haven't already, [complete the Setup Wizard](/wizard) which covers the essentials. 

You now also need to [test your email](#h-4-maintaining-your-discourse-server-14) to make sure it is configured correctly, otherwise new signups and notifications will not work. 

For more assistance on configuring and running your Discourse forum, see [meta.discourse.org](https://meta.discourse.org/).
 
### Recommended before inviting most of your members
It is essential that you provide a meaningful name and description for your site, so your members immediately know what your community is about. Also edit the welcome topic. In a few sentences, let everyone know who this community is for, what they can expect to find here, and what you'd like them to do as soon as they arrive. 

[] Add your site name and description
[] Edit your welcome topic

### Legal
You are responsible for providing your organization's details and legal notices. Discourse will place boilerplate templates in your #staff category when you add your company name in the setup wizard.

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