# I want to Start my own Community

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-want-to-start-my-own-community/38809>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [1 Febbraio 2016, 4:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-want-to-start-my-own-community/38809 "2016-02-01T04:54:13Z")\
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**Post date:** [1 Febbraio 2016, 6:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-want-to-start-my-own-community/38809/9 "2016-02-01T06:21:26Z")

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The software itself is indeed free. However, you need a means of hosting it so others can access it (after all, what good is a forum that only you have access to).

If you already have access to a server, then yes, there is a ‘free’ option.  
If you do not have access to a server, you will need one that can run something called docker.  
DigitalOcean’s $10.00 a month plan can host small communities. Someone can walk you through the installation process or you can do the additional $99 fee that Discourse offers.  
Otherwise, you can have [Communiteq](https://www.communiteq.com) (formerly DiscourseHosting) host and install it for 20.00 a month, or have Discourse host it and get far more direct support.

Otherwise, you can always jump into an existing community, help out, and help built out that community. I suppose the question at hand is, what exactly do you want to do, and why do you want to do it?

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