# 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:** ![Ed\_S](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/ed_s/32/134015_2.png) [@Ed\_S](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Ed_S)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2026, 6:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-are-the-most-basic-but-reliable-ways-to-ensure-a-discourse-forum-can-always-be-recovered/413848/7 "2026-10-03T18:39:34Z")

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> [@pfaffman](#):
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> I have had someone somehow lose control of their AWS account and lost all of their images. So just remembering to pay the bill is a cost not to be underestimated.

Exactly this - don’t have all copies of your data with one provider.

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