# Does installing Discourse using Digital Ocean take up space from my computer?

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**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [November 22, 2022, 3:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-installing-discourse-using-digital-ocean-take-up-space-from-my-computer/246427 "2022-11-22T15:43:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![merefield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/merefield/32/176214_2.png) [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2022, 3:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-installing-discourse-using-digital-ocean-take-up-space-from-my-computer/246427/2 "2022-11-22T15:47:14Z")

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No. Part of the beauty of cloud computing.

However, if you start developing extensions to Discourse, you may have to install a local copy and tools to help you (something to bear in mind for the future).

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