# Documentation **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/documentation/10.md?tags=dev-install [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) --- ## [Set up Discourse for development on Fedora Linux](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-up-discourse-for-development-on-fedora-linux/163348)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2026, 5:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-up-discourse-for-development-on-fedora-linux/163348 "2026-06-19T05:20:22Z")
This guide has been tested against a fresh install of Fedora 31 and 33, but may work on older versions that also use dnf as the package management tool. This is not an official guide but may be useful for other developer… --- ## [Install Discourse on Windows for development](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-discourse-on-windows-for-development/75149)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 10:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-discourse-on-windows-for-development/75149 "2026-04-22T10:18:42Z")
:information\_source: This tutorial has been tested on Windows 10 and 11. To set up a development environment for Discourse on Windows, you can do it using Windows Subsystem for Linux feature. This setup requires the … --- ## [Install Discourse on Ubuntu or Debian for Development](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-discourse-on-ubuntu-or-debian-for-development/14727)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2025, 12:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-discourse-on-ubuntu-or-debian-for-development/14727 "2025-06-22T00:31:14Z")
:warning: This guide covers installation instructions in a development environment. For a production guide see: Install Discourse in production with the official supported instructions So you want to set up Discour… --- ## [Install Discourse on macOS for development](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-discourse-on-macos-for-development/15772)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2026, 6:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-discourse-on-macos-for-development/15772 "2026-04-24T18:38:20Z")
:warning: This guide covers installation instructions for a macOS development environment, for production guides see: Install Discourse in production with the official supported instructions So you want to set up Disc… --- ## [Set up a multisite development environment](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-up-a-multisite-development-environment/229310)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2022, 4:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-up-a-multisite-development-environment/229310 "2022-06-07T16:01:37Z")
It’s possible to run discourse in multisite mode in development. A multisite server uses a different DB and hostname for each site that it serves. This is useful if you are developing a feature or a plugin that should be… --- ## [Install plugins in your non-Docker development environment](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-plugins-in-your-non-docker-development-environment/205337)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2021, 9:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-plugins-in-your-non-docker-development-environment/205337 "2021-10-06T09:47:24Z")
(This guide only covers non-docker dev install. For Docker dev :whale: see Install Discourse for development using Docker) If you’ve followed the instructions to set up your local discourse, you can install a plugin loc… --- ## [Install Discourse for development using Docker](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-discourse-for-development-using-docker/102009)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2026, 5:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-discourse-for-development-using-docker/102009 "2026-05-22T05:35:27Z")
Developing using Docker Since Discourse runs in Docker, you should be able to run Discourse directly from your source directory using a Discourse development container. :white\_check\_mark: Pros: No need to install any … --- ## [Set up a local Discourse Development Environment?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-up-a-local-discourse-development-environment/182882)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2021, 11:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-up-a-local-discourse-development-environment/182882 "2021-03-11T11:33:53Z")
So you want to set up Discourse locally to hack on and develop with? This root guide links all the dev-install guides for the various systems to setup Discourse locally on. If you want to add a guide to this list, be su…