# Setting a custom IP doesn't work?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-a-custom-ip-doesnt-work/277981
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Tags:** unsupported-install
**Created:** [September 6, 2023, 8:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-a-custom-ip-doesnt-work/277981 "2023-09-06T08:09:26Z")
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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: [September 7, 2023, 10:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-a-custom-ip-doesnt-work/277981/4 "2023-09-07T10:42:56Z")

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Production discourse won’t work without https.

Maybe you have some other nginx that’s showing that message?

You should get a [standard install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/142537?silent=true) working before trying something more fancy.

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