# Setting up multiple Discourse instances for different countries

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-multiple-discourse-instances-for-different-countries/167663
**Category:** Community Building
**Created:** [October 19, 2020, 7:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-multiple-discourse-instances-for-different-countries/167663 "2020-10-19T19:38:11Z")
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### Author: ![likable24](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/likable24/32/196256_2.png) [@likable24](https://meta.discourse.org/u/likable24)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2020, 7:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-multiple-discourse-instances-for-different-countries/167663/1 "2020-10-19T19:38:11Z")

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Hey Can I set up the Discource Community of any country for support in my country?

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### Author: ![ondrej](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ondrej/32/198804_2.png) [@ondrej](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ondrej)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2020, 7:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-multiple-discourse-instances-for-different-countries/167663/2 "2020-10-19T19:43:19Z")

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Hello!

Yes you may because Discourse offers user locale which allows users to choose the language the forum is displayed in. In addition, this can be made a default by an admin site setting.

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### Author: ![likable24](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/likable24/32/196256_2.png) [@likable24](https://meta.discourse.org/u/likable24)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2020, 7:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-multiple-discourse-instances-for-different-countries/167663/3 "2020-10-19T19:48:07Z")

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Sorry I couldn’t explain well. l wanna open Discourse community for my country

**for example;**

- UK Discourse community [www.Discourse.uk](http://www.Discourse.uk)
- Germany Discourse Community [www.Discourse.de](http://www.Discourse.de)
- France Discourse Community [www.Discourse.fr](http://www.Discourse.fr)

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### Author: ![simon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/simon/32/339122_2.png) [@simon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2020, 7:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-multiple-discourse-instances-for-different-countries/167663/4 "2020-10-19T19:58:14Z")

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> [@likable24](#):
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> **for example;**
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> - UK Discourse community [www.Discourse.uk](http://www.Discourse.uk)
> - Germany Discourse Community [www.Discourse.de](http://www.Discourse.de)
> - France Discourse Community [www.Discourse.fr](http://www.Discourse.fr)

That will work, but you will have to create a separate Discourse instance for each language - a single Discourse forum can only be accessible at a single domain.

If setting up multiple Discourse sites is not the best solution for you, you could look at some of the ideas in this topic: [Structuring a multilingual community](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-structure-a-multilingual-community/73225).

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### Author: ![JimPas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jimpas/32/148179_2.png) [@JimPas](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JimPas)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2020, 8:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-multiple-discourse-instances-for-different-countries/167663/5 "2020-10-19T20:07:03Z")

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You’ll have to have your own domain name though. You can’t just use Discourse.WhateverCountryDomain. 😉 Instead, use [www.discourse.yourdomainname.uk](http://www.discourse.yourdomainname.uk), .de, etcetera.

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### Author: ![likable24](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/likable24/32/196256_2.png) [@likable24](https://meta.discourse.org/u/likable24)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2020, 7:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-up-multiple-discourse-instances-for-different-countries/167663/6 "2020-10-24T07:25:32Z")

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We set up the Turkish Discourse community, my friend. Can you support us? Our community link is:

[https://discourse.gen.tr](https://discourse.gen.tr)
