# Move topics from one Discourse instance to another

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-topics-from-one-discourse-instance-to-another/38930
**Category:** Self-Hosting
**Tags:** how-to
**Created:** [February 2, 2016, 10:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-topics-from-one-discourse-instance-to-another/38930 "2016-02-02T22:11:02Z")
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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2024, 1:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-topics-from-one-discourse-instance-to-another/38930/64 "2024-05-08T01:18:11Z")

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No. To move to a bigger server a simple backup and restore is all that’s needed. You can also [Move a Discourse site to another VPS with rsync](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-a-discourse-site-to-another-vps-with-rsync/43812)

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