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INDEPENDENT ADD-ONS. UNLIMITED POSSIBILITIES.

Your host.Your Local.Connected

The missing connection in your WordPress workflow. Push and pull files and databases between Local and the hosts you already use.

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Free to use Built for Local SSH transfers
BREAK OUT OF THE USUAL WORKFLOW.
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SCROLL TO CONNECT
PICK YOUR CONNECTION ↘
cloudways↗ bluehostkinsta.
SAME LOCAL. NEW POSSIBILITIES.

01 / PICK YOUR PORTAL

Your host.
In the mix.

Pick your host. Install the add-on.
Keep your workflow right where it belongs.

01AVAILABLE

Managed cloud hosting

Cloudways Connect

From your Cloudways app to your local workspace. Connect with an API access token or SSH credentials.

App discovery · Backups via API · Cache clearing

Download for Cloudwaysv0.1.0
Setup guide .tgz · Local add-on
02AVAILABLE

Shared + Cloud hosting

Bluehost Connect

One add-on. Both Bluehost worlds. Connect shared hosting over SSH or link a Bluehost Cloud site.

Shared + Cloud · SSH keys · Site discovery

Download for Bluehostv0.1.0
Setup guide .tgz · Local add-on
03AVAILABLE

Managed WordPress hosting

Kinsta Connect

Bring Kinsta into your Local workflow. Choose a site and environment using your API key, or connect over SSH.

Environment selection · Backups via API · Cache clearing

Download for Kinstav0.1.0
Setup guide .tgz · Local add-on
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Early releases · Developed against Local 10.1.2 on macOS. Check compatibility and testing status

02 / CUT THE DETOUR

Build here.
Go anywhere.

No more juggling database exports
and a separate file-transfer app.

01

Plug into Local.

Install your host’s add-on from disk, enable it, and restart Local. Your connection gets its own home in Tools.

02

Make the connection.

Link your site with your host’s API or SSH credentials. Choose the exact site or environment you want.

03

Push. Pull. Keep building.

Move files, the database, or both. Compare file changes and sync only what you choose.

Your first connection, step by step
a better kind of back-and-forthDEMO
Localstudio.local
Your hoststudio.example.com
↳ wp-content/themes/studio/FILES
↳ wp-content/uploads/FILES
↳ WordPress databaseSQL
Your changes. Ready for the world.

Workflow illustration. Transfers happen inside Local.

03 / MORE CONTROL. LESS CHAOS.

Big moves.
Small details.

A two-way street.

Push your latest work to your host. Pull a remote site into an existing Local site, or start a new one.

Sync what matters.

Compare both sides before moving files. Pick individual changes, or transfer files and the database together.

Mind the environment.

Host-specific exclusions keep config and cache files in place. Database backups help you recover when imports fail.

You’re working with real sites. Review your destination and deletion settings, keep a current backup, and try your first transfer on staging. Read the safety guide ↗

READ THE MANUAL. BREAK THE LOOP.

Less guessing.
More shipping.

Installation, host setup, sync behavior, and the occasional “why isn’t this connecting?” All in the docs.

Open documentation

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For the builders.
From a builder.

These add-ons are free to use. If they make your workday a little easier, a little support helps keep the connections coming.

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