Installing discourse follow plugin in development (boot_dev) setup — no app.yml file

nitinkg
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:59:20 +0000
Development

Hi,

I’m running Discourse locally in development mode using docker.

I’m trying to install the discourse follow plugin:

Plugin:
https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-follow/110579

I followed the plugin installation guide here:
https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-plugins-on-a-self-hosted-site/19157

However, the guide references editing app.yml and rebuilding via ./launcher rebuild app, but in the boot_dev setup there is no app.yml file or launcher-based structure.

What is the correct way to install an external plugin like discourse-follow when running Discourse in development mode using boot_dev?

Thanks.

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