# Does the forum for development start up 24 hours\*?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-the-forum-for-development-start-up-24-hours/137461
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [December 31, 2019, 6:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-the-forum-for-development-start-up-24-hours/137461 "2019-12-31T18:58:51Z")
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### Author: ![lijo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b3f665/32.png) [@lijo](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lijo)
#### Post date: [December 31, 2019, 6:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-the-forum-for-development-start-up-24-hours/137461/1 "2019-12-31T18:58:51Z")

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Trying to run a discourse locally on ubuntu.

I ran everything like in this guide:

> [@Install Discourse on Ubuntu or Debian for Development](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-install-discourse-on-ubuntu-for-development/14727):
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> warning This guide covers installation instructions in a development environment. For a production guide see: [Install Discourse in production with the official supported instructions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-discourse-in-production/142537) So you want to set up Discourse on Ubuntu or Debian to hack on and develop with? We’ll assume that you work locally and don’t have Ruby/Rails/Postgres/Redis installed on your Ubuntu or Debian system. Let’s begin! Requirements We suggest having at least 4 GB RAM and 2 CPU cores. Current compatibility: O…

. the last command is:

`bundle exec rails server`

And now I’ve been waiting 1.5 hours and it’s still loading ??? Is this supposed to take that long ? What’s going on?

 ![screen](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/a/0/a03053c4b405deeb69fb6f82090787ea7d93f267.png)

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### Author: ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [December 31, 2019, 7:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-the-forum-for-development-start-up-24-hours/137461/2 "2019-12-31T19:01:52Z")

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That command starts the server, and will run indefinitely until you stop it with CTRL+C.

You can use your preferred browser to navigate to `http://localhost:3000` to see the app running.