# How do I see the files in a Discourse install?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-see-the-files-in-a-discourse-install/22887>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [2014 年12 月 5 日 14:14 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-see-the-files-in-a-discourse-install/22887 "2014-12-05T14:14:46Z")\
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作者： ![riking](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/riking/32/170938_2.png) [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)\
发布日期： [2014 年12 月 5 日 23:44 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-see-the-files-in-a-discourse-install/22887/6 "2014-12-05T23:44:11Z")

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> [@rahim123](#):
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> If they followed the standard instructions, it should be inside /var/discourse. It’s run inside a technology called Docker. Here are the instructions, by the way:

@manvfat - before modifying those files, I implore you to read this topic:

[https://meta.discourse.org/t/advanced-troubleshooting-with-docker/15927](https://meta.discourse.org/t/advanced-troubleshooting-with-docker/15927)

It explains why what @rahim123 is suggesting - going in and editing files - likely won’t work.

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