# Can I run wordpress in the same VPS with a second IP?

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**Category:** Self-hosting\
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**Created:** [August 13, 2019, 7:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-run-wordpress-in-the-same-vps-with-a-second-ip/125693 "2019-08-13T19:03:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2019, 7:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-run-wordpress-in-the-same-vps-with-a-second-ip/125693/2 "2019-08-13T19:12:11Z")

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If you are familiar with reverse proxy configuration, you don’t need the second IP.

You can run both Discourse and Wordpress listening on unix sockets (or higher ports) and run a reverse proxy software in front (I recommend Caddy) to serve on the same IP your `blog.example.com` and `forum.example.com`.

That said, if you aren’t familiar with this type of setup, running each in it’s own VPS is much easier as you can just follow the vast documentation for each.

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