diff --git a/goss-cleanup.rb b/goss-cleanup.rb
index 69c5ddf..163cbd7 100644
--- a/goss-cleanup.rb
+++ b/goss-cleanup.rb
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ class GossamerForumsCleaner
   def perform_cleanup
     puts "Cleanup beginning!"
 #    cleanup_messages
-    cleanup_topics
-    cleanup_posts_parallel
+#    cleanup_topics
+#    cleanup_posts_parallel
 #    cleanup_categories
 #    cleanup_users
     puts "Cleanup complete!"
diff --git a/gossamer_forums.rb b/gossamer_forums.rb
index 68548e8..05db8e5 100644
--- a/gossamer_forums.rb
+++ b/gossamer_forums.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Federated Computer, Inc.
 # David Sainty <saint@federated.computer>  2024 A.D.
 # Gossamer Threads to Discourse -- Migration-Import Script
-# v0.48.1 Further attempts to address MariaDB challenges and make things as foolproof as possible.
+# v0.48.2 batch size 1000, moving to local instance of MariaDB for slowtwitch db
 
 require 'mysql2'
 require 'open-uri'
@@ -30,24 +30,44 @@ class GossamerForumsImporter < ImportScripts::Base
     super
       begin
 
+#        # Database configuration for ActiveRecord
+#        ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection(
+#          adapter: 'mysql2',
+#          database: 'slowtwitch',
+#          username: 'admin',
+#          password: "yxnh93Ybbz2Nm8#mp28zCVv",
+#          host: 'slowtwitch.northend.network',
+#          pool: 20, # Adjust based on concurrency needs
+#          timeout: 5000
+#        )
+
+#        # Initialize MySQL client to connect to Gossamer Forums database
+#        @mysql_client = Mysql2::Client.new(
+#          host: "slowtwitch.northend.network",
+#          username: "admin",
+#          password: "yxnh93Ybbz2Nm8#mp28zCVv",
+#          database: "slowtwitch"
+#        )
+
         # Database configuration for ActiveRecord
         ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection(
-          adapter: 'postgresql',
+          adapter: 'mysql2',
           database: 'slowtwitch',
           username: 'admin',
-          password: "yxnh93Ybbz2Nm8#mp28zCVv",
-          host: 'slowtwitch.northend.network',
+          password: 'x0YGLA9252iiTFQuqaM0ROX8FmQzZuUu',
+          host: '172.99.0.10',
           pool: 20, # Adjust based on concurrency needs
           timeout: 5000
         )
 
         # Initialize MySQL client to connect to Gossamer Forums database
         @mysql_client = Mysql2::Client.new(
-          host: "slowtwitch.northend.network",
+          host: "172.99.0.10",
           username: "admin",
-          password: "yxnh93Ybbz2Nm8#mp28zCVv",
+          password: "x0YGLA9252iiTFQuqaM0ROX8FmQzZuUu",
           database: "slowtwitch"
         )
+
       rescue Mysql2::Error => e
         puts "Error connecting to MySQL: #{e.message}"
         exit 1
@@ -1130,11 +1150,19 @@ class GossamerForumsImporter < ImportScripts::Base
 
     # Define the connection pool inside the method
 ######    mariadb_pool = ConnectionPool.new(size: 14, timeout: 100) do
+#    mariadb_pool = ConnectionPool.new(size: 24, timeout: 100) do
+#      Mysql2::Client.new(
+#        host: "slowtwitch.northend.network",
+#        username: "admin",
+#        password: "yxnh93Ybbz2Nm8#mp28zCVv",
+#        database: "slowtwitch"
+#      )
+#    end
     mariadb_pool = ConnectionPool.new(size: 24, timeout: 100) do
       Mysql2::Client.new(
-        host: "slowtwitch.northend.network",
+        host: "172.99.0.10",
         username: "admin",
-        password: "yxnh93Ybbz2Nm8#mp28zCVv",
+        password: "x0YGLA9252iiTFQuqaM0ROX8FmQzZuUu",
         database: "slowtwitch"
       )
     end
@@ -1148,7 +1176,8 @@ class GossamerForumsImporter < ImportScripts::Base
     parent_post_ids = result.map { |row| row['post_id'] }
 
 #    parent_post_count = parent_post_ids.count
-    batch_size = 10 # Set our batch size for number of posts to import in a single batch
+    #
+    batch_size = 1000 # Set our batch size for number of posts to import in a single batch
 
 ####    current_post_batch = 0 # Set our current batch number. This tracks the current batch of posts being processed.