# How to edit an import script on the production server?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-edit-an-import-script-on-the-production-server/282505
**Category:** Migration
**Tags:** vanilla
**Created:** [October 17, 2023, 9:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-edit-an-import-script-on-the-production-server/282505 "2023-10-17T09:45:17Z")
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### Author: ![Canapin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/canapin/32/119591_2.png) [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2023, 12:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-edit-an-import-script-on-the-production-server/282505/5 "2023-10-17T12:03:08Z")

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Welcome, Shin 🙂

Just to know more about your import, are you following this guide (it uses the Vanilla script as an example)?

> [@Set up an environment to migrate another forum to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/set-up-an-environment-to-migrate-another-forum-to-discourse/88252):
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> Want to setup a Discourse import environment? Let’s get started! Setup a Discourse instance on DigitalOcean Setup a Discourse instance on DigitalOcean using our [official guide](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/main/docs/INSTALL-cloud.md). Email setup is not required for migration. I accessed the instance using DigitalOcean allotted IP instead of setting up a domain name. Download the import data on server cd /var/discourse/shared/ mkdir import\_data Download the import data (using curl, wget, sftp, etc) and unzip the files if required. Let’s assume the…

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