# Beginner questions before buying

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**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [October 12, 2023, 3:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginner-questions-before-buying/282033 "2023-10-12T15:05:50Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 12, 2023, 4:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginner-questions-before-buying/282033/4 "2023-10-12T16:41:50Z")

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> [@Lilly](#):
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> I believe there are folks here who are using Hetzner for Discourse

I run Discourse on Hetzner, but on a self-managed server. I’ve never tried their managed server offering but it does look somewhat limited, e.g. no root access.

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