# Regarding the installation - docker
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/regarding-the-installation-docker/56871
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [February 3, 2017, 5:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/regarding-the-installation-docker/56871 "2017-02-03T17:16:11Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@Kartheek\_kark](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kartheek_kark)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2017, 5:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/regarding-the-installation-docker/56871/1 "2017-02-03T17:16:11Z")
Good morning.
I have an experience of ruby on rails for 4 months.I have no knowledge of docker.Hence I would like to know if developers who want to contribute can install using docker?
1.I have been facing a problem with aufs and I have resolved it commenting. is it fine without aufs in mac?
2.I am trying to make the docker container in other place (/users/kartheek/docker/discouse\_docker/). Its gettting rejected even after changing the file preferences (docker).
Can you please help me out.
Thanks and regards.
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### Author:  [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2017, 5:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/regarding-the-installation-docker/56871/2 "2017-02-03T17:33:37Z")
If you want to install a development environment, did you follow this guide?
> [@Install Discourse on macOS for development](https://meta.discourse.org/t/beginners-guide-to-install-discourse-on-mac-os-x-for-development/15772):
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> warning This guide covers installation instructions for a macOS development environment, for production guides see: [Install Discourse in production with the official supported instructions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-install-discourse-in-production/142537) So you want to set up Discourse on macOS to hack on and develop with? We’ll assume that you don’t have Ruby/Rails/Postgres/Redis installed on your Mac. Let’s begin rocket ! Install Discourse Dependencies You will need the following packages on your system: [Git](http://git-scm.com/)[rbenv](https://github.com/sstephenson/rbenv) or [asdf](https://asdf-vm.com/guide/getting-started.html)[ruby-build](https://github.com/sstephenson/ruby-build)[Ruby](https://www.ruby-lang.org/) (latest s…
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### Author:  [@Kartheek\_kark](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kartheek_kark)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2017, 1:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/regarding-the-installation-docker/56871/3 "2017-02-06T13:15:08Z")
Is it possible to develop using discourse\_docker? I wanted to try and make it into a different environment as a whole.
Thanks.
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### Author:  [@vinothkannans](https://meta.discourse.org/u/vinothkannans)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2017, 2:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/regarding-the-installation-docker/56871/4 "2017-02-06T14:45:30Z")
I don’t know how much it is possible. But development environment which mentioned by @pfaffman is officially recommended and easier method to contribute.
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### Author:  [@Kartheek\_kark](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kartheek_kark)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2017, 5:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/regarding-the-installation-docker/56871/5 "2017-02-06T17:37:46Z")
Good morning,
I am able to understand slowly. But if it is cloning discourse/discourse.git, which version of discourse is being used ? Is it the git version? or some released version?
Thanks.
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### Author:  [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2017, 12:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/regarding-the-installation-docker/56871/6 "2017-02-07T00:58:42Z")
If it’s a development configuration, it’ll get the most recent commits. (Not a released version unless you use git to switch to that commit).