# How to Start Sidekiq When Using Puma

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-start-sidekiq-when-using-puma/143649>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [March 8, 2020, 12:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-start-sidekiq-when-using-puma/143649 "2020-03-08T12:13:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![rphillips](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a9adbd/32.png) [@rphillips](https://meta.discourse.org/u/rphillips)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 2:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-start-sidekiq-when-using-puma/143649/8 "2021-09-20T14:05:30Z")

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Is it absolutely not possible to run Discourse on WSL1? I’m running into an issue on a corporate machine that uses Symantec Endpoint Protection where it’s blocking internet access with WSL2.  
Trying to trial Discourse without too much red tape 🙂

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