# Can I retain my forum content if I change its original IP?

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**Created:** [November 26, 2020, 9:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-retain-my-forum-content-if-i-change-its-original-ip/171445 "2020-11-26T21:29:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 26, 2020, 10:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/can-i-retain-my-forum-content-if-i-change-its-original-ip/171445/7 "2020-11-26T22:15:08Z")

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A DigitalOcean snapshot will retain everything as it is at the moment you take the snapshot, so destroying and recreating a new droplet from the snapshot will put you back exactly were you were. You will need to update the A record in the DNS file, though.

The other method is to follow the instructions @Falco mentioned.

But, before you do any of that… anyone can find the IP address of your site if they know the domain name:

> **[Free online network tools - traceroute, nslookup, dig, whois lookup, ping - IPv6](https://centralops.net/co/)**
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> Free online network tools, including traceroute, nslookup, dig, whois, ping, and our own Domain Dossier and Email Dossier. Works with IPv6.

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