# Port already in use, what to do?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/port-already-in-use-what-to-do/27954>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [2015年四月25日 17:56 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/port-already-in-use-what-to-do/27954 "2015-04-25T17:56:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![chamunks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/chamunks/32/73257_2.png) [@chamunks](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chamunks)\
**Post date:** [2017年五月30日 22:05 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/port-already-in-use-what-to-do/27954/22 "2017-05-30T22:05:43Z")

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[This is the guide](https://meta.discourse.org/t/running-other-websites-on-the-same-machine-as-discourse/17247) that the script links to but I don’t want to tear down my production website just to install discourse.

```plaintext
This guide assumes you already have Discourse working - if you don't, it may be hard to tell whether or not the configuration is working.

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