# Installing a Discourse forums in Linode - advice to get started? **URL:** \ **Category:** Site Development\ **Created:** [August 27, 2024, 4:55am UTC](https://noobish.me/t/installing-a-discourse-forums-in-linode-advice-to-get-started/664 "2024-08-27T04:55:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![douglerner](https://noobish.me/user_avatar/noobish.me/douglerner/32/796_2.png) [@douglerner](https://noobish.me/u/douglerner)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2024, 4:55am UTC](https://noobish.me/t/installing-a-discourse-forums-in-linode-advice-to-get-started/664/1 "2024-08-27T04:55:07Z")
I think I found your post and a link to these forums somewhere where there was discussion about installing Discourse. And I think you posted that you found it easy to do on Linode. I’ve also run blogs and forums for decades, and I have lots of large and small Linodes, and I’m interested in testing Discourse and maybe moving over an existing, old community to Discourse. Can I ask you a few questions here? (1) Do you have any links to quickly installing Discourse on a Linode? I can create a new Linode for it. (2) For my domain, how is SSL handled? Is it like with WordPress blogs where you can install a free SSL cert that updates itself regularly? (3) Are there multi-language features? I live in Japan and was interested in running Discourse in both English and Japanese. (4) I wonder if there are features for importing content from old forums created elsewhere? I can script output from my current forums into a compatible format for input if needed. Anyway, any info to get me started would be appreciated. Thanks! doug ---
**Author:** ![nOObish](https://noobish.me/user_avatar/noobish.me/noobish/32/13_2.png) [@nOObish](https://noobish.me/u/nOObish)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2024, 2:26am UTC](https://noobish.me/t/installing-a-discourse-forums-in-linode-advice-to-get-started/664/2 "2024-08-29T02:26:33Z")
Yes Doug – I had posted that on the Discourse Meta Forum… > **[Discourse hosting on Linode?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-hosting-on-linode/240977)** > > I followed the tutorial below which got me up and running quickly and simply on Linode (something I was also able to do, but with much more difficulty on DigitalOcean). Through searching on this forum I became aware of a general bias toward... That community forum is wonderful. I spend time there most every day. I think you can find all the best answers about Discourse self-hosting and installation over there! ---
**Author:** ![douglerner](https://noobish.me/user_avatar/noobish.me/douglerner/32/796_2.png) [@douglerner](https://noobish.me/u/douglerner)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2024, 2:43am UTC](https://noobish.me/t/installing-a-discourse-forums-in-linode-advice-to-get-started/664/3 "2024-08-29T02:43:14Z")
OK, thanks. I will concentrate more looking over there. I think that’s where I initially found the link to your site here. 🙂