# Rebuild the forum using code?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/rebuild-the-forum-using-code/352173>\
**Category:** Development\
**Tags:** code\
**Created:** [February 13, 2025, 11:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rebuild-the-forum-using-code/352173 "2025-02-13T23:04:36Z")\
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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:** [February 14, 2025, 12:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rebuild-the-forum-using-code/352173/5 "2025-02-14T00:34:36Z")

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[Dashboard.literatecomputing.com](http://Dashboard.literatecomputing.com) will install and remove plugins by editing the app.yml (or web\_only.yml) and doing the rebuild (actually, bootstrap, destroy, rebuild). On a two container install, the downtime is minimal.

It also does stuff like upgrade docker, and postgres, docker prune, and so on. Since it’s all managing a [standard install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/142537?silent=true), you’re not tied in to it, and it can’t break anything unless it’s actually doing something (like installing a bad plugin).

It’s a (private) discourse plugin that drives an ansible playbook. You can join the free trial group and use it for free (with limited support).

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