I have a Vanilla Forum - want to Move to Discourse

[askjoyb]

Hi All, I have a Vanilla Forum - want to Move to Discourse and i would like to know what is the best way to import stuff from Vanilla to Discourse

[dax (Daniela)]

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Migrate a Vanilla forum to Discourse

I know there are a lot of posts about importing contents from a vanilla forum, but theres a lack of comprehensive guide! Not everyone can afford to hire a developer to migrate their forums and this is my way of giving back to this community So here it goes: You Need: Terminal (if mac) or alternative for windows A mind strong enough to understand and follow this guide! Patience A cup of coffee Step 1: Getting the Importer file! Use this addon to get the porter file: Vanilla Porter A…