# How to Install Discourse on an OVH VPS

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**Tags:** hosting\
**Created:** [August 31, 2025, 9:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-discourse-on-an-ovh-vps/381056 "2025-08-31T09:28:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Canapin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/canapin/32/119591_2.png) [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2025, 4:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-discourse-on-an-ovh-vps/381056/4 "2025-09-01T16:20:01Z")

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> [@opcourdis](#):
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> I really like the fact that with any domain name you purchase you receive a free email adress with it(I haven’t tested their email adress with a discourse setup, maybe I will later and report here).

I advise not doing this.  
This is not a transactional email service, and you’ll likely face automatic blocking from OVH for suspected spam.  
I’ve used a free OVH email for Discourse for a while, and it was a bad idea. I suggest you look for a proper email sending service instead. 🙂

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