# Unable to create web\_only image for a fresh install

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-create-web-only-image-for-a-fresh-install/180221>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Tags:** two-container\
**Created:** [February 18, 2021, 4:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-create-web-only-image-for-a-fresh-install/180221 "2021-02-18T16:20:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2021, 12:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-create-web-only-image-for-a-fresh-install/180221/7 "2021-02-25T12:58:18Z")

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Discourse can’t run if the database isn’t populated with the tables and data that it requires. It also needs to precompile assets. You’ll need to understand how those work if you’re going to try to deploy some other way.

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