# Installing Discourse on a self hosted VPS. A process with FAQs

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/installing-discourse-on-a-self-hosted-vps-a-process-with-faqs/407922
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Tags:** email, login, install, domains, hosting
**Created:** [July 17, 2026, 10:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installing-discourse-on-a-self-hosted-vps-a-process-with-faqs/407922 "2026-07-17T22:51:08Z")
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### Author: ![Lilly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/lilly/32/575047_2.png) [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)
#### Post date: [July 18, 2026, 6:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/installing-discourse-on-a-self-hosted-vps-a-process-with-faqs/407922/8 "2026-07-18T18:51:09Z")

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> [@Gid](#):
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> oh.. this was quite important for me & was a reason behind me choosing self hosting. If this can be sorted out later without much difficulty then fine, but I wonder if this particular setup will harden this later? Pls lmk if I should I be doing something different now to allow for that functionality even if I don’t do it now?  
> The forum is only an extension of my main site, & the users need to be as unified at least at a minimum level. If they’re segregated as separate users that would create a lot of problems in my case

like i said above:

> [@Lilly](#):
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> by the looks of existing documentation, configuring SSO with your wix website will likely be a headache and it is questionable whether it is even possible at all with your wix tier.

and here you posted:

> [@Connect User logins from my Wix site for my Discourse forum](https://meta.discourse.org/t/connect-user-logins-from-my-wix-site-for-my-discourse-forum/407636/1):
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> I wanted to get as much of an overview as I could myself before asking humans. Here’s one AI response that lists a few options.
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> ![Screenshot 2026-07-15 004941](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/e/6/8/e68f790c139a8aa24197f4494fe767358e9f1977.png)

what do you know about MiniOrange? the free plan looks like it is limited to only a few users, and thus it could get expensive for you at $49/month for the basic plan:

> **[miniOrange IAM & CIAM Pricing Plans - SSO and MFA](https://www.miniorange.com/iam/pricing)**
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> Check detailed IAM Pricing and features for SSO and MFA solutions to secure your Workforce (B2B) and Customer (B2C) identities.

_ **research and careful reading are essential when planning for what you want to achieve.** _

do you know how to write a Velo script for Wix?

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