# How to install plugins without using a third-party host?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-plugins-without-using-a-third-party-host/406009
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [June 24, 2026, 11:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-plugins-without-using-a-third-party-host/406009 "2026-06-24T11:12:49Z")
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### Author: ![Ed\_S](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ed_s/32/134015_2.png) [@Ed\_S](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ed_S)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2026, 11:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-plugins-without-using-a-third-party-host/406009/29 "2026-06-27T11:50:00Z")

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> [@pfaffman](#):
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> You can use any way you want to copy your source code from wherever you keep it into the discourse/plugins directory

This surely is the right answer here. It respects the original parameters of the question. This hasn’t been a great thread from the perspective of showing a positive and supportive community.

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