Hello, iam new here but i like Discourse. I have any questions. Is Discourse free ? Can i download him ? I have hosting of my provider, is possible classical install in this hosting ? Thank you

Yes it’s free and open-source. Follow the instructions here: https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md

Thanks but i say i dont have own server, i have classic hosting. (no cloud,) I thought the installation would take place in the way that I just take the files and drag them to ftp and install. I can not do more, in which case it is not for me. But the forum looks very nice.

So rent a VPS. Very cheap and easy these days. So much choice.

Discourse is a free software… but you need hardware to run it on. Just like how minecraft is free despite not being given a free PC to play it on when you download the game.

Though we also offer free hosting in certain circumstances too: [image] Free Discourse Communities For Creators We would like to help creators build their communities. If you are a creator building on the web, then you might be eligible for a free, hosted Discourse community.

What are you talking about? Minecraft isn’t free. And I have the hardware. I have a PC running wampserver, that should be enough. I have access to command line and everything on my own PC which is where I want to run it from.

Hi @minecraftguy :slightly_smiling_face: I’ve made a couple of edits to your post to bring it more in line with our forum guidelines. :+1: You can install Discourse on your PC, but only for development purposes. For a ‘live’ production you would need a cloud server. There are a few guides on this if you have a search

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JammyDodger July 21, 2022, 6:07am 9

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