# Discourse Install on Lightsail

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-install-on-lightsail/129583
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [September 26, 2019, 3:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-install-on-lightsail/129583 "2019-09-26T15:36:36Z")
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### Author: ![itsbhanusharma](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/itsbhanusharma/32/180717_2.png) [@itsbhanusharma](https://meta.discourse.org/u/itsbhanusharma)
#### Post date: [September 27, 2019, 4:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-install-on-lightsail/129583/19 "2019-09-27T16:41:32Z")

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Seems like you’re using AWS route53 to manage Your DNS

So for primary domain, take these steps:

1. Create an Alias (A) record for primary domain (Denoted by @) Pointing to Your Lightsail IP
2. Edit Your app.yml file to use primary domain
3. Rebuild
4. Run a discourse remap

That’s all You have to do.

> [@Change the domain name or rename your Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-the-domain-name-or-rename-my-discourse/16098):
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> bookmark This guide explains how-to change the domain name of your Discourse site, and includes information about setting up DNS changes, editing configuration files, updating site settings, and correcting social logins and post content to reflect your new domain name. warning This guide is for self-hosted Discourse instances that were installed using our [installation guide on GitHub](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/main/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md). If you are [hosted by Discourse](https://www.discourse.org/pricing), please see [Configure your domain name for hosted Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configure-your-domain-name-for-hosted-discourse/21827) for specific …

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