# Does discourse launcher / docker use the local postgresql and redis servers?

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**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [December 21, 2023, 12:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-discourse-launcher-docker-use-the-local-postgresql-and-redis-servers/289398 "2023-12-21T00:47:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![hello-smile6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/hello-smile6/32/304628_2.png) [@hello-smile6](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hello-smile6)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2023, 12:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-discourse-launcher-docker-use-the-local-postgresql-and-redis-servers/289398/2 "2023-12-21T00:49:59Z")

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It runs its own postgres/redis inside the main Docker container. I don’t think you actually need Postgres, Ruby, or Redis installed on the host, but I may be incorrect.

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