Thanks for that info. I was only aware of the production install guide. Would you mind sharing a link to the development install guide you referenced? I’d love to take a look.
And is there another guide that runs the import in the way that you mentioned? Would love to check that out too if you can provide a link.
Also, I was only aware of this XenForo import guide: Importing Xenforo to Discourse. I had posted some of my import struggles there too, which I suspect could be solved if I use the development install. I would just need to know what steps are needed to convert a development install to production once its ready.