# Discourse development installation non-vagrant
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-development-installation-non-vagrant/43630
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [5월 3, 2016, 6:42오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-development-installation-non-vagrant/43630 "2016-05-03T18:42:33Z")
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### Author:  [@thejars](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thejars)
#### Post date: [5월 3, 2016, 6:42오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-development-installation-non-vagrant/43630/1 "2016-05-03T18:42:33Z")
Relatively new to discourse and docker. I have a home lab and would just assume stand up a development server in ESXi than on my local machine. I really just want this set up to play around with plugins. Can I make changes within the docker directories on a full install (like this one [discourse/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md at main · discourse/discourse · GitHub](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md)) and will those change persist if/when I rebuild the app? Thanks for any help.
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### Author:  [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [5월 3, 2016, 7:55오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-development-installation-non-vagrant/43630/2 "2016-05-03T19:55:18Z")
Docker is for production.
For development you use:
- [Beginner (Vagrant)](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/docs/VAGRANT.md)
- [Advanced](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/docs/DEVELOPER-ADVANCED.md)
Both links are on the project Readme…
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### Author:  [@thejars](https://meta.discourse.org/u/thejars)
#### Post date: [5월 3, 2016, 8:16오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-development-installation-non-vagrant/43630/3 "2016-05-03T20:16:26Z")
Yep, I have since posting this found that guide. Just what was needed, thanks!