# Adding command line tools support for user api keys

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-command-line-tools-support-for-user-api-keys/103803
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [December 6, 2018, 11:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-command-line-tools-support-for-user-api-keys/103803 "2018-12-06T23:21:13Z")
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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [December 8, 2018, 6:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-command-line-tools-support-for-user-api-keys/103803/8 "2018-12-08T18:00:18Z")

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You do not want to run your own version of Discourse from your own github repo. I promise. For many of the reasons that you have pointed out. You want to develop a plugin. Maybe you should see [Install Discourse for development using Docker](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-install-discourse-for-development-using-docker/102009) and [Developing Discourse Plugins - Part 1 - Create a basic plugin](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-creating-discourse-plugins-part-1/30515)

See also [Can Discourse ship frequent Docker images that do not need to be bootstrapped?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-discourse-ship-frequent-docker-images-that-do-not-need-to-be-bootstrapped/33205). Bitnami is out of date and not supported here.

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