# 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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**Post date:** [October 3, 2026, 3:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-the-most-basic-but-reliable-ways-to-ensure-a-discourse-forum-can-always-be-recovered/413848/5 "2026-10-03T15:22:19Z")

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Backing up to S3 and an external drive using restic

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