# \#migrations **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/tag/migrations/65.md [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) --- ## [Move your Discourse Instance to a Different Server](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-your-discourse-instance-to-a-different-server/15721)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2026, 8:28am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-your-discourse-instance-to-a-different-server/15721 "2026-08-11T08:28:07Z")
:bookmark: This is a guide for moving your Discourse instance from one server to another, including all settings and data. This guide applies to self-hosted Discourse instances using Docker. :person\_raising\_hand: Requi… --- ## [Migrate your Discourse site to hosted Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-your-discourse-site-to-hosted-discourse/110779)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2026, 10:34am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-your-discourse-site-to-hosted-discourse/110779 "2026-02-16T10:34:10Z")
If you already have an existing Discourse site, and want to migrate it onto our hosting, this is the guide for you. For support and security reasons, the Discourse team is involved in all site restorations. To help make… --- ## [Step-by-step Discourse migration with R2 and Cloudflare integration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/step-by-step-discourse-migration-with-r2-and-cloudflare-integration/382491)
**Author:** [@hel\_Sinki](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hel_Sinki)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2025, 1:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/step-by-step-discourse-migration-with-r2-and-cloudflare-integration/382491 "2025-09-13T01:31:47Z")
This is a post-mortem/runbook of a real migration. I skip common Discourse prep (the official docs cover it). I focus on the exact switches, Cloudflare R2 gotchas, the rails/rake one-liners that mattered, what failed, an… --- ## [Move a Discourse site to another VPS with rsync](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-a-discourse-site-to-another-vps-with-rsync/43812)
**Author:** [@SystemZ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SystemZ)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2025, 10:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-a-discourse-site-to-another-vps-with-rsync/43812 "2025-08-17T22:20:11Z")
This method is different than restoring file in UI. Maybe there is a more downtime but it’s simpler for linux folks without Discourse knowledge and it’s easy to automate. Prepare new VPS First, prepare our new Current … --- ## [Preparing for and undertaking a platform migration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/preparing-for-and-undertaking-a-platform-migration/83824)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2018, 3:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/preparing-for-and-undertaking-a-platform-migration/83824 "2018-03-26T03:17:51Z")
Migrating your community from one platform to another can be a daunting task. If you are planning a switch to Discourse, here are some tips to help things go as smoothly as possible. Early communication The biggest hur… --- ## [Migrate Invision/IPBoard v4 forums to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-invision-ipboard-v4-forums-to-discourse/353763)
**Author:** [@jahan\_gagan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jahan_gagan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2025, 11:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-invision-ipboard-v4-forums-to-discourse/353763 "2025-02-22T11:40:49Z")
Hello Discourse Community, If you’re looking to migrate your forum from Invision/IPBoard v4 to Discourse, I’ve developed a migration script that can help make the process smoother. The script is available on GitHub. Fo… --- ## [Migrate quickly to separate web and data containers](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-quickly-to-separate-web-and-data-containers/153355)
**Author:** [@mcdanlj](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcdanlj)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2022, 2:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-quickly-to-separate-web-and-data-containers/153355 "2022-11-06T02:07:58Z")
:warning: Warning: If you are not comfortable working as a Linux systems administrator, and do not have experience with docker containers, moving to a multi-container deployment will cause you difficulty, and both staf… --- ## [Is migration from other chat apps supported?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-migration-from-other-chat-apps-supported/236724)
**Author:** [@satonotdead](https://meta.discourse.org/u/satonotdead)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2022, 7:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-migration-from-other-chat-apps-supported/236724 "2022-09-01T19:07:46Z")
There is a way for import from Discord? --- ## [Preserve user sessions when migrating to a new host](https://meta.discourse.org/t/preserve-user-sessions-when-migrating-to-a-new-host/166630)
**Author:** [@TallTrees](https://meta.discourse.org/u/TallTrees)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2020, 9:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/preserve-user-sessions-when-migrating-to-a-new-host/166630 "2020-10-07T21:18:58Z")
Continuing the discussion from Move your Discourse Instance to a Different Server: One issue in migrating a Discourse instance to a new server, or even restoring a backup to a newly built instance, is that all logged in… --- ## [Migrate from MVCforum to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-from-mvcforum-to-discourse/53746)
**Author:** [@Viir](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Viir)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2016, 4:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-from-mvcforum-to-discourse/53746 "2016-12-11T16:23:48Z")
I recently wrote some code to import from MVCforum: The import logic can be found at https://github.com/Viir/import-to-discourse, packaged as an easy to use commandline tool. It builds the SQL code needed to add the co… --- ## [Paid: Importing from Scoop](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-importing-from-scoop/35979)
**Author:** [@Krischan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Krischan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2015, 10:50am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/paid-importing-from-scoop/35979 "2015-11-24T10:50:55Z")
I want to revive a community from 2003 that was based on http://www.scoopdev.org/. Had some great discussions there that I would like to import into Discourse, e.g.: Nensch | Der Sinn des Lebens: eine Einführung in den … --- ## [Migrate an old Discourse install to Docker](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-an-old-discourse-install-to-docker/12439)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2014, 1:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-an-old-discourse-install-to-docker/12439 "2014-02-05T01:24:41Z")
:information\_source: 2022.10.21 @pfaffman adds: If you are somehow using a non-docker installation in 2022 then this guide might help you. There is not much way to test it, but it should work. Kept for historical pu…