# Install discourse on localhost in ubuntu

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-discourse-on-localhost-in-ubuntu/258102
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Tags:** unsupported-install
**Created:** [March 14, 2023, 12:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-discourse-on-localhost-in-ubuntu/258102 "2023-03-14T12:50:54Z")
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### Author: ![VNS](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/vns/32/297854_2.png) [@VNS](https://meta.discourse.org/u/VNS)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2023, 12:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-discourse-on-localhost-in-ubuntu/258102/1 "2023-03-14T12:50:54Z")

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Hello Team,  
I want to install discourse on my local system for my testing, could you please help me, with how to install it on localhost without using any domain?

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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: [March 14, 2023, 1:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-discourse-on-localhost-in-ubuntu/258102/2 "2023-03-14T13:31:20Z")

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If you want to test it as it will be used then you need to do a [standard install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/142537?silent=true) with a valid domain name.

If you want to install on localhost without a domain then you can look at the development install topics. It’s much harder to install, and much slower. It can also be a bit different, as you are responsible for installing all of the various pieces. There is a development install using docker that can be easier for someone unfamiliar with installing rails and the other required bits.