# Discourse as Your First Rails App

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-as-your-first-rails-app/5751
**Category:** Blog
**Created:** [April 9, 2013, 11:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-as-your-first-rails-app/5751 "2013-04-09T23:08:33Z")
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### Author: ![eviltrout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/eviltrout/32/5275_2.png) [@eviltrout](https://meta.discourse.org/u/eviltrout)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2016, 4:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-as-your-first-rails-app/5751/122 "2016-01-20T16:02:56Z")

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If you are installing on a Linux server you can still use vagrant to get set up easily. However, you might prefer to follow [this guide](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-install-discourse-on-ubuntu-for-development/14727) that explains how to set it up without virtualization.

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