6. Site Synchronization
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## 6. Site Synchronization

This command allows to copy a site over another one. At the end of the operation, the two websites will be identical, with the exception of generated content (e.g. user comments).

To take advantage of this feature, you are supposed to create two sites, say `cms.yoursite.com` and `www.yoursite.com`. You use the former to make all changes you need (create/edit/delete pages, upload files, move stuff and so on), then you will copy it over the latter when you want to publish all changes on the live site. If you want to keep your changes secret, you can password protect the first site (see Section 2, “Configure”).

### Note

this approach is completely optional: you can keep using a single site and change it directly.

In the interface you can choose the destination site and include or exclude site map information and site configuration from the copy operation. Site map information contains all data that is edited using the Page Manager, so it is recommended to include it, while site configuration is generally kept out. Additionally, you need to provide valid user credentials for the target site.

### Important

if you make some changes on the target site, they will be lost when you copy over it, so please remember to use one site for editing and the other for live use.

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