hi, is there any other way (except this admin → settings → backup or Restore) to take backup and restore in our discourse forum. like from coding part and any other best way.

You can backup and restore with a script: # enter the Docker container /var/discourse/launcher enter app discourse backup <optional filename> discourse restore filename You can do even more with that script: Commands: discourse backup # Backup a discourse forum discourse disable_r…

We have a nice howto on restoring a backup from the CLI. [image] Restore a backup from the command line Self-Hosting bookmark This guide explains how to restore a Discourse backup from the command line without using the Discourse web UI. person_raising_hand R…

Any other way to take backup and restore?

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justin (Justin DiRose) June 23, 2019, 1:56am 7

We have a nice howto on restoring a backup from the CLI.

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Any other way to take backup and restore?

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