# Automated "Personal Archive" Sync: Mirroring my topics from other Discourse sites?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/automated-personal-archive-sync-mirroring-my-topics-from-other-discourse-sites/394883
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [1 februari 2026 om 15:37 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automated-personal-archive-sync-mirroring-my-topics-from-other-discourse-sites/394883 "2026-02-01T15:37:58Z")
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### Author: ![tom\_eric](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tom_eric/32/527845_2.png) [@tom\_eric](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tom_eric)
#### Post date: [1 februari 2026 om 15:37 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/automated-personal-archive-sync-mirroring-my-topics-from-other-discourse-sites/394883/1 "2026-02-01T15:37:58Z")

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Hello Discourse team and community,

I am a long-time user and host of my own Discourse instance. I also actively contribute to several other Discourse-based communities.

The Challenge:  
I often create high-effort posts on other forums. To preserve my digital footprint and maintain a personal knowledge base, I want to archive these discussions onto my own self-hosted Discourse instance.

Currently, I have to manually copy-paste everything, which is tedious. More importantly, a lot of value lies in the conversation context (replies from others), not just my original post. Without the replies, the archive feels incomplete.

The Feature Request:  
I am looking for a solution (or a plugin idea) that can act as a “Discourse-to-Discourse” bridge.  
Specifically:

1. Monitor: Watch my user profile on a remote Discourse site.
2. Sync: When I create a new topic there, automatically pull the full content (Markdown + Images) to my local instance.
3. Context Preservation: Ideally, it should also import the replies to keep the discussion readable.

Regarding Data & Ethics:  
I understand that importing other users’ replies might raise concerns about “scraping” or impersonation. To address this, the tool could:  
Import replies as “Quoted Text” blocks instead of creating fake user accounts.  
Or, attribute them to a generic “External User” system account with a clear footer: “Originally posted by [Username] on [Source Site]”.

This would be a game-changer for content ownership and decentralization, allowing us to participate in communities while keeping a permanent copy of our contributions at home.

Has anyone implemented something similar, or could this be achieved via existing webhooks/API scripts?

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