# I'm having trouble installing a local Discourse instance on Windows 11

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/im-having-trouble-installing-a-local-discourse-instance-on-windows-11/272117
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Tags:** dev-install
**Created:** [July 19, 2023, 1:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/im-having-trouble-installing-a-local-discourse-instance-on-windows-11/272117 "2023-07-19T13:13:16Z")
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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: [July 19, 2023, 1:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/im-having-trouble-installing-a-local-discourse-instance-on-windows-11/272117/5 "2023-07-19T13:46:58Z")

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> [@resakdo22](#):
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> This local instance will be used to model and edit a custom theme for future development.

You’d be much better served to just use [Bugs theme-component](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bugs-theme-component/149353) and do the work on your public instance or another [standard install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/142537?silent=true).

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