# Merge two Discourse forums into one

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/merge-two-discourse-forums-into-one/301259
**Category:** Marketplace
**Created:** [March 28, 2024, 12:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/merge-two-discourse-forums-into-one/301259 "2024-03-28T00:33:16Z")
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### Author: ![jericson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jericson/32/116215_2.png) [@jericson](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jericson)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2024, 11:14pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/merge-two-discourse-forums-into-one/301259/3 "2024-03-28T23:14:29Z")

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I’ve [moved categories from one Discourse instance to another](https://beta.buildcivitas.com/t/moving-a-group-to-a-new-discourse-server/46) using:

> [@Move topics from one Discourse instance to another](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-topics-from-one-discourse-instance-to-another/38930):
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> Need to move some stuff from one instance of Discourse to another? There is a command line tool to export a topic, a set of topics, or an entire category, and another to import them in at the other end. Topic Export/Import one or more topics and their replies the users who posted in the topic Category Export/Import the category and all its subcategories its security settings custom groups mentioned in the security settingswarning if any of the groups have ‘membership requests’ enable…

If you just need the users and their posts, this works really well. The trick would be to automate the process. Also, it would take a long time for thousands of posts and users!

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