# Alternative run

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/alternative-run/263333>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [April 30, 2023, 6:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alternative-run/263333 "2023-04-30T18:16:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Justman10000](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/justman10000/32/252913_2.png) [@Justman10000](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Justman10000)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2023, 6:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/alternative-run/263333/1 "2023-04-30T18:16:13Z")

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Currently discourse is hosted in Docker by nginx! but you could add an option in the discourse-setup where instead of nginx just discourse itself runs (so that discourse reaches via :3000\>)… Furthermore, another option in the installer could make discourse run on a port other than 3000! The EXPOSE will be automatically adjusted accordingly! Discourse could then be reached via a reverse proxy over a domain

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