# Business plugins and install on-premise

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/business-plugins-and-install-on-premise/320028
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [August 4, 2024, 7:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/business-plugins-and-install-on-premise/320028 "2024-08-04T07:56:31Z")
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### Author: ![Wojciech\_Szczepanik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/wojciech_szczepanik/32/426628_2.png) [@Wojciech\_Szczepanik](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Wojciech_Szczepanik)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2024, 7:56am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/business-plugins-and-install-on-premise/320028/1 "2024-08-04T07:56:31Z")

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Hi!  
I’m a little bit confused. I understand that if I setup a Discourse on your servers I’ll have all the plugins (the business ones on the business plan and so on). But what if I want to setup Discourse on-premise? Are plugins exclusive to your servers?

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### Author: ![Moin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/moin/32/554653_2.png) [@Moin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Moin)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2024, 7:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/business-plugins-and-install-on-premise/320028/2 "2024-08-04T07:59:06Z")

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You can install the plugins, which you want to use, yourself.

> [@Install plugins on a self-hosted site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-plugins-in-discourse/19157):
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> warning This guide assumes that you have a self-hosted standard installation. We only support the standard method of install here, so these instructions assume you have a [standard install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/142537?silent=true). warning This guide only applies to self-hosted Discourse instances. If you are using a managed hosting service, the available plugins are controlled by your hosting provider. For example, on our hosting [these specific plugins](https://www.discourse.org/plugins) are available by hosting tier. information_source As of mid-2025, [many p…](https://meta.discourse.org/t/373574)

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### Author: ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2024, 7:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/business-plugins-and-install-on-premise/320028/3 "2024-09-03T07:59:42Z")

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