# How to install Discourse on windows

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-discourse-on-windows/29250
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** docker
**Created:** [26 Maggio 2015, 9:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-discourse-on-windows/29250 "2015-05-26T09:10:46Z")
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### Author: ![Qasem\_h](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/qasem_h/32/155935_2.png) [@Qasem\_h](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Qasem_h)
#### Post date: [29 Maggio 2015, 6:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-discourse-on-windows/29250/12 "2015-05-29T06:16:24Z")

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First create a acounte in the site  
go to your git bash and type : `rake admin:create` active that acouunt and gnrate admin rank

> [@Create an admin account from the console](https://meta.discourse.org/t/create-an-admin-account-from-the-console/17274/1):
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> Grant Admin Privileges to Existing Account
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> Run this command from console:
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> rake admin:create
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> You will be asked for Email, enter the email of existing account.
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> Now you will be asked: User with this email already exists! Do you want to reset the password for this email? (Y/n). Press n then enter.
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> Now you will be asked: Do you want to grant Admin privileges to this account? (Y/n). Press enter to continue.
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> You will see success message Your account now has Admin privileges!.
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> That’s it, you have successfully granted Admin privileges to existing account.

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