# Can i install this to server via ftp manager, just like wordpress?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-install-this-to-server-via-ftp-manager-just-like-wordpress/23133
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Tags:** hosting
**Created:** [12월 14, 2014, 6:12오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-install-this-to-server-via-ftp-manager-just-like-wordpress/23133 "2014-12-14T18:12:25Z")
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### Author: ![Jarppi01](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jarppi01/32/37079_2.png) [@Jarppi01](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jarppi01)
#### Post date: [12월 14, 2014, 6:12오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-install-this-to-server-via-ftp-manager-just-like-wordpress/23133/1 "2014-12-14T18:12:25Z")

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pls help im noob at websites :frowning:

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### Author: ![hunterboerner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/hunterboerner/32/114646_2.png) [@hunterboerner](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hunterboerner)
#### Post date: [12월 14, 2014, 6:14오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-install-this-to-server-via-ftp-manager-just-like-wordpress/23133/2 "2014-12-14T18:14:09Z")

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No. You should use the docker install. That will set everything up for you.

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### Author: ![Jarppi01](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jarppi01/32/37079_2.png) [@Jarppi01](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jarppi01)
#### Post date: [12월 14, 2014, 6:15오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-install-this-to-server-via-ftp-manager-just-like-wordpress/23133/3 "2014-12-14T18:15:19Z")

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but is there anyway that i can just put those files to server and start installing???

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### Author: ![Sander78](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sander78/32/296615_2.png) [@Sander78](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sander78)
#### Post date: [12월 14, 2014, 6:51오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-install-this-to-server-via-ftp-manager-just-like-wordpress/23133/4 "2014-12-14T18:51:44Z")

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If the only way you can access your hosting is through FTP, then you won’t be able to install Discourse. You need to be able to use SSH.

And, in all respect, if you’re really a ‘noob’ at websites, consider the [hosted version of Discourse](https://discourse.org/pricing). Also look for the assisted install at the bottom.

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### Author: ![strager](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@strager](https://meta.discourse.org/u/strager)
#### Post date: [12월 15, 2014, 12:51오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-install-this-to-server-via-ftp-manager-just-like-wordpress/23133/5 "2014-12-15T00:51:22Z")

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It’s very different from something like a Drupal or PHPBB install. The end results so far seem worth the extra effort, but I can see it being a major turn off or even a stopper for some admins.

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### Author: ![rahim123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df705f/32.png) [@rahim123](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rahim123)
#### Post date: [12월 15, 2014, 2:24오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-install-this-to-server-via-ftp-manager-just-like-wordpress/23133/6 "2014-12-15T02:24:55Z")

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I’ve been installing Drupal for years now; I could do it in my sleep. But I actually found the Docker installation of Discourse to be a breath of fresh air. Simple and direct commands, no mucking around with database creation and file permissions and server roots etc. etc. Just a few commands and _boom_! there it is. And let’s not even talk about the ease of upgrading Discourse compared to Drupal. :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes: