# Major upgrade -- best practices?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/major-upgrade-best-practices/380545
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [August 27, 2025, 3:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/major-upgrade-best-practices/380545 "2025-08-27T15:35:07Z")
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### Author: ![Ethsim2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ethsim2/32/522255_2.png) [@Ethsim2](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ethsim2)
#### Post date: [August 27, 2025, 3:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/major-upgrade-best-practices/380545/2 "2025-08-27T15:47:23Z")

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deploy a test forum. I have never forked anything

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