# How to Install Discourse Plugins Hosted in Private Repositories Using SSH Key?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-discourse-plugins-hosted-in-private-repositories-using-ssh-key/375854
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [July 25, 2025, 5:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-discourse-plugins-hosted-in-private-repositories-using-ssh-key/375854 "2025-07-25T17:16:18Z")
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### 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 25, 2025, 5:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-discourse-plugins-hosted-in-private-repositories-using-ssh-key/375854/3 "2025-07-25T17:54:09Z")

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> [@Install plugins on a self-hosted site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-plugins-on-a-self-hosted-site/19157/1):
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> With the OAuth token, you can install your plugin in the same way as a public repo, and you don’t need to create a SSH key.

This is still the valid approach

I use it all the time.

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