# Are separate subdomains required for making a discourse forum?
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-separate-subdomains-required-for-making-a-discourse-forum/261694
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 14, 2023, 12:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-separate-subdomains-required-for-making-a-discourse-forum/261694 "2023-04-14T12:35:17Z")
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### Author:  [@VSCPlays](https://meta.discourse.org/u/VSCPlays)
#### Post date: [April 14, 2023, 12:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-separate-subdomains-required-for-making-a-discourse-forum/261694/1 "2023-04-14T12:35:17Z")
# Problems
so I made a [topic](https://devforum.roblox.com/t/2294818) for easier access to [Roblox Homepage](https://www.roblox.com), but I found this
There is no explaination why, I need full answer, not short answer
# Questions
(answers must be full or I won’t mark as solution)
1. Does making a Discourse forum require a separate subdomain? if yes, then Why?
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### Author:  [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)
#### Post date: [April 14, 2023, 12:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-separate-subdomains-required-for-making-a-discourse-forum/261694/3 "2023-04-14T12:46:17Z")
Hi @VSCPlays 👋
> [@VSCPlays](#):
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> Does making a Discourse forum require a separate subdomain?
If you’re asking if Discourse can use a subfolder instead of a subdomain, it’s possible, but not recommended:
> [@Serve Discourse from a subfolder (path prefix) instead of a subdomain](https://meta.discourse.org/t/serve-discourse-from-a-subfolder-path-prefix-instead-of-a-subdomain/30507):
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> warning Discourse Official Statement about Subfolder setup We support subfolder setups for our hosted customers at the enterprise level and up. Due to heavy technical setup complexity we strongly recommend you do not use this setup unless you are very experienced in custom subfolder setups. It is critical you have a deep understanding of NGINX setup in the Discourse Docker container Secure original IP forwarding using custom headers in the proxy chain Rate limiting in front proxy server I…
However, from your roblox topic:
> As a Roblox developer, it is currently too hard to return to the [roblox homepage](https://www.roblox.com/), I have to use my Stream Deck or type in “roblox” at the URL bar, and I want quick access to the [roblox homepage](https://www.roblox.com/)
Your issue seems to be more like there is no direct link in the Roblox forum that leads to their main website, which has nothing to do with Discourse itself, but with their own forum customization. They can add a link to their website anywhere on their forum if they want to.
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### Author:  [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [April 14, 2023, 4:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-separate-subdomains-required-for-making-a-discourse-forum/261694/4 "2023-04-14T16:53:42Z")
If the problem that you’re trying to solve is navigation, then the solution is to add navigation to the theme, not move things around to different URLs (which is sounds like is what is being discussed in the topic you linked).
Someone should just add or create a theme component that links to whatever other roblox sites you want to get to.
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### Author:  [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)
#### Post date: [April 14, 2023, 5:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-separate-subdomains-required-for-making-a-discourse-forum/261694/5 "2023-04-14T17:00:04Z")
you should pm the admin of your roblox forum and tell them your issue and ask for a link. this is not something regular members can do.
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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 14, 2023, 5:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/are-separate-subdomains-required-for-making-a-discourse-forum/261694/6 "2023-05-14T17:00:38Z")
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