# Export or dploy

**URL:** <https://community.localwp.com/t/export-or-dploy/88>\
**Category:** Workflow\
**Created:** [December 2, 2016, 6:10am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/export-or-dploy/88 "2016-12-02T06:10:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![joanboluda](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/joanboluda/32/21_2.png) [@joanboluda](https://community.localwp.com/u/joanboluda)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 6:10am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/export-or-dploy/88/1 "2016-12-02T06:10:41Z")

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Hi there! Great software, kudos to you, guys!

Just a question: Once I’m done local, how do I publish/deploy on a live site? What’s the best way to do it?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![clay](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/clay/32/8248_2.png) [@clay](https://community.localwp.com/u/clay)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 3:08pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/export-or-dploy/88/2 "2016-12-02T15:08:17Z")

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There are various ways to do this at the moment. I personally use [Duplicator](https://wordpress.org/plugins/duplicator/) (free) or [BackupBuddy](https://ithemes.com/purchase/backupbuddy/) (premium) since they both have great import tools.

Be sure to look out for future updates to Local that improve this though 😉.

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**Author:** ![joanboluda](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/joanboluda/32/21_2.png) [@joanboluda](https://community.localwp.com/u/joanboluda)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 3:27pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/export-or-dploy/88/3 "2016-12-02T15:27:20Z")

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Cool. So I export and then import it with Duplicator, right?

Thanks Clay! 🙂

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**Author:** ![clay](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/clay/32/8248_2.png) [@clay](https://community.localwp.com/u/clay)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2016, 3:35pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/export-or-dploy/88/4 "2016-12-02T15:35:45Z")

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Yup! However to be clear you’ll need to create the export/package in Duplicator.

Duplicator can’t import Local exports.

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**Author:** ![ndzynes](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/ndzynes/32/4586_2.png) [@ndzynes](https://community.localwp.com/u/ndzynes)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2017, 2:28am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/export-or-dploy/88/5 "2017-04-11T02:28:45Z")

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I have used [All-in-One WP Migration](https://wordpress.org/plugins/all-in-one-wp-migration/) to export from Local and import to Flywheel successfully.

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**Author:** ![warpjams](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/warpjams/32/10236_2.png) [@warpjams](https://community.localwp.com/u/warpjams)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2020, 6:50am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/export-or-dploy/88/6 "2020-04-19T06:50:09Z")

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I am using it with a 1.8gb site and it is taking a very long time it seems to import from my .wpress file to the local system. I exported from a hosted site on a live server at my host geekzonehosting and it exported with no issues so I am wondering what your experience was with the time it takes to do the import to local? Sofar it has taken about 1 hour and only 50% done. This is the first time I have tried it so I do not know what is normal time to expect.