# Creating a duplicate of production environment

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-a-duplicate-of-production-environment/61966
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [2. Mai 2017 um 15:38 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-a-duplicate-of-production-environment/61966 "2017-05-02T15:38:05Z")
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### Author: ![cpradio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/cpradio/32/4970_2.png) [@cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/cpradio)
#### Post date: [2. Mai 2017 um 15:53 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/creating-a-duplicate-of-production-environment/61966/4 "2017-05-02T15:53:15Z")

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> [@JagWaugh](#):
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> Download a backup from live, restore.  
> Restart.  
> Check it works

I think you may want to run a [remap domain](https://meta.discourse.org/t/change-the-domain-name-or-rename-my-discourse/16098) in there too. That way all of the links do not go out to Production.

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