# Can Discourse run on CodeSandbox?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-discourse-run-on-codesandbox/380456
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Tags:** dev-install
**Created:** [August 27, 2025, 12:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-discourse-run-on-codesandbox/380456 "2025-08-27T00:43:40Z")
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### Author: ![NateDhaliwal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/natedhaliwal/32/313494_2.png) [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2025, 12:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-discourse-run-on-codesandbox/380456/1 "2025-08-27T00:43:40Z")

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I wonder, is it possible to run Discourse (as a dev environment) in [CodeSandbox](https://codesandbox.io)? IIRC it has sudo access and a 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM tier for sandboxes.