I have Discourse set up but it’s not at the domain/subdomain it will go live at. I’m still thinking about the choice of subdomain. Now that I’m starting to configure things, I’m wondering how much changing the domain/subdomain is likely to break things. Should I hurry up and get Discourse in its for…

You need to make a backup on the old/current domain and restore after you’ve changed to the new one.

Right… hmm I’ll probably get cracking on moving it to its final domain then :sweat_smile:

There is also a guide about this [afbeelding] Change the domain name or rename your Discourse Self-Hosting bookmark This guide explains how-to change the domain name of your Discourse site, and includes information about setting up DNS changes, editing configu…

[afbeelding] stephtara: how much changing the domain/subdomain is likely to break things A list of considerations for changing site hostname is probably a good idea! Off the top of my head: things fixable with a host redirect: inbound links one-time login links links in emails search engi…

How much does changing the subdomain/domain break things?

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Moin 14 december 2025 om 10:59 4

There is also a guide about this

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How much does changing the subdomain/domain break things?

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