# Can we make Forum on VS Code?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-make-forum-on-vs-code/187193
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 17, 2021, 10:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-make-forum-on-vs-code/187193 "2021-04-17T10:33:58Z")
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### Author: ![itsbhanusharma](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/itsbhanusharma/32/180717_2.png) [@itsbhanusharma](https://meta.discourse.org/u/itsbhanusharma)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2021, 11:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-we-make-forum-on-vs-code/187193/2 "2021-04-17T11:57:25Z")

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I’m afraid that’s not entirely possible since vscode is an elaborate IDE/Editor. DIscourse needs much more than just a file editor to run. So no, it may not be possible to make a forum on VS code.

However, that being said, if you want to try it out locally, have you read this #howto by @osioke

> [@Set up a local Discourse Development Environment?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-set-up-a-local-discourse-development-environment/182882):
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> So you want to set up Discourse locally to hack on and develop with? This root guide links all the #dev-install guides for the various systems to setup Discourse locally on. If you want to add a guide to this list, be sure to tag it dev-install before editing this post to include it here. (If you want to install Discourse for production use, see [our install guide](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/main/docs/INSTALL.md)) In no particular order, here are the install guides for setting Discourse up on your local environment: [Beginners Guide to Instal…](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-install-discourse-on-ubuntu-for-development/14727/)

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