# Basic installation question
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/basic-installation-question/105992
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Tags:** hosting
**Created:** [January 8, 2019, 6:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/basic-installation-question/105992 "2019-01-08T18:29:33Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@hhlp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hhlp)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2019, 6:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/basic-installation-question/105992/1 "2019-01-08T18:29:33Z")
A simple silly question if i buy a simple basic plan hosting by You i can have acces to the server to install plug-ins or i have to ask someone a staff to do It And the Next how many plug-ins i can install in a basic plan is there a limit? Regards
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### Author:  [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2019, 6:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/basic-installation-question/105992/2 "2019-01-08T18:32:44Z")
Hi @hhlp, are you referring to the Discourse hosting plans at [discourse.org/buy](http://discourse.org/buy)? If yes, you do not have server access and cannot request additional plugins to be installed on standard tier.
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### Author:  [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2019, 6:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/basic-installation-question/105992/3 "2019-01-08T18:47:56Z")
If what you want is to have access to the server (with all of the pleasures of maintenance and management) then you want to be self-hosted. I have a range of [installation packages](https://www.literatecomputing.com/discourse-installation-packages/) and can also be available to help with [server maintenance, management, and backups](https://www.literatecomputing.com/discourse-server-maintenance/).
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### Author:  [@hhlp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hhlp)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2019, 8:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/basic-installation-question/105992/4 "2019-01-08T20:29:01Z")
If i buy the business plan 300# I have acces to basic advanced And custom plug-ins
What are they? Where is the list?
Regards.,
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### Author:  [@bts](https://meta.discourse.org/u/bts)
#### Post date: [January 8, 2019, 8:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/basic-installation-question/105992/5 "2019-01-08T20:35:44Z")
It’s linked from the pricing page, see: [Plugin directory | Discourse - Civilized Discussion](https://discourse.org/plugins) — looks like Akismet is basic; [Data Explorer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/32566?silent=true) is advanced (business/enterprise hosting only).