# Disabling/restricting user search

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-restricting-user-search/85354
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [April 15, 2018, 12:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-restricting-user-search/85354 "2018-04-15T00:37:01Z")
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### Author: ![fefrei](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/fefrei/32/119538_2.png) [@fefrei](https://meta.discourse.org/u/fefrei)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2018, 8:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disabling-restricting-user-search/85354/2 "2018-04-15T08:50:59Z")

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If you want total separation between different user bases, running multiple Discourse instances might be easier and safer. (With [Multisite](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multisite-configuration-with-docker/14084), this requires almost no additional resources.) Otherwise, while you might be able to build a plugin that closes some loopholes like search, there’s a significant risk that you’ll overlook some vector.

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