# 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") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 13
### Author: ![merefield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/merefield/32/176214_2.png) [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield) #### Post date: [July 12, 2022, 1:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-discourse-locally/185116/13 "2022-07-12T13:48:13Z")
I have Discourse running in development mode on my M1 Pro locally with no issues. > [@Install Discourse on macOS for development](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-install-discourse-on-macos-for-development/15772): > > warning This guide covers installation instructions for a macOS development environment, for production guides see: [Install Discourse in production with the official supported instructions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-discourse-in-production/142537) So you want to set up Discourse on macOS to hack on and develop with? We’ll assume that you don’t have Ruby/Rails/Postgres/Redis installed on your Mac. Let’s begin rocket ! Install Discourse Dependencies You will need the following packages on your system: [Git](http://git-scm.com/)[rbenv](https://github.com/sstephenson/rbenv) or [asdf](https://asdf-vm.com/guide/getting-started.html)[ruby-build](https://github.com/sstephenson/ruby-build)[Ruby](https://www.ruby-lang.org/) (latest s… --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-discourse-locally/185116)._