# Self-Hosting Discourse Just Got a Whole Lot Easier

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/self-hosting-discourse-just-got-a-whole-lot-easier/393915
**Category:** Announcements
**Tags:** install
**Created:** [January 20, 2026, 7:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/self-hosting-discourse-just-got-a-whole-lot-easier/393915 "2026-01-20T19:28:56Z")
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### Author: ![NateDhaliwal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/natedhaliwal/32/313494_2.png) [@NateDhaliwal](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NateDhaliwal)
#### Post date: [January 22, 2026, 8:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/self-hosting-discourse-just-got-a-whole-lot-easier/393915/27 "2026-01-22T08:58:05Z")

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IIRC Raspberry Pis can already host Discourse:

> [@Discourse on a Raspberry Pi | Blog](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-on-a-raspberry-pi-blog/211357):
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> A long standing feature request from our community is finally here! As of today, you are able to host a complete Discourse instance in a $35 Raspberry Pi. You can go ahead and follow our [official install guide](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/tree/main/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md), and it will work out of the box in any recent Raspberry Pi model. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://blog.discourse.org/2021/12/2021-12-07-discourse-on-a-raspberry-pi/](https://blog.discourse.org/2021/12/2021-12-07-discourse-on-a-raspberry-pi/)

> **[Discourse on a Pi 5](https://discourse-on-a-pi5.falco.dev/)**
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> Demo site of Discourse running in a Raspberry Pi 5

[https://discourse-on-a-pi.falco.dev/](https://discourse-on-a-pi.falco.dev/)

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