# 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")
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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: [January 8, 2019, 6:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/basic-installation-question/105992/3 "2019-01-08T18:47:56Z")

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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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