# 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:** [20 בינואר,‏ 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: ![Canapin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/canapin/32/119591_2.png) [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)
#### Post date: [20 בינואר,‏ 2026,‏ 10:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/self-hosting-discourse-just-got-a-whole-lot-easier/393915/8 "2026-01-20T22:48:35Z")

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This is terrific!

![Chefs Kiss French Chef](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/3/6/4/3640c360a6be0642f71fdec378fb1d6b772dd544.webp)

> [@Falco](#):
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> To alleviate this, we’ve made SMTP optional. The new installer allows you to skip SMTP setup entirely by relying on Discourse ID for login.
> 
> SMTP setup was always the number one issue people setting up Discourse for the first time struggled with, so we are excited to finally remove this hurdle in our install.

> [@Falco](#):
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> To self-host Discourse, you’ll need:
> 
> - A cloud server (from providers like DigitalOcean, AWS, Vultr, or similar)
> - About 10 minutes of your time

Just to be clear, we still need to configure SMTP to send emails, right? The SMTP skip is solely for the installation part? As a non-tech-savvy user, how the post is written casts some doubts 😄

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