# Add the Discourse meaning of beta to the install doc
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-the-discourse-meaning-of-beta-to-the-install-doc/82670
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [3월 10, 2018, 12:41오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-the-discourse-meaning-of-beta-to-the-install-doc/82670 "2018-03-10T12:41:22Z")
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### Author:  [@willemb2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/willemb2)
#### Post date: [3월 10, 2018, 12:41오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-the-discourse-meaning-of-beta-to-the-install-doc/82670/1 "2018-03-10T12:41:22Z")
If you grew up in a Microsoft environment, the word beta sounds like 😱🕷🌩🚑
With the excellent [30 minute install document](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md) I got it working without a glitch and it has been running fine for a week now. But my hart missed a few beats when I just saw that I got v2.0.0. **beta** 3…
Maybe a few words should be added to the document explaining what has been replied in these older topics:
[https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-default-install-beta/21245/](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-is-default-install-beta/21245/)
[https://meta.discourse.org/t/fresh-droplet-install-defaults-to-beta-discourse/54340/](https://meta.discourse.org/t/fresh-droplet-install-defaults-to-beta-discourse/54340/)
> [@Please don't pressure self-installers to be on Beta branch](https://meta.discourse.org/t/please-dont-pressure-self-installers-to-be-on-beta-branch/32237):
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> I’ve heard this a couple times now, and understand where you’re coming from, but being on Beta is not doable for us. We have no dedicated sysadmin or web developer who can attend to the plethora of smaller things that can pop up on the Beta branch: Theme-breaking updates UX changes that we’d like reverted Plugin incompatibilities I also like knowing what’s coming. It allows me to tease new features to our users, and plan new workflows. Every tech-savvy person knows that “Stable” is the plac…
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [3월 11, 2018, 2:57오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-the-discourse-meaning-of-beta-to-the-install-doc/82670/2 "2018-03-11T02:57:55Z")
This has been discussed in other topics that already exist.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [3월 11, 2018, 2:57오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-the-discourse-meaning-of-beta-to-the-install-doc/82670/3 "2018-03-11T02:57:59Z")