# DIY Discourse. would love to install Discourse on my own

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**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [5월 2, 2018, 1:33오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/diy-discourse-would-love-to-install-discourse-on-my-own/86604 "2018-05-02T13:33:54Z")\
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**Post date:** [5월 3, 2018, 5:17오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/diy-discourse-would-love-to-install-discourse-on-my-own/86604/10 "2018-05-03T17:17:48Z")

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> [@dnsmichi](#):
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> I have to admit, I’ve found this guide from Digital Ocean

Unless I’m missing something, that’s pretty much exactly the same as the [official install guide](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md).

> [@dave\_odiakaose](#):
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> i use windows 7…does it also apply to it?

You’ll need some cloud hosting service like Digital Ocean to host it. Most of them have some kind of console that will let you log to a terminal via the web browser, so it doesn’t matter much what OS you use on your desktop.

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