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+# Clone d9 site for local dev
+#drupal #lando
+
+### export prod database in project dir
+
+`sudo drush sql-dump --result-file=/var/www/html/libtest/libtest_04_14_2022-17:03.sql`
+
+### copy prod site project dir
+  (*need IP and path/to/dir)
+  
+`rsync -avz --progress (--dry-run --exclude 'web') rdrew@host_ip:/var/www/html/PATH/TO/DIR .`
+
+### Lando setup
+
+`lando init --recipe drupal9 --source cwd --name PROJECTNAME --webroot ./web`
+`lando start`
+
+(*now have access to drush and composer)
+
+### copy files dir
+
+`mv web/sites/default/files .`
+
+###rm web and vendor 
+
+rm -rf web && rm -rf vendor
+
+### rebuild with composer
+
+`lando composer install`
+
+`lando drush site-install`
+
+(* info for this step found by running 'lando info')
+
+### move files dir back 
+`rm -rf ./web/sites/default/files`
+
+`mv ./files ./web/sites/default/`
+
+### import prod's db dump
+
+`lando drush sqlc < libtest_04_14_2022-17:03.sql 
+`lando drush cr`
+### make drush aliases
+
+`mkdir ./drush/sites && touch ./drush/sites/self.site.yml`
+
+```yaml
+# File: self.site.yml
+local:
+  user: rdrew
+  root: /Users/rdrew/code/sites/jlmms_project/docroot/
+dev:
+  host: libtest.researchspaces.ca
+  user: rdrew
+  root: /var/www/html/libtest/web/
+  uri: https://libtest.researchspaces.ca/
+```
+### test alias'
+
+`lando drush @dev status`
+