# Advice on Installing Plugins

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/advice-on-installing-plugins/155496
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [June 21, 2020, 6:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/advice-on-installing-plugins/155496 "2020-06-21T18:08:24Z")
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### Author: ![ondrej](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ondrej/32/198804_2.png) [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2020, 6:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/advice-on-installing-plugins/155496/2 "2020-06-21T18:20:34Z")

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Have you read through this?

> [@Install plugins on a self-hosted site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-plugins-in-discourse/19157):
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> warning This guide assumes that you have a self-hosted standard installation. We only support the standard method of install here, so these instructions assume you have a [standard install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/142537?silent=true). warning This guide only applies to self-hosted Discourse instances. If you are using a managed hosting service, the available plugins are controlled by your hosting provider. For example, on our hosting [these specific plugins](https://www.discourse.org/plugins) are available by hosting tier. information_source As of mid-2025, [many p…](https://meta.discourse.org/t/373574)

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