# Transitioning to Discourse later

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/transitioning-to-discourse-later/80263>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Tags:** hosting\
**Created:** [February 10, 2018, 2:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/transitioning-to-discourse-later/80263 "2018-02-10T14:48:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![david](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/david/32/157490_2.png) [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2018, 1:44am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/transitioning-to-discourse-later/80263/8 "2018-02-11T01:44:20Z")

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> [@nibl](#):
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> Does DigitalOcean allow Discourse to run on their $5 plan?

Yes, many people use $5 droplets to run Discourse. Follow this official guide to get started, it is up-to-date and people on this forum can provide help if you need it:

[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/master/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md)

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