# Two standalone instances on one server?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/two-standalone-instances-on-one-server/60551
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [April 6, 2017, 2:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/two-standalone-instances-on-one-server/60551 "2017-04-06T14:33:37Z")
**Posts on this page:** 1
**Showing post:** 25

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![PackElend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/packelend/32/95294_2.png) [@PackElend](https://meta.discourse.org/u/PackElend)
#### Post date: [August 8, 2019, 9:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/two-standalone-instances-on-one-server/60551/25 "2019-08-08T09:49:21Z")

</div>

Hello,  
what is the difference between this approach and [Multisite configuration with Docker](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multisite-configuration-with-docker/14084)?  
I need a development (for testing plugins) and a production instance of Discourse on a Digital Ocean cloud server, which is why I am asking.

---

_[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/two-standalone-instances-on-one-server/60551)._