# Restore Backup to different domain

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/restore-backup-to-different-domain/148819>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Tags:** backups\
**Created:** [April 22, 2020, 8:51am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restore-backup-to-different-domain/148819 "2020-04-22T08:51:32Z")\
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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:** [April 22, 2020, 11:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restore-backup-to-different-domain/148819/2 "2020-04-22T11:18:05Z")

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What I do is configure the import server to run in the actual domain and avoid the remapping issues. The server doesn’t actually have to serve the web pages (except for testing).

The other solution is to follow the guide for changing host name and rebake all your posts.

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