# Confused about Self Hosting

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/confused-about-self-hosting/407752
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Tags:** server-resources, install, hosting
**Created:** [July 15, 2026, 11:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/confused-about-self-hosting/407752 "2026-07-15T23:53:59Z")
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### Author: ![Gid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/gid/32/569749_2.png) [@Gid](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Gid)
#### Post date: [July 17, 2026, 11:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/confused-about-self-hosting/407752/21 "2026-07-17T23:09:34Z")

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That reassured me more:) I’ve decided, & now starting doing the setup! To keep things more organized, Imma create a new topic for that, to detail my process every step of the way. From choosing a right server to configuring it to SMTP & domains & doing it all in the right order. Because of such a manual process, I have many uncertainties about many things, & I’d be grateful for people correcting me there [Installing Discourse on a self hosted VPS. A process with FAQs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installing-discourse-on-a-self-hosted-vps-a-process-with-faqs/407922)

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