How to download the backup file without SMTP function? Because mail ports are blocked on my vps, I can’t use outgoing SMTP, so how do I download the backup file?

Then here you’ll find the appropriate instructions: [image] Restore a backup from the command line Transfer Backup SSH into the destination server, or otherwise create the backup folder there: mkdir -p /var/discourse/shared/standalone/backups/default Upload your backup file to the destination …

How to download the backup file without SMTP function?

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xu2 (Xu2) September 26, 2021, 10:23am 21

Thanks so much!
I have downloaded the backup files through Filezilla, then I restored it to the new site and succeeded!

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How to download the backup file without SMTP function?

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