# What are the most basic but reliable ways to ensure a Discourse forum can always be recovered?

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**Created:** [October 3, 2026, 1:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-the-most-basic-but-reliable-ways-to-ensure-a-discourse-forum-can-always-be-recovered/413848 "2026-10-03T13:04:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jagster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jagster/32/192154_2.png) [@Jagster](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jagster)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-the-most-basic-but-reliable-ways-to-ensure-a-discourse-forum-can-always-be-recovered/413848/4 "2026-10-03T14:11:59Z")

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Well, I’m backupping the database every hour 🤷‍♂️ It is same principle than with e-commerce — one must consider what is the biggest timeframe what can and/or wants to restore.

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