# Installing discourse for free?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/installing-discourse-for-free/311717>\
**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:** ![Architect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/architect/32/520575_2.png) [@Architect](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Architect)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2024, 8:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installing-discourse-for-free/311717/50 "2024-07-01T20:16:57Z")

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Many domain names are not at all expensive, some less than a dollar. You can run a search for a name at [namecheap.com](http://namecheap.com) to see options, yearly registration fees are often much less than the cost of a server for discourse.

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