# How to install discourse without ssl?

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**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:** ![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:** [February 17, 2020, 6:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-discourse-without-ssl/141817/6 "2020-02-17T18:09:26Z")

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And you’re blaming the built-in SSL encapsulation for that?

It has nothing to do with the certificate.

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