# 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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**Post date:** [April 5, 2021, 8:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-discourse-locally/185116/7 "2021-04-05T08:35:20Z")

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> [@Im\_Nim](#):
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> Does anyone

No. If you want to run a development install you don’t need a hostname, but it works only for localhost. If you want your team to use it, you need a host name. If you have a team, surely you have a domain name? Just create some subdomain of whatever your company uses, pay $12 for a host name, or do the free trial.

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