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# Guide to Locales - Distribute a Custom Locale

## Introduction

This guide explains how to distribute a custom locale from one server to another. In the following examples, German (`de`) is the customized locale to distribute.

Not all locales are available by default. You can view the system's locales in the `/var/cpanel/locale` directory. These files possess the `.cdb` extension.

## Distribute a custom locale

### Log in to the source server

SSH in to the source server as the `root` user.

### Run the /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/locale_export script

Run the following command, where `de` represents the locale that you wish to export:


```
/usr/local/cpanel/scripts/locale_export --locale=de
```

This command creates the `/var/cpanel/locale/export/de.xlf` file.

To view additional options for this script, run the `/usr/local/cpanel/scripts/locale_export --help` command.

### Use the scp command to copy the file to the target server

For example, use the following command to distribute the `de.xlf` file to the `server.example.com` server:


```
scp /var/cpanel/locale/export/de.xlf root@server.example.com:/var/cpanel/locale/export/de.xlf
```

This command copies the locale file to the `/var/cpanel/locale/export/de.xlf` file on the `server.example.com` server.

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Note:

To distribute the custom locale to multiple target servers, run the command for each target server. Replace `server.example.com` with the name of the target server.

### Log in to the target server

SSH in to the target server as the root user.

### Run the /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/locale_import script to import the locale

Run the following command, where `de` represents the locale that you wish to import:


```
/usr/local/cpanel/scripts/locale_import --locale=de
```

To view additional options for this script, run the `/usr/local/cpanel/scripts/locale_import --help` command.

### Recommended tips and tricks

* You may wish to set up a cron job to automate this process. For more information, read our [Cron Jobs](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/advanced/cron-jobs/) documentation.
* You can use FTP to distribute the locale file to your servers. For more information, read our [FTP Accounts](https://docs.cpanel.net/cpanel/files/ftp-accounts/) documentation.