# Put discourse on a sub url

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/put-discourse-on-a-sub-url/157052
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [July 7, 2020, 4:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/put-discourse-on-a-sub-url/157052 "2020-07-07T16:39:59Z")
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### Author: ![JimPas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jimpas/32/148179_2.png) [@JimPas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JimPas)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2020, 6:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/put-discourse-on-a-sub-url/157052/2 "2020-07-07T18:05:59Z")

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While you can install Discourse in a sub-folder, there are some problems that come up. I would suggest you use this link to look at what issues have come up with sub-folder installations. It can be done, but there are challenges.

[https://meta.discourse.org/search?q=installing%20discourse%20on%20subfolders](https://meta.discourse.org/search?q=installing%20discourse%20on%20subfolders)

> [@Generals Subfolder recommendations and tips](https://meta.discourse.org/t/generals-subfolder-recommendations-and-tips/74401):
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> The app.yml changes currently described in this subfolder support how-to, that complements the [normal installation](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md), have indeed helped me to install Discourse as a subfolder like [example.com/forum](http://example.com/forum) instead of subdomain [forum.example.com](http://forum.example.com) when suitable. However, there was still the problem of port conflict (80, 443), and I had to shut down the rest of the site at [example.com](http://example.com) (WordPress) on the same virtual server (by stopping its Nginx in my case) to be able to run Discourse at [example.com/forum](http://example.com/forum), …

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