# Emails not working

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/emails-not-working/378783>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** email\
**Created:** [August 15, 2025, 6:41pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emails-not-working/378783 "2025-08-15T18:41:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ethsim2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ethsim2/32/522255_2.png) [@Ethsim2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ethsim2)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2025, 10:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emails-not-working/378783/4 "2025-08-15T22:17:02Z")

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> [@Rafael\_Goncalves](#):
>
> how I can download a backup of my forum

i think you would

```plaintext
snap install aws-cli --classic

aws configure

cd /var/discourse

.\launcher enter app

rails c

Discourse.enable_readonly_mode(Discourse::USER_READONLY_MODE_KEY)

exit

discourse backup

docker cp “app:/var/www/discourse/public/backups/default/your-site-2006-01-02-150405-v20200101150405.tar.gz “ “root@[server_ip_address]:/var/discourse/shared/standalone/backups/default/your-site-2006-01-02-150405-v20200101150405.tar.gz“

```

this step might be Unnecessary anyway, because /shared is bind-mounted to the host already ??

```plaintext
exit

aws s3 cp “/var/discourse/shared/standalone/backups/default/your-site-2006-01-02-150405-v20200101150405.tar.gz“ “myBucket://your-site-2006-01-02-150405-v20200101150405.tar.gz“

```

> please note i haven’t tested these commands at all

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