# Importing bbPress into Discourse **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/importing-bbpress-into-discourse/12719 **Category:** Extras **Created:** [2014年二月14日 16:30 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/importing-bbpress-into-discourse/12719 "2014-02-14T16:30:05Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 8
### Author: ![treb0r](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/71e660/32.png) [@treb0r](https://meta.discourse.org/u/treb0r) #### Post date: [2014年十月22日 18:06 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/importing-bbpress-into-discourse/12719/8 "2014-10-22T18:06:16Z")
Okay, sorry for the n00b question above. I’ve seen this thread: > [@Migrate from another forum to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrating-to-discourse-from-another-forum-software/16616): > > mega This guide serves as a high level overview of the migration process. For specifics on the wide range of forum softwares to import, including Vanilla, phpBB3, SMF2, bbPress, and vBulletin, review our [dedicated tutorials](https://meta.discourse.org/tags/c/documentation/10/migrations). Not all scripts have tutorials, but an exhaustive list of available imports is available under the [script/import\_scripts](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/tree/main/script/import_scripts) folder on GitHub. For larger migrations, there is also a faster [script/bulk\_import](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/tree/main/script/bulk_import) system that writes directly to the database. So you want to mi… …and now I’m wondering how to go about running the BBPress script. The instructions say: "After reviewing and modifying, to run the bbPress import script you will do: cd path/to/your/discourse\_folder ruby script/import\_scripts/bbpress.rb" In my case this will be from inside the Docker container. If I can get it to run, am I correct in thinking that the database lives outside the container and that any content I manage to import will persist if I destry and rebuild the container? Also, can I run mailcatcher from inside the container? I would like to avoid spamming my users as I tinker with the import process. Any hints or tips gratefully received! Anybody looking for some paid consulting work? --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/importing-bbpress-into-discourse/12719)._