# Local-Network Only Discourse

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/local-network-only-discourse/289569>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [December 22, 2023, 7:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/local-network-only-discourse/289569 "2023-12-22T19:03:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![awesomerobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/awesomerobot/32/142900_2.png) [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2023, 8:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/local-network-only-discourse/289569/3 "2023-12-22T20:28:38Z")

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You’d need email for new account confirmation and password resets, you might be able to work around this using an external auth system.

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