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# How Do I Install Discourse? # How Do I Install Discourse?
If you want the easiest possible install: The easiest possible install:
[**Beginner Docker install guide for Digital Ocean**][do] [**Beginner Docker install guide for Digital Ocean**][do]
If you want a powerful, flexible install: A more powerful, flexible install:
[**Advanced Docker install guide**][docker] [**Advanced Docker install guide**][docker]
The only officially supported installs of Discourse are the [Docker](https://www.docker.io/) based beginner and advanced installs, above. We regret that we cannot directly support any other methods of installation. The only officially supported installs of Discourse are the [Docker](https://www.docker.io/) based beginner and advanced installs, above. We regret that we cannot support any other methods of installation.
Alternately, you can try the [unofficial Heroku install guide][heroku], the [unofficial Ubuntu install guide][ubuntu], the [BitNami Discourse Virtual Machine package][bitnami] or [Cloud66][cloud66]. Alternately, you can try the [unofficial Heroku install guide][heroku], the [unofficial Ubuntu install guide][ubuntu], the [BitNami Discourse Virtual Machine package][bitnami] or [Cloud66][cloud66].
## Requirements ### Hardware Requirements
### Hardware
- Dual core CPU recommended - Dual core CPU recommended
- 2 GB RAM *strongly* recommended - 1 GB RAM minimum (with [swap][swap]), 2 GB recommended
We also recommend you [enable swap][swap] for a total of 4 GB, so 2 GB swap with 2 GB RAM, and 3 GB swap with 1 GB ram, etc.
### Software ### Software Requirements
- [Postgres 9.1+](http://www.postgresql.org/download/) - [Postgres 9.1+](http://www.postgresql.org/download/)
- [Redis 2.6+](http://redis.io/download) - [Redis 2.6+](http://redis.io/download)