# It Is Necessary to select Discourse?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/it-is-necessary-to-select-discourse/189004
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Tags:** hosting
**Created:** [May 3, 2021, 2:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/it-is-necessary-to-select-discourse/189004 "2021-05-03T14:15:33Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![MuhammadMansuri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/muhammadmansuri/32/217098_2.png) [@MuhammadMansuri](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MuhammadMansuri)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2021, 2:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/it-is-necessary-to-select-discourse/189004/1 "2021-05-03T14:15:33Z")

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Hi,  
I am Creating a Droplet for Forum. I saw a tutorial on Youtube. so, it is Necessary to select a Discourse? Because at Domain I want to host any other site which is not related to discourse.

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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2021, 2:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/it-is-necessary-to-select-discourse/189004/2 "2021-05-03T14:53:58Z")

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I don’t understand your question. Make sure that you are doing [Discourse official Standard Installation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-official-standard-installation/142537)..

You do want a subdomain, even www. You do not need to use the word discourse at the subdomain.

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### Author: ![MuhammadMansuri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/muhammadmansuri/32/217098_2.png) [@MuhammadMansuri](https://meta.discourse.org/u/MuhammadMansuri)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2021, 4:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/it-is-necessary-to-select-discourse/189004/3 "2021-05-03T16:45:50Z")

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I Know but I am asking that while creating a droplet i should select discourse from marketplace?

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### Author: ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2021, 5:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/it-is-necessary-to-select-discourse/189004/4 "2021-05-03T17:13:00Z")

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No you should not. You should strictly follow what is written in [Discourse official Standard Installation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-official-standard-installation/142537).

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### Author: ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2021, 5:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/it-is-necessary-to-select-discourse/189004/6 "2021-05-03T17:37:11Z")

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