# I want to install a plugin for development, what should I do?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-want-to-install-a-plugin-for-development-what-should-i-do/123692
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [22 juli 2019 om 23:08 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-want-to-install-a-plugin-for-development-what-should-i-do/123692 "2019-07-22T23:08:02Z")
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### Author: ![hawm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f07891/32.png) [@hawm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hawm)
#### Post date: [23 juli 2019 om 06:18 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-want-to-install-a-plugin-for-development-what-should-i-do/123692/6 "2019-07-23T06:18:13Z")

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Make sure you are really using a git repository URL like [GitHub - paviliondev/discourse-ratings: A Discourse plugin that lets you use topics to rate things · GitHub](https://github.com/angusmcleod/discourse-ratings.git)  
If you follow [Install Discourse for development using Docker](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-install-discourse-for-development-using-docker/102009) to start developing, you don’t have to restart docker, just go into the discourse folder and call ./bin/docker/unicorn to start server or Ctrl + C to stop.

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