# PHPBB to Discourse Migration Speed Optimization

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/phpbb-to-discourse-migration-speed-optimization/403319
**Category:** Migration
**Tags:** phpbb
**Created:** [May 19, 2026, 1:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/phpbb-to-discourse-migration-speed-optimization/403319 "2026-05-19T13:24:09Z")
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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: [June 6, 2026, 7:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/phpbb-to-discourse-migration-speed-optimization/403319/13 "2026-06-06T07:50:38Z")

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If they are self-hosted they can use the [Migrated password hashes support](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrated-password-hashes-support/19512) plugin. It doesn’t import the passwords, but hashes of the passwords, so it’s as safe as the passwords were on the old system.

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