# I want to import data using a plugin, but I can't import files larger than 1GB

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**Created:** [October 19, 2026, 2:22pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/i-want-to-import-data-using-a-plugin-but-i-cant-import-files-larger-than-1gb/52663 "2026-10-19T14:22:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nick-B](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/nick-b/32/16140_2.png) [@Nick-B](https://community.localwp.com/u/Nick-B)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/i-want-to-import-data-using-a-plugin-but-i-cant-import-files-larger-than-1gb/52663/8 "2026-10-21T18:44:14Z")

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You might try this next @s.tsuchiya

> [@Unable to increase maximum file size upload](https://community.localwp.com/t/unable-to-increase-maximum-file-size-upload/51159/2):
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> Your file size might be exceeding nginx’s client\_max\_body\_size, @cduguet. You can try increasing it in your app/conf/nginx/nginx.conf.hbs file. Change this line: client\_max\_body\_size 1000M; To this: client\_max\_body\_size 4000M; Then stop and start your site in Local. If that does not work you could try importing your backup using WP-CLI from Local’s site shell using the [WP-CLI commands for All-in-one migration](https://gist.github.com/Niq1982/7b02c735d55d20395c655637d0491e74), which should bypass any server limits (but not PHP’s limits).

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