# Installation takes forever, then ends without forum actually starting

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**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Tags:** google-cloud\
**Created:** [December 20, 2024, 10:39am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installation-takes-forever-then-ends-without-forum-actually-starting/343609 "2024-12-20T10:39:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![NateDhaliwal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/natedhaliwal/32/313494_2.png) [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2024, 2:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installation-takes-forever-then-ends-without-forum-actually-starting/343609/6 "2024-12-21T02:40:05Z")

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Email works now, but I’m afraid of installing plugins, since rebuilding will take about 2 hours. I know this isn’t normal, so is there any way to speed it up without changing the resources of the VM?

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