# Back up only the settings

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/back-up-only-the-settings/395448
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [February 7, 2026, 9:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/back-up-only-the-settings/395448 "2026-02-07T21:24:11Z")
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### Author: ![Willy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/willy/32/499930_2.png) [@Willy](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Willy)
#### Post date: [February 7, 2026, 9:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/back-up-only-the-settings/395448/1 "2026-02-07T21:24:11Z")

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According to the link there is interest but several years have passed and I don’t know if they actually implemented it or not.

> [@Backup only Site Settings](https://meta.discourse.org/t/backup-only-site-settings/78150/3):
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> I believe @techapj has expressed interest in this feature but we do not have it yet.

A very useful scenario for this is to configure a VPS server with the exact same settings as the production server, and this cloned VPS would be solely for development. This way, I can work more effectively with my team of developers.

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