saving the export method to the browser storage. you can choose this

src/app/admin/page.tsx

@@ -79,6 +79,18 @@ export default function AdminPage() {
   const [previewHtml, setPreviewHtml] = useState('');
   const [editingPost, setEditingPost] = useState<{ slug: string, path: string } | null>(null);
   const [isDocker, setIsDocker] = useState<boolean>(false);
+  const [rememberExportChoice, setRememberExportChoice] = useState<boolean>(() => {
+    if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
+      return localStorage.getItem('rememberExportChoice') === 'true';
+    }
+    return false;
+  });
+  const [lastExportChoice, setLastExportChoice] = useState<string | null>(() => {
+    if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
+      return localStorage.getItem('lastExportChoice');
+    }
+    return null;
+  });
   const router = useRouter();
   const usernameRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
   const passwordRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
@@ -98,6 +110,18 @@ export default function AdminPage() {
     localStorage.setItem('pinnedPosts', JSON.stringify(pinned));
   }, [pinned]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    localStorage.setItem('rememberExportChoice', rememberExportChoice.toString());
+  }, [rememberExportChoice]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (lastExportChoice) {
+      localStorage.setItem('lastExportChoice', lastExportChoice);
+    } else {
+      localStorage.removeItem('lastExportChoice');
+    }
+  }, [lastExportChoice]);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     marked.setOptions({
       gfm: true,
@@ -491,6 +515,16 @@ export default function AdminPage() {
   };
 
   function handleExportTarball() {
+    // Check if we should use the remembered choice
+    if (rememberExportChoice && lastExportChoice) {
+      if (lastExportChoice === 'docker') {
+        exportFromEndpoint('/api/admin/export');
+      } else if (lastExportChoice === 'local') {
+        exportFromEndpoint('/api/admin/exportlocal');
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+
     // Create popup modal
     const modal = document.createElement('div');
     modal.style.position = 'fixed';
@@ -522,11 +556,24 @@ export default function AdminPage() {
         <button id="docker-btn" style="padding: 10px 20px; background-color: #059669; color: white; border: none; border-radius: 5px; cursor: pointer; font-weight: bold;">Docker</button>
         <button id="local-btn" style="padding: 10px 20px; background-color: #2563eb; color: white; border: none; border-radius: 5px; cursor: pointer; font-weight: bold;">Local</button>
       </div>
+      <div style="margin-top: 20px; display: flex; justify-content: center;">
+        <label style="display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; cursor: pointer; font-size: 0.9rem;">
+          <input type="checkbox" id="remember-choice" style="margin: 0;">
+          Remember my choice for next time
+        </label>
+      </div>
+
     `;
 
     modal.appendChild(modalContent);
     document.body.appendChild(modal);
 
+    // Set the checkbox state
+    const rememberCheckbox = modal.querySelector('#remember-choice') as HTMLInputElement;
+    if (rememberCheckbox) {
+      rememberCheckbox.checked = rememberExportChoice;
+    }
+
     // Add event listeners
     const dockerBtn = modal.querySelector('#docker-btn');
     const localBtn = modal.querySelector('#local-btn');
@@ -536,14 +583,26 @@ export default function AdminPage() {
       document.body.removeChild(modal);
     };
 
-    dockerBtn?.addEventListener('click', () => {
+    const handleExport = (choice: string) => {
+      const shouldRemember = rememberCheckbox?.checked || false;
+      setRememberExportChoice(shouldRemember);
+      if (shouldRemember) {
+        setLastExportChoice(choice);
+      }
       closeModal();
-      exportFromEndpoint('/api/admin/export');
+      if (choice === 'docker') {
+        exportFromEndpoint('/api/admin/export');
+      } else if (choice === 'local') {
+        exportFromEndpoint('/api/admin/exportlocal');
+      }
+    };
+
+    dockerBtn?.addEventListener('click', () => {
+      handleExport('docker');
     });
 
     localBtn?.addEventListener('click', () => {
-      closeModal();
-      exportFromEndpoint('/api/admin/exportlocal');
+      handleExport('local');
     });
 
     closeBtn?.addEventListener('click', closeModal);
@@ -575,6 +634,11 @@ export default function AdminPage() {
       });
   }
 
+  const clearExportChoice = () => {
+    setRememberExportChoice(false);
+    setLastExportChoice(null);
+  };
+
   return (
     <div className="min-h-screen bg-gray-100 p-8">
       {pinFeedback && (
@@ -649,13 +713,27 @@ export default function AdminPage() {
                   <span className="font-bold">Warning:</span> Docker is in use. Exporting will export the entire <span className="font-mono">/app</span> root directory (including all files and folders in the container's root).
                 </div>
               )}
-              <button
-                onClick={handleExportTarball}
-                className="px-4 py-2 bg-green-600 text-white rounded hover:bg-green-700"
-                title="Export Docker Posts"
-              >
-                Export Posts
-              </button>
+              <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                <button
+                  onClick={handleExportTarball}
+                  className="px-4 py-2 bg-green-600 text-white rounded hover:bg-green-700"
+                  title="Export Docker Posts"
+                >
+                  Export Posts
+                </button>
+                {rememberExportChoice && lastExportChoice && (
+                  <div className="flex items-center gap-1 text-xs text-gray-600">
+                    <span>💾 {lastExportChoice === 'docker' ? 'Docker' : 'Local'}</span>
+                    <button
+                      onClick={clearExportChoice}
+                      className="text-red-500 hover:text-red-700"
+                      title="Clear remembered choice"
+                    >
+                      ×
+                    </button>
+                  </div>
+                )}
+              </div>
             </div>
           </div>