# A basic Discourse archival tool

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-basic-discourse-archival-tool/62614>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [May 12, 2017, 8:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-basic-discourse-archival-tool/62614 "2017-05-12T20:20:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![brechtm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/brechtm/32/168517_2.png) [@brechtm](https://meta.discourse.org/u/brechtm)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 6:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-basic-discourse-archival-tool/62614/53 "2021-03-01T18:09:43Z")

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I’ve gotten good results with wget, including authentication. Described here:

[https://meta.discourse.org/t/archive-an-old-forum-in-place-to-start-a-new-discourse-forum/13433/14](https://meta.discourse.org/t/archive-an-old-forum-in-place-to-start-a-new-discourse-forum/13433/14)

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