# How to install Discourse locally?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-discourse-locally/185116>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [April 1, 2021, 2:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-discourse-locally/185116 "2021-04-01T14:43:28Z")\
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@pfaffman That is exactly what happened when docker-compose was released in 2015. It was met with healthy skepticism.

My organization has no public servers. Can I get discourse, which frankly is the best solution going without a .com?

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