# Can I self-host this for free?
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-self-host-this-for-free/76592
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Tags:** hosting
**Created:** [12월 21, 2017, 10:56오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-self-host-this-for-free/76592 "2017-12-21T22:56:16Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@lilcub](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lilcub)
#### Post date: [12월 21, 2017, 10:56오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-self-host-this-for-free/76592/1 "2017-12-21T22:56:16Z")
Am I able to Self-Host this by myself for free?
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### Author:  [@nixie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/nixie)
#### Post date: [12월 21, 2017, 10:58오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-self-host-this-for-free/76592/2 "2017-12-21T22:58:16Z")
What do you want to self host?
Discourse ? If so, yes, all you need is a linux server to run a discourse instance.
You don’t have to pay anything to Discourse since its open source.
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### Author:  [@jerdog](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jerdog)
#### Post date: [12월 21, 2017, 10:59오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-self-host-this-for-free/76592/3 "2017-12-21T22:59:53Z")
As long as you have an internet-accessible host you can host it by following the guide [discourse/docs/INSTALL.md at main · discourse/discourse · GitHub](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/docs/INSTALL.md)
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### Author:  [@joebuhlig](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joebuhlig)
#### Post date: [12월 21, 2017, 11:03오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-self-host-this-for-free/76592/4 "2017-12-21T23:03:50Z")
If you want to take the hassle out of setup, there’s a $100 option as well.
> **[Community Install](https://www.literatecomputing.com/product/discourse-install/)**
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> Welcome INSTALL-cloud reader from Github