Download Discourse to host on own server

OverloadedTech · March 30, 2021, 11:52am

Where can i Download Discourse to host on own server?

Canapin · March 30, 2021, 11:54am

Here are the instructions:

docs/INSTALL.md

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To install and self-host Discourse, follow the steps below. But if you'd rather skip the setup, maintenance, and server management, our official Discourse hosting takes care of everything for you.

👉 [Learn more about Discourse hosting](https://discourse.org/pricing)

# How Do I Install Discourse?

> :bell: The only officially supported installs of Discourse are [Docker](https://www.docker.io/) based. You must have SSH access to a 64-bit Linux server **with Docker support**. We regret that we cannot support any other methods of installation including cpanel, plesk, webmin, etc.

Simple 30 minute basic install:
[**Beginner Docker install guide**][basic]

Powerful, flexible, large / multiple server install:
[**Advanced Docker install guide**][advanced]

### Why do you only officially support Docker?

Hosting Rails applications is complicated. Even if you already have Postgres, Redis and Ruby installed on your server, you still need to worry about running and monitoring your Sidekiq and Rails processes, as well as configuring Nginx. With Docker, our fully optimized Discourse configuration is available to you in a simple container, along with a web-based GUI that makes upgrading to new versions of Discourse as easy as clicking a button.

### Hardware Requirements

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