Installing Answer Q&A Community Software on Ubuntu 26.04

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Answer is an open-source knowledge-based community software used to build Q&A platforms for technical support, customer support, and user engagement.

Prerequisites

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• Root access to your Ubuntu 26.04 server.

Install Docker and Docker Compose

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Install Docker:

apt install docker.io -y

Output:

root@server:~# apt install docker.io -y
Installing:
  docker.io

Install Docker Compose:

curl -L "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/latest/download/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)" -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

Verify installation:

docker-compose --version

Output:

root@server:~# docker-compose --version
Docker Compose version v5.1.3

Running Answer with Docker

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Create project directory and download configuration:

mkdir answer && cd answer

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/answerdev/answer/main/docker-compose.yaml

Start Answer:

docker-compose up -d

Restart Docker service (if needed):

systemctl restart docker

Access Answer Setup

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Open your browser and visit:

http://yourserver-ip-address:9080

Replace with your actual server IP address.

Configure Answer

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• Select your preferred language.

• Choose database:

  • SQLite (recommended for testing)
  • MySQL / PostgreSQL (for production setups)

  

• Fill site details:

  • Site Name
  • Site URL
  • Contact Email
  • Admin Username & Password

  

  

Click Done to complete setup.

Login to Answer Dashboard

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Access login page and enter admin credentials.

After login, you can manage your Q&A platform from the dashboard.

Running in Background (Detached Mode)

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If not already running in detached mode:

docker-compose up --detach

Output:

root@server:~/answer# docker-compose up --detach
WARN[0000] docker-compose.yaml: `version` is obsolete
✔ Container answer-answer-1 Running

🎉 Answer Q&A Community Software is now successfully installed on Ubuntu 26.04.