# Do I need to install Docker?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-i-need-to-install-docker/132411
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [November 1, 2019, 8:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-i-need-to-install-docker/132411 "2019-11-01T20:46:20Z")
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### Author: ![Fazyl\_Almeeve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a5b964/32.png) [@Fazyl\_Almeeve](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Fazyl_Almeeve)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2019, 8:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-i-need-to-install-docker/132411/1 "2019-11-01T20:46:20Z")

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I am going to deploy Discourse on my local.  
Currently, I am using Mac OS and Ubuntu 18.04 for development.  
Do I have to install Docker to deploy discourse on my local?  
Help me.

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### Author: ![supermathie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/supermathie/32/507518_2.png) [@supermathie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/supermathie)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2019, 8:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/do-i-need-to-install-docker/132411/2 "2019-11-01T20:58:09Z")

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If you’re trying to install it locally in development mode, follow this guide: [https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/docs/DEVELOPER-ADVANCED.md](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/docs/DEVELOPER-ADVANCED.md)

If you want to deploy in production, we support you if you follow this guide: [discourse/docs/INSTALL.md at main · discourse/discourse · GitHub](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/docs/INSTALL.md)