# Chat history backup/archive functions **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Tags:** chat\ **Created:** [July 30, 2023, 4:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-history-backup-archive-functions/273273 "2023-07-30T16:15:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1
**Author:** ![Leo\_Wong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/leo_wong/32/286938_2.png) [@Leo\_Wong](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Leo_Wong)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2023, 4:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-history-backup-archive-functions/273273/1 "2023-07-30T16:15:58Z")
We have attempted to archive our main channel chat history into the post function every month, and then initiate a new main channel chat. Given the volume of our messages, amounting to a few thousand each month, we noticed that the backup process halts after a certain number of posts/replies have been created, and not all the chat history gets backed up. We would appreciate guidance on how to improve this situation. Our community heavily relies on chats. We have concerns about the performance slowing down if we keep an unlimited channel chat history. Indeed, some of our users have already noticed performance issues when the chat volume is large. It would be ideal if we had a function that would allow us to backup/archive chat to the post automatically on a weekly or even daily basis, and then open a new main channel chat. If your upstream team does not plan to incorporate such a feature, we would consider developing and open-source a plugin for that. We would greatly appreciate your guidance in this matter. After running our community for six months, it is clear that our user base prefers chat more. Consequently, we hope that the discourse chat feature will continue to develop and integrate more seamlessly with posts in the future. Many thanks. --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/chat-history-backup-archive-functions/273273)._