# Should Redis be configed as a cache server or not?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-redis-be-configed-as-a-cache-server-or-not/42315>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [April 10, 2016, 3:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-redis-be-configed-as-a-cache-server-or-not/42315 "2016-04-10T03:14:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2016, 4:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/should-redis-be-configed-as-a-cache-server-or-not/42315/5 "2016-04-10T16:31:43Z")

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Just for info, on the forums:

> The only officially supported installs of Discourse are the Docker based beginner and advanced installs. We regret that we cannot support any other methods of installation.

> <https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/main/docs/INSTALL.md>

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