# Existing server installation instructions

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/existing-server-installation-instructions/135530>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [December 10, 2019, 8:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/existing-server-installation-instructions/135530 "2019-12-10T08:08:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![khionu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/khionu/32/163498_2.png) [@khionu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/khionu)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 8:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/existing-server-installation-instructions/135530/1 "2019-12-10T08:08:40Z")

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I have found a few posts, [such as this one](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-discourse-on-apache-server-with-existing-site/108499), where people have wanted to install Discourse on an existing server. I’ve attempted to pull the pieces together, but this has been a headache going between 5 different sources between this instance and the GitHub. This has been a ride, and I would highly recommend adding more to your scripts to support this use case.

The last thing I have yet to figure out is the final structure of `app.yml`. I have found fragments only, and not enough to conclude that what I’ve compiled is everything. I would suggest that the `launcher` script be able to generate a copy without additional steps. That one addition would allow people to preconfigure everything they need. For now, if I could be linked to a raw file template or if one could be attached in a reply, I would be incredibly grateful.

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