# Will I need to start over with multisite configuration from standalone version?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/will-i-need-to-start-over-with-multisite-configuration-from-standalone-version/30040
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [2015年六月15日 12:26 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/will-i-need-to-start-over-with-multisite-configuration-from-standalone-version/30040 "2015-06-15T12:26:02Z")
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### Author: ![tenzan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tenzan/32/42979_2.png) [@tenzan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tenzan)
#### Post date: [2015年六月15日 12:26 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/will-i-need-to-start-over-with-multisite-configuration-from-standalone-version/30040/1 "2015-06-15T12:26:02Z")

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At the moment, I have installed my Discourse, for example, at **[example.com](http://example.com)** as standalone on DigitalOcean.

Now I want to have 2 sites, with subdomains:

1. `lang1.example.com` (current `example.com`)
2. `lang2.example.com`

Do I have to remove `example.com` along with its `droplet` and start from scratch with multisite conf?

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### Author: ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [2015年六月15日 22:34 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/will-i-need-to-start-over-with-multisite-configuration-from-standalone-version/30040/2 "2015-06-15T22:34:51Z")

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You can layer multisite on top of an existing installation, keep in mind multisite is fairly technical, you will need to be familiar with our install and docker to get it going.

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### Author: ![tenzan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tenzan/32/42979_2.png) [@tenzan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tenzan)
#### Post date: [2015年六月15日 23:25 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/will-i-need-to-start-over-with-multisite-configuration-from-standalone-version/30040/3 "2015-06-15T23:25:03Z")

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Thanks @sam

I think I’ll be able to handle it 😉

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### Author: ![streetlife](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/streetlife/32/116305_2.png) [@streetlife](https://meta.discourse.org/u/streetlife)
#### Post date: [2015年六月17日 03:23 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/will-i-need-to-start-over-with-multisite-configuration-from-standalone-version/30040/4 "2015-06-17T03:23:11Z")

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is there any documentation available to guide on setting up multisite ab initio?

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### Author: ![tenzan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tenzan/32/42979_2.png) [@tenzan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tenzan)
#### Post date: [2015年六月17日 03:25 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/will-i-need-to-start-over-with-multisite-configuration-from-standalone-version/30040/5 "2015-06-17T03:25:59Z")

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It seems this one [Multisite configuration with Docker](https://meta.discourse.org/t/multisite-configuration-with-docker/14084)