# Installing discourse for free?

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**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Tags:** hosting\
**Created:** [June 12, 2024, 9:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installing-discourse-for-free/311717 "2024-06-12T09:38:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ar\_D](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ar_d/32/231040_2.png) [@Ar\_D](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ar_D)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 9:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installing-discourse-for-free/311717/1 "2024-06-12T09:38:48Z")

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I have a spare PC which I can use as a server, host, or whatever discourse needs. It is connected to my storage server, so plenty of storage (130TB + 8tb of ssd’s in the pc itself) and has good specs, 64gb of ram, intel i9-12900k and 2x Nvidia Titan.

I just want to make a forum that I can host online through that PC, so no one needs to connect to my wifi to run it, and can just go and run it off their mobile network. Basically I previously used a whatsapp group, but it’s just getting uncategorised, so I have decided to setup a forum. I don’t want to spend money, cause why would I. It should be easy to follow since I am a beginner, and yeah some extra guides on stuff like how do I forward the ports and stuff from local to the internet to make it work online.

I have referred to other topics, but I can’t really understand.  
Thanks for the help.

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