# Step by step installation of ODK Central

**URL:** <https://forum.getodk.org/t/step-by-step-installation-of-odk-central/44384>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [December 23, 2023, 10:57am UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/step-by-step-installation-of-odk-central/44384 "2023-12-23T10:57:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![rmbasina27](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/rmbasina27/32/24039_2.png) [@rmbasina27](https://forum.getodk.org/u/rmbasina27)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2023, 10:57am UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/step-by-step-installation-of-odk-central/44384/1 "2023-12-23T10:57:35Z")

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**1. What is the issue? Please be detailed.**  
How to install ODK Central inside Docker Desktop? My OS is Ubuntu.

**2. What steps can we take to reproduce this issue?**

**3. What have you tried to fix the issue?**

**4. Upload any forms or screenshots you can share publicly below.**

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**Author:** ![yanokwa](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/yanokwa/32/1695_2.png) [@yanokwa](https://forum.getodk.org/u/yanokwa)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2023, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/step-by-step-installation-of-odk-central/44384/2 "2023-12-23T16:21:31Z")

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See [https://docs.getodk.org/central-install/#self-hosting](https://docs.getodk.org/central-install/#self-hosting). The DigitalOcean instructions are for Ubuntu so it should be very similar.