Minimum requirements to install discourse

H1op · January 19, 2022, 10:28am

Hello! What are the minimum system requirements for a VPS? To install Discourse

merefield · January 19, 2022, 10:36am

discourse/discourse/blob/main/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md#1-create-new-cloud-server

**Set up Discourse in the cloud in under 30 minutes** with zero knowledge of Rails or Linux shell. One example
is [DigitalOcean][do], but these steps will work on any **Docker-compatible** cloud provider or local server. This
walkthrough will go through these in detail:

1. [Create new cloud server](#1-create-new-cloud-server)
2. [Access new cloud server](#2-access-your-cloud-server)
3. [Install Discourse](#3-install-discourse)
4. [Setting up email](#4-setting-up-email)
5. [Customize domain name](#5-customize-domain-name)
6. [Edit Discourse configuration](#6-edit-discourse-configuration)
7. [Start Discourse](#7-start-discourse)
8. [Register new account and become admin](#8-register-new-account-and-become-admin)
9. [Post-install maintenance](#9-post-install-maintenance)
10. [(Optional) Add more Discourse features](#10-optional-add-more-discourse-features)

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### 1. Create New Cloud Server

Create your new cloud server, for example [on DigitalOcean][do]:

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