# Using discourse purely for Q&A functionality without UI or Authentication

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-purely-for-q-a-functionality-without-ui-or-authentication/260683>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [April 5, 2023, 5:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-purely-for-q-a-functionality-without-ui-or-authentication/260683 "2023-04-05T17:07:29Z")\
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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:** [April 5, 2023, 7:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-purely-for-q-a-functionality-without-ui-or-authentication/260683/9 "2023-04-05T19:58:09Z")

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It will be easiest to use a valid hostname that is accessible via the internet. If you don’t want to do that then you’re mostly on your own, as the [standard install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/142537?silent=true) instructions won’t appy to you.

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