# I want to start a Discourse

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-want-to-start-a-discourse/61025
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [2017 年 4 月 15 日午前 8:03 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-want-to-start-a-discourse/61025 "2017-04-15T08:03:22Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![grxninesix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/grxninesix/32/54339_2.png) [@grxninesix](https://meta.discourse.org/u/grxninesix)
#### Post date: [2017 年 4 月 15 日午前 8:03 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-want-to-start-a-discourse/61025/1 "2017-04-15T08:03:22Z")

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Hello. I love how discourse run and for my IT videos and hint i will give the next months i would maybe create a community, a place to discuss IT things.

I wonder if I can buy a one-time installation for 100$ then after just have to pay minor things to run the community. I am really bad at this and I don’t have server (and won’t have one). It is still doable ?

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### Author: ![zogstrip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/zogstrip/32/512781_2.png) [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)
#### Post date: [2017 年 4 月 15 日午前 8:25 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-want-to-start-a-discourse/61025/2 "2017-04-15T08:25:49Z")

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You still have to pay for a server to run Discourse on. We recommend a droplet on Digital Ocean, but you can use pretty much any VPS as long as you meet the requirements.

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### Author: ![EducatorWaji](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/educatorwaji/32/66699_2.png) [@EducatorWaji](https://meta.discourse.org/u/EducatorWaji)
#### Post date: [2017 年 4 月 15 日午前 11:45 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-want-to-start-a-discourse/61025/3 "2017-04-15T11:45:40Z")

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You will need a server to run. Because one time installation isn’t a final spending. You have to buy a domain name, a hosting( preferably a KVM VPS) which means you cannot buy from any of the hosts giving OpenVz and LXC VPS.

You may have to spend atleast $10 for non recommended 1gb RAM host. So you may have to stretch you budget atleast $140 per year.

We hope you will run discourse soon.

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### Author: ![grxninesix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/grxninesix/32/54339_2.png) [@grxninesix](https://meta.discourse.org/u/grxninesix)
#### Post date: [2017 年 4 月 15 日午後 12:17 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-want-to-start-a-discourse/61025/4 "2017-04-15T12:17:09Z")

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I really need to have a physical server ?  
Can you help me to list every things i have to buy (internet)

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### Author: ![EducatorWaji](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/educatorwaji/32/66699_2.png) [@EducatorWaji](https://meta.discourse.org/u/EducatorWaji)
#### Post date: [2017 年 4 月 15 日午後 12:50 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-want-to-start-a-discourse/61025/5 "2017-04-15T12:50:58Z")

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You should have an account hosting account.  
A domain name.  
A main server( Sendgrid etc)  
And someone who can help you during downtimes

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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [2017 年 4 月 15 日午後 12:55 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-want-to-start-a-discourse/61025/6 "2017-04-15T12:55:41Z")

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You don’t really have a physical server, but rent space on one.

I answer many questions on my [install page](https://www.literatecomputing.com/product/discourse-install/).