# Installing Discourse and Ghost on the same VPS

**URL:** <https://forum.ghost.org/t/installing-discourse-and-ghost-on-the-same-vps/35612>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [January 17, 2023, 10:00am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/installing-discourse-and-ghost-on-the-same-vps/35612 "2023-01-17T10:00:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jasosn88](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/jasosn88/32/28986_2.png) [@Jasosn88](https://forum.ghost.org/u/Jasosn88)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 10:00am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/installing-discourse-and-ghost-on-the-same-vps/35612/1 "2023-01-17T10:00:37Z")

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Can I install discourse and ghost on the same server, if so any guidance I would be grateful

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**Author:** ![mjw](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/mjw/32/30781_2.png) [@mjw](https://forum.ghost.org/u/mjw)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 9:58pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/installing-discourse-and-ghost-on-the-same-vps/35612/2 "2023-01-17T21:58:04Z")

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Yes, Discourse runs in Docker. Ghost can, too, albeit this is not the official method.

Check out the system requirements for each, and read their respectivee installation guides to determine is your VPS is the best way.

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**Author:** ![markstos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/markstos/32/18182_2.png) [@markstos](https://forum.ghost.org/u/markstos)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 2:35am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/installing-discourse-and-ghost-on-the-same-vps/35612/3 "2023-01-18T02:35:53Z")

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A typical way to run multiple containerized services on the same server is to install Nginx as a web server and use the reverse proxy feature of Nginx to proxy outside connections to services listening on ports on localhost.

Personally, I like installing Ghost using the official method of installing it directly on the server, so I might do that, and then install the Discourse “standalone” container that bundles all the Discourse dependencies into a single container.

Both Discourse and Ghost could then be proxied by Nginx.

> <https://github.com/discourse/discourse_docker/blob/1dc7ce451d7bd67238b8b02f2db820989cfa6b5a/samples/standalone.yml>

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**Author:** ![Jasosn88](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/jasosn88/32/28986_2.png) [@Jasosn88](https://forum.ghost.org/u/Jasosn88)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 7:16am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/installing-discourse-and-ghost-on-the-same-vps/35612/4 "2023-01-18T07:16:28Z")

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Any installation steps?!  
Specfic guide?

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**Author:** ![Cathy\_Sarisky](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/cathy_sarisky/32/25750_2.png) [@Cathy\_Sarisky](https://forum.ghost.org/u/Cathy_Sarisky)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 1:20pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/installing-discourse-and-ghost-on-the-same-vps/35612/5 "2023-01-18T13:20:31Z")

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[Let Me Google That](https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=how+to+install+discourse+in+a+docker+container) 🙂

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**Author:** ![markstos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/markstos/32/18182_2.png) [@markstos](https://forum.ghost.org/u/markstos)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2023, 2:48am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/installing-discourse-and-ghost-on-the-same-vps/35612/6 "2023-01-19T02:48:10Z")

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First, Install Ghost using the official instructions.

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**Author:** ![thimiraonline](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/thimiraonline/32/22599_2.png) [@thimiraonline](https://forum.ghost.org/u/thimiraonline)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2023, 3:18am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/installing-discourse-and-ghost-on-the-same-vps/35612/7 "2023-01-19T03:18:05Z")

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My suggestion is to use docker for both installation.