# Archive a forum / read-only version - or - create a copy and continue to provide the forum?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/archive-a-forum-read-only-version-or-create-a-copy-and-continue-to-provide-the-forum/285449>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [November 14, 2023, 4:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/archive-a-forum-read-only-version-or-create-a-copy-and-continue-to-provide-the-forum/285449 "2023-11-14T16:26:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2023, 2:30am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/archive-a-forum-read-only-version-or-create-a-copy-and-continue-to-provide-the-forum/285449/3 "2023-11-15T02:30:25Z")

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I’ve made static archives with wget before.

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