How to Install Answer Q&A Community Software on Rocky Linux 10
Answer is an open-source knowledge-based community software that helps you build Q&A platforms for product support, customer communication, and more.
Prerequisites
- Root access to your Rocky Linux 10 server.
- Docker installed and running. Install Docker on Rocky Linux 10
- Docker Compose installed. Install Docker Compose on Rocky Linux 10
Running Answer with Docker
Create the project directory and download the Docker Compose file
dnf install -y wget
mkdir answer && cd answer
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/answerdev/answer/main/docker-compose.yaml
Launch the application
docker-compose up
Open your browser and visit the following URL:
http://your_server_ip:9080
Replace
your_server_ip
with your actual server IP address.
Once loaded, you will see the Answer setup interface.
Run Answer in the Background (Detached Mode)
To keep Answer running in the background:
docker-compose up --detach
Example output:
root@vps:~/answer# docker-compose up --detach
Starting answer_db_1 ... done
Starting answer_answer_1 ... done
Done
Answer Q&A Community Software is now installed and accessible on Rocky Linux 10.
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