# Install Discourse for development using Docker

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-discourse-for-development-using-docker/102009
**Category:** Developer Guides
**Tags:** docker, dev-install, how-to
**Created:** [November 16, 2018, 9:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-discourse-for-development-using-docker/102009 "2018-11-16T09:40:04Z")
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### Author: ![Marcin\_J](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/marcin_j/32/215377_2.png) [@Marcin\_J](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Marcin_J)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2021, 7:57am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-discourse-for-development-using-docker/102009/151 "2021-04-02T07:57:33Z")

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How to use plugins in this kind of setup?  
I am trying to follow [Install plugins on a self-hosted site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-plugins-in-discourse/19157), but it mentions `/var/discourse/containers/app.yml` file, which does not exist in my `discourse` directory.

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