# Discourse in a Docker container

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-in-a-docker-container/10844>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Tags:** hosting\
**Created:** [8 בנובמבר,‏ 2013,‏ 12:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-in-a-docker-container/10844 "2013-11-08T00:12:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Post date:** [31 בינואר,‏ 2014,‏ 1:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-in-a-docker-container/10844/20 "2014-01-31T01:44:31Z")

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Ideally, you create a plugin and source that plugin during bootstrap (same as we do for the discourse\_docker plugin in the template)

Otherwise, fork is your only correct option

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