# Discourse installation end to end on Windows Server 2016

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-installation-end-to-end-on-windows-server-2016/95311
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Tags:** unsupported-install
**Created:** [21.Август.2018 16:10:27 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-installation-end-to-end-on-windows-server-2016/95311 "2018-08-21T16:10:27Z")
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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: [21.Август.2018 18:32:37 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-installation-end-to-end-on-windows-server-2016/95311/9 "2018-08-21T18:32:37Z")

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You could do a development install ([Install Discourse on Windows for development](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-install-discourse-on-windows-10-for-development/75149)) and then stick an nginx in front of it. But that’s not really recommended either.

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