# Restore backup without reconfiguring Discourse

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/restore-backup-without-reconfiguring-discourse/58185>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [1 Marzo, 2017 18:37 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restore-backup-without-reconfiguring-discourse/58185 "2017-03-01T18:37:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Stephen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/stephen/32/95011_2.png) [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)\
**Post date:** [4 Mayo, 2019 19:49 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/restore-backup-without-reconfiguring-discourse/58185/30 "2019-05-04T19:49:08Z")

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> [@Chopper](#):
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> Why should I complete the step 2 (and 3) if all the data are replace by the backup two minutes laters.

They aren’t replaced by the backup. Those settings live in your app.yml which isn’t contained in the backup. The container configuration and the discourse container contents are entirely separate. Hostname, let’s encrypt and plugins are all outside the backup and are used when the container is rebuilt.

The backup holds all the posts, users, attachments, customizations and site settings which can be configured from /admin.

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