# How to install discourse without ssl?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-discourse-without-ssl/141817
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [February 17, 2020, 5:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-discourse-without-ssl/141817 "2020-02-17T17:54:54Z")
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### Author: ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [February 17, 2020, 5:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-discourse-without-ssl/141817/2 "2020-02-17T17:58:42Z")

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Yes, but that requires not using the `./discourse-setup` script and editing your app.yml manually. It is not a recommended setup unless you are familiar and willing to tweak the setup.

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