# How to install Discourse on Webhosting Server (without ssh control)?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-discourse-on-webhosting-server-without-ssh-control/238045
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [September 3, 2022, 9:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-discourse-on-webhosting-server-without-ssh-control/238045 "2022-09-03T21:26:17Z")
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### Author: ![Timothee\_scheufler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/timothee_scheufler/32/264738_2.png) [@Timothee\_scheufler](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Timothee_scheufler)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2022, 9:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-discourse-on-webhosting-server-without-ssh-control/238045/1 "2022-09-03T21:26:18Z")

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Hello,  
I currently have a Forum running phpbb and I want to migrate to Discourse. I looked through the installation Docs on Github but it requires me a Webserver with SSH Control to do this. Is there a way to do this with a “Webhosting Webserver”? Because I have a Webhsoting package with domains connected. For phpbb it was just upload and extract a zip file and then the installation started. Can this work this way too here?

I hope it’s clear what I mean 🙂  
Thanks in advance!

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### Author: ![Stephen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/stephen/32/95011_2.png) [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2022, 9:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-discourse-on-webhosting-server-without-ssh-control/238045/2 "2022-09-03T21:43:55Z")

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Hey @Timothee_scheufler

I’m afraid it’s not possible to install Discourse on to a web hosting package as you describe.

Discourse requires ssh access because unlike phpBB it’s an application, instead of a collection of php files.

Discourse will install docker, and then within docker it will create an image which includes everything it requires to run.

Take a look at the [standard install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/142537?silent=true) guide. A $5 VPS at DigitalOcean is ample to get started.

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### Author: ![Timothee\_scheufler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/timothee_scheufler/32/264738_2.png) [@Timothee\_scheufler](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Timothee_scheufler)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2022, 9:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-discourse-on-webhosting-server-without-ssh-control/238045/3 "2022-09-03T21:53:11Z")

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Hey Stephen thanks for your anwser,  
I do have a vServer running Ubuntu but the other way it would have been much easier… I will have a look into the installation docs again tomorow and do it that way then. 🙂

Thanks!

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### Author: ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2022, 9:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-discourse-on-webhosting-server-without-ssh-control/238045/4 "2022-10-03T21:53:35Z")

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