# Duplicating a discourse installation
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/duplicating-a-discourse-installation/188271
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 27, 2021, 2:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/duplicating-a-discourse-installation/188271 "2021-04-27T14:29:45Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@salamandea](https://meta.discourse.org/u/salamandea)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2021, 2:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/duplicating-a-discourse-installation/188271/1 "2021-04-27T14:29:45Z")
Good day,
I was wondering if there is a fast way to duplicate a discourse installation? Same UI/structure/branding etc.? Is it possible to “clone” the droplet on Digital Ocean? Then change the domain?
Thank you!
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### Author:  [@Benjamin\_D](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Benjamin_D)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2021, 3:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/duplicating-a-discourse-installation/188271/2 "2021-04-27T15:10:59Z")
I’d say the way to go is restoring a backup in a new droplet, the restoring process even takes care of a remap in case of a new domain 🙂
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### Author:  [@salamandea](https://meta.discourse.org/u/salamandea)
#### Post date: [April 28, 2021, 2:22am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/duplicating-a-discourse-installation/188271/3 "2021-04-28T02:22:25Z")
Thank you very much!
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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 28, 2021, 2:23am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/duplicating-a-discourse-installation/188271/4 "2021-05-28T02:23:02Z")
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