# Install Forest Admin on a remote machine

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## Install Forest Admin on a remote machine

In this short tutorial, we'll cover how to install Forest Admin on a remote environment instead of locally.

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This is **not** the recommended way of using Forest Admin.
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When you install Forest Admin, on the last step you are asked to run some commands:

![](https://2014605362-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LR7SWfEwsNtj_ZiSkSA%2F-M0IMC5pZ9CggTcvSABR%2F-M0IQSnoNIKcv_9_38c3%2FCapture%20d%E2%80%99e%CC%81cran%202020-02-17%20a%CC%80%2014.52.35.png?alt=media\&token=19196cde-d187-428b-961a-70be46d5010f)

The recommended way of installing Forest Admin is to run those commands **locally**, which will generate files in your current local directory.

**However**, you may require to install Forest Admin **on a remote server**: in this case, you must:

1. Edit the second command (`lumber generate`):
   * change `--application-host` to the **URL** of your remote server
2. Run those commands **on that remote server** instead of locally.

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All remote environments must use **HTTPS** (port 443) for security reasons. Choosing to install this way will require that you set up SSL certificates on your server yourself.
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Remember that the database credentials provided on the previous should reflect where the command will be run (i.e: the host and port might be different).
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#### Using Docker

When you install Forest Admin, on the last step you are asked to run some commands:

![](https://2014605362-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LR7SWfEwsNtj_ZiSkSA%2F-M0bwY8t5nKd4MQggrhU%2F-M0c4FbeyEj0yMLA_pwS%2FCapture%20d%E2%80%99e%CC%81cran%202020-02-21%20a%CC%80%2015.08.25.png?alt=media\&token=6436bb3c-c910-4a81-858c-08a621e15c7c)

The recommended way of installing Forest Admin is to run those commands **locally**, which will generate files in your current local directory.

**However**, you may require to install Forest Admin **on a remote server**: in this case, you must:

1. Edit the first command (`docker run`):
   * change `APPLICATION_HOST` to the **URL** of your remote server
2. Run those commands **on that remote server** instead of locally.

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All remote environments must use **HTTPS** (port 443) for security reasons. Choosing to install this way will require that you set up SSL certificates on your server yourself.
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Remember that the database credentials provided on the previous should reflect where the command will be run (i.e: the host and port might be different).
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