# How to edit the discourse files? A development box?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-edit-the-discourse-files-a-development-box/81388>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [February 24, 2018, 8:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-edit-the-discourse-files-a-development-box/81388 "2018-02-24T08:20:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![frold](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/frold/32/82547_2.png) [@frold](https://meta.discourse.org/u/frold)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2018, 8:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-edit-the-discourse-files-a-development-box/81388/1 "2018-02-24T08:20:16Z")

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I would like to play with the files in discourse - Im not a coder, but I have some tweeks I would like to see if Im able to add. The best way to learn is when you have something you will achieve 🙂

I have a little knowledge from php. There you can change a file and see the result of the changes immedealy.

In my discourse server Im not able to finde the .rb files I would like to find. Is that because I need a dev box?

This ruby universe seems to have a steep learning curve… :S

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