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

![](/files/-M0IQSnoNIKcv_9_38c3)

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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#### Using Docker

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

![](/files/-M0c4FbeyEj0yMLA_pwS)

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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