# How to install multiple plugins at the same time?
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-multiple-plugins-at-the-same-time/240613
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [October 2, 2022, 4:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-multiple-plugins-at-the-same-time/240613 "2022-10-02T04:26:46Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@jord8on](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jord8on)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2022, 4:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-multiple-plugins-at-the-same-time/240613/1 "2022-10-02T04:26:46Z")
Is it possible to install multiple plugins at the same time (bulk plugin installation)? (Docker install)
I was using the [ProCourse Installer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/procourse-installer-installing-removing-plugins-via-the-ui/115476) and had to remove it, which is supposed to remove all of my old plugins that were installed with that tool as mentioned here:
> [@ProCourse Installer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/procourse-installer/115476/42):
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> If you removed the installer plugin and did a full rebuild, those plugins will be gone as there is no active mechanism to install them on rebuild.
So I’d like to install several plugins at once, but wanted to check to see if there are any potential issues or concerns with adding multiple lines in `app.yml` before doing the rebuild.
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### Author:  [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2022, 6:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-multiple-plugins-at-the-same-time/240613/2 "2022-10-02T06:20:50Z")
I haven’t any issues ever. Well, some plugins may be broken but that is almost impossible know before hand, of course. Thas’s why we have two options:
- stage site
- living on the edge
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### Author:  [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2022, 11:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-multiple-plugins-at-the-same-time/240613/3 "2022-10-02T11:38:37Z")
Yes. You can add and remove as many plugins as you want in one go.
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### Author:  [@jord8on](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jord8on)
#### Post date: [October 6, 2022, 10:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-multiple-plugins-at-the-same-time/240613/4 "2022-10-06T22:59:47Z")
😆 There’s a few of us in Meta who “live on the edge” of ignorance and/or necessity… but I’m glad to know the options ツ
Do you have a recommendation for the simplest way to set up a staging server that’s connected and you can easily “push” updates to production, after you’ve confirmed updates and changes are all good?
I would love to do that but I’m not technical enough to connect all the dots to build or manage that infrastructure… unless there’s step by step guides and tutorials. So if you’ve got any recommendations on that front, I’m all ears!
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### Author:  [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2022, 10:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-multiple-plugins-at-the-same-time/240613/5 "2022-10-07T10:47:44Z")
You can see [Set up a staging server](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-up-a-staging-server/225951) to set up a staging server with the same plugins. You ~~can’t~~ can restore your production database to staging, run a backup and if that works run it on production.