# Sandbox Forum with admin access

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/sandbox-forum-with-admin-access/298626
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 8, 2024, 9:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sandbox-forum-with-admin-access/298626 "2024-03-08T21:23:26Z")
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### Author: ![merefield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/merefield/32/176214_2.png) [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield)
#### Post date: [March 9, 2024, 5:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/sandbox-forum-with-admin-access/298626/3 "2024-03-09T17:20:00Z")

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You can spin up your own if you want on a VPS using the open source [standard install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/142537?silent=true) and if you look at the bottom of this guide you can see how to seed it with test fixtures:

> [@Set up a staging server](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-up-a-staging-server/225951):
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> There are several tricks that can help when you are setting up a staging server. What is a staging server? A staging server is essentially a clone of a production site. It also resides on a server, and functions identically. It runs inside a Docker container, just as a normal Discourse site does. It exists to give you a place to try risky things out, or to trial things that you cannot easily hide from your users. It is very useful for trialling adverts using the [Discourse Advertising Plugin (A…](https://meta.discourse.org/t/official-advertising-ad-plugin-for-discourse/33734)

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