# Discourse Docker service fails to start properly

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-docker/393857>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [January 20, 2026, 9:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-docker/393857 "2026-01-20T09:23:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 1:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-docker/393857/3 "2026-01-20T13:20:31Z")

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You need the pgvector extension for postgres. Also, discourse won’t work without https. If you really want a local install, you should use development install.

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