# Migrating to Discourse platform

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrating-to-discourse-platform/22021>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [10 Novembre 2014, 8:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrating-to-discourse-platform/22021 "2014-11-10T20:04:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![riking](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/riking/32/170938_2.png) [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)\
**Post date:** [11 Novembre 2014, 10:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrating-to-discourse-platform/22021/8 "2014-11-11T22:37:18Z")

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> [@sandeepberi81](#):
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> Quick follow up: it seems like if we do a Discourse hosted installation, it’s currently not possible to write custom backend SQL queries to gather and report out on additional metrics. Is that correct?

Not automatically, unless you go through some awkward steps including running and downloading a backup automatically.

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