# Can we have 2 mattermost servers pointing to the same AmazonS3 bucket in order to export data?
**URL:** https://forum.mattermost.com/t/can-we-have-2-mattermost-servers-pointing-to-the-same-amazons3-bucket-in-order-to-export-data/26027
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**Created:** [July 19, 2026, 11:12am UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/can-we-have-2-mattermost-servers-pointing-to-the-same-amazons3-bucket-in-order-to-export-data/26027 "2026-07-19T11:12:21Z")
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### Author:  [@ashim](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/ashim)
#### Post date: [July 19, 2026, 11:12am UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/can-we-have-2-mattermost-servers-pointing-to-the-same-amazons3-bucket-in-order-to-export-data/26027/1 "2026-07-19T11:12:21Z")
Hello everyone,
I wish to use:
```auto
mmctl export create
```
This is breaking due to “soft-deleted” posts in the MySQL tables.
I have downloaded the `mattermost` database using mysqldump to my laptop.
My query is : Can I start a _ **new** _ Mattermost server in my laptop, run this housekeeping script \< [Data Purge for Free Version of Mattermost · GitHub](https://gist.github.com/n8acl/5cb0a59d6a171b095bb0963cb5feb233) \> and then export the data using mmctl incantation in my laptop? I am using Amazon S3 bucket for the attachments. When I start a new Mattermost server, for a short duration there will be _ **two** _ servers using the same AmazonS3 bucket. I do not plan to do any writes from the server on my laptop. I only plan to read/export the data.
Is this a good plan? Can someone please tell me ?
Thank you,
Ashim
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### Author:  [@ashim](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/ashim)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2026, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/can-we-have-2-mattermost-servers-pointing-to-the-same-amazons3-bucket-in-order-to-export-data/26027/2 "2026-07-24T14:37:48Z")
Hello everyone,
Can someone please help me ?
Thank you,
Ashim