# 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")
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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@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")

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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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