# Updating Discourse from v1.0.1

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/updating-discourse-from-v1-0-1/64005>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [Juin 6, 2017, 1:30 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/updating-discourse-from-v1-0-1/64005 "2017-06-06T01:30:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![jomaxro](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jomaxro/32/126216_2.png) [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Post date:** [Juin 6, 2017, 2:40 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/updating-discourse-from-v1-0-1/64005/9 "2017-06-06T02:40:19Z")

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Let me check that I am following…I should:

1. Create a temporary DO droplet with an up-to-date copy of Discourse.
2. Upload a Discourse backup of my out-of-date instance and restore it.
3. Make sure the world doesn’t explode.
4. Move the original `/var/discourse` somewhere else.
5. Install Discourse locally again.
6. Create backup on DO instance.
7. Restore backup to new local instance?

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