# How to create a read only, archive version of Discourse content

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-create-a-read-only-archive-version-of-discourse-content/139256
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** read-only
**Created:** [21 januari 2020 om 03:34 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-create-a-read-only-archive-version-of-discourse-content/139256 "2020-01-21T03:34:31Z")
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### Author: ![ChiConv](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/chiconv/32/166550_2.png) [@ChiConv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChiConv)
#### Post date: [21 januari 2020 om 03:34 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-create-a-read-only-archive-version-of-discourse-content/139256/1 "2020-01-21T03:34:31Z")

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Hello.

I would like to be able to convert the content of my forum in a read only, html version of itself, as in an archive version of the content in my forum for reference only. Is this possible?

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### Author: ![ChiConv](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/chiconv/32/166550_2.png) [@ChiConv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChiConv)
#### Post date: [21 januari 2020 om 04:40 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-create-a-read-only-archive-version-of-discourse-content/139256/2 "2020-01-21T04:40:58Z")

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Nevermind,

I just did it with  
`sudo wget -mk --adjust-extension https://myforum.example`  
which did a good enough job for my purposes (UPDATED: see next post below)

TY.

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### Author: ![ChiConv](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/chiconv/32/166550_2.png) [@ChiConv](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ChiConv)
#### Post date: [21 januari 2020 om 06:10 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-create-a-read-only-archive-version-of-discourse-content/139256/3 "2020-01-21T06:10:52Z")

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Somewhow with the above commands there were some undowloaded pages and unconverted links. Adding the option `-e robots=off` fixed it this time.

So the complete command that seems to do the trick is:

`$ sudo wget -mke robots=off --adjust-extension https://myforum.example`

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### Author: ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [1 december 2023 om 14:23 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-create-a-read-only-archive-version-of-discourse-content/139256/4 "2023-12-01T14:23:41Z")

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### Author: ![system](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/system/32/443519_2.png) [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [31 december 2023 om 14:24 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-create-a-read-only-archive-version-of-discourse-content/139256/5 "2023-12-31T14:24:19Z")

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