# 2 different servers running the same Discourse instance?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-different-servers-running-the-same-discourse-instance/62247>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [May 7, 2017, 8:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-different-servers-running-the-same-discourse-instance/62247 "2017-05-07T08:54:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![kraml](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/kraml/32/68627_2.png) [@kraml](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kraml)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2017, 3:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/2-different-servers-running-the-same-discourse-instance/62247/4 "2017-05-07T15:26:46Z")

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> [@mcbuzz](#):
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> I would like to use it to test stuff before rolling it out on the production site which is going to be on Digital Ocean.

For the purpose you described it is actually much easier to just restore the backup of your production site on your test server, periodically or on demand.

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