# Introducing Discourse Chat (BETA)

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-discourse-chat-beta/210734
**Category:** Announcements
**Tags:** chat, new-feature
**Created:** [December 1, 2021, 6:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-discourse-chat-beta/210734 "2021-12-01T18:18:21Z")
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### Author: ![stance455](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/stance455/32/255345_2.png) [@stance455](https://meta.discourse.org/u/stance455)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2022, 7:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-discourse-chat-beta/210734/131 "2022-04-20T19:19:11Z")

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I see, seem’s I’ll need to follow the below steps

> [@Install plugins on a self-hosted site](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-plugins-in-discourse/19157):
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> warning This guide assumes that you have a self-hosted standard installation. We only support the standard method of install here, so these instructions assume you have a [standard install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/142537?silent=true). warning This guide only applies to self-hosted Discourse instances. If you are using a managed hosting service, the available plugins are controlled by your hosting provider. For example, on our hosting [these specific plugins](https://www.discourse.org/plugins) are available by hosting tier. information_source As of mid-2025, [many p…](https://meta.discourse.org/t/373574)

Was there a way through a link or admin panel I’m missing?

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