# Trying to install Discourse on portainer but it's not pulling the base container

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/trying-to-install-discourse-on-portainer-but-its-not-pulling-the-base-container/270983>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Tags:** unsupported-install\
**Created:** [July 8, 2023, 10:58am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trying-to-install-discourse-on-portainer-but-its-not-pulling-the-base-container/270983 "2023-07-08T10:58:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![alex.diker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/alex.diker/32/503482_2.png) [@alex.diker](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alex.diker)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 8:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trying-to-install-discourse-on-portainer-but-its-not-pulling-the-base-container/270983/8 "2025-05-16T20:24:32Z")

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assuming the [standard install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/142537?silent=true) but just installed in a docker container (empty debian or ubuntu img) or a virtual machine? – thx

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