Want to use WordPress to build website but host on my own server

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  robinpetty4 · Member · Mar 21, 2022 at 5:46 pm

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  I’m new to WordPress and I’d like to use the editor to build website but host on my own server. When I choose the option to build a new website, I land on a page that seems to want me to choose hosting options. How would I go about creating content that I can then host elsewhere? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

  WP.com: Unknown
  Jetpack: Unknown
  Correct account: Unknown

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Mar 21, 2022 at 5:53 pm

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  If you want to use WordPress, but host it yourself, you’ll use the software from https://wordpress.org/ instead.

  To clear up any confusion, WordPress.com and WordPress.org are two different entities: https://wordpress.com/support/com-vs-org/

  WordPress.org has complete documentation for self-hosted/installed versions of WordPress.org at https://wordpress.org/support/ and support at https://wordpress.org/support/forums/

  With that said, if you’d like to manage your WordPress.org site through WordPress.com, that is one of the features of the Jetpack plugin: https://jetpack.com/support/getting-started-with-jetpack/

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  robinpetty4 · Member · Mar 22, 2022 at 3:54 pm

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  Thanks — this explains a lot.