XF 2.2 Running two XF forums on one server

[Pauly]

I am contemplating starting another forum and wondering if i am likely to see any issues running a second XF forum on my current server.

My main concern is with elasticsearch and indexes, will each forum run a separate instance and be able to differentiate ?

As my new forum will be very similar to my original is it possible or is there an easy way to copy over the existing forum structure but without any content or members, this would save me having to rebuild node trees/groups/permissions etc etc i intend the new forum to largely replicate the old just with a different title and URL

 

[Mr Lucky]

My main concern is with elasticsearch and indexes, will each forum run a separate instance and be able to differentiate ?

I do this. The settings in ES refer to the database, not the server.

is there an easy way to copy over the existing forum structure but without any content or members, this would save me having to rebuild node trees/groups/permissions etc etc i intend the new forum to largely replicate the old just with a different title and URL

When I've done this easiest for me was to make a clone of the forum, then delete all the data (keep nodes but delete all threads and all users)

 

[Paul B]

My main concern is with elasticsearch and indexes, will each forum run a separate instance and be able to differentiate ?

ES will automatically use the MySQL database name as the index name.
You can though set it to whatever you wish.



There's a complete guide here:

How to duplicate a live site to use as a test site

These instructions explain how to create a test installation which is an exact duplicate of your live installation. On Your Server Create a new test database with a different database name, user name and password to your live installation...

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You can purge content from the database after setting up the new site.

Also a guide for setting up an instance on localhost (for testing purposes):

XF on localhost

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[AndyB]

is there an easy way to copy over the existing forum structure but without any content or members

It's best to start with a brand new forum install, that way all ID's start at 1.

 

[Pauly]

Thanks for the input guys