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title: "Package export overview"
date: "2022-04-05T15:00:05+00:00"
summary: "Discover three powerful ways to export Site Studio packages: full, individual, and entity-specific. Learn how to efficiently manage and deploy your site's configuration, from complete setups to targeted updates."
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Package export types
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There are three ways you can export your Site Studio packages. These are **full package export**, **Individual package export** and **individual entity export**.

### Full export package

A complete export of all Site Studio configuration entities and their file dependencies. This package export type is useful for deploying a complete Site Studio setup from one website or environment to another.

Using the [Full export settings](/drupal-starter-kits/add-ons/site-studio/configure-full-package-export "Full export settings") it is possible to configure what entity types are included in a full export package.

The full export package is available for export via the [UI](/drupal-starter-kits/add-ons/site-studio/full-package-export "Full package export") and as a [Drush CLI command](/drupal-starter-kits/add-ons/site-studio/package-export-using-drush "Package export using drush").

*   [Configure full export package](/drupal-starter-kits/add-ons/site-studio/configure-full-package-export "Configure full package export")
*   [Export a full export package](/drupal-starter-kits/add-ons/site-studio/full-package-export "Full package export")

### Individual package 

A manually created package entity using the [UI](/drupal-starter-kits/add-ons/site-studio/configure-individual-package-export "Configure individual package export") provided by Site Studio sync submodule. This type of package export is useful for bundling individual features or subsets of Site Studio configuration based on the business requirements of a destination website. 

Individual packages are available for exports via the [UI](/drupal-starter-kits/add-ons/site-studio/partial-configuration-export "Partial configuration export") and as a [Drush CLI command](/drupal-starter-kits/add-ons/site-studio/package-export-using-drush "Package export using drush").

*   [Configure individual package](/drupal-starter-kits/add-ons/site-studio/configure-individual-package-export "Configure individual package export")
*   [Export individual package](/drupal-starter-kits/add-ons/site-studio/partial-configuration-export "Partial configuration export")

### Individual entity exports

Any Site Studio configuration entity is exportable individually with its dependencies as a package. This export method is useful for making minor updates to individual entities, adding small pieces of new functionality and sharing partially built entities between collaborators in a team. 

Exports of individual entity packages are only available via the UI in the respective entity lists.

![Admin interface showing components list with options like edit, duplicate, and export. "Hero section" is highlighted under Feature sections.](https://acquia.widen.net/content/2ff918cb-3e9c-4954-8e1c-4c165e8b2d5a/web/143c960e-Export-individual-entity.png)