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[jericson (Jon Ericson)]

That’s a good idea:

Set up a staging server

There are several tricks that can help when you are setting up a staging server. What is a staging server? A staging server is essentially a clone of a production site. It also resides on a server, and functions identically. It runs inside a Docker container, just as a normal Discourse site does. It exists to give you a place to try risky things out, or to trial things that you cannot easily hide from your users. It is very useful for trialling adverts using the Discourse Ad Plugin, or if you…

I will note that if you have an especially active community, the staging site won’t completely simulate production since there’s some impact from people using the site organically in addition to the bulk actions.