diff --git a/src/app/admin/page.tsx b/src/app/admin/page.tsx
index 0d8b6fb..91bf6fd 100644
--- a/src/app/admin/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/admin/page.tsx
@@ -491,14 +491,80 @@ export default function AdminPage() {
   };
 
   function handleExportTarball() {
-    fetch('/api/admin/export')
+    // Create popup modal
+    const modal = document.createElement('div');
+    modal.style.position = 'fixed';
+    modal.style.top = '0';
+    modal.style.left = '0';
+    modal.style.width = '100%';
+    modal.style.height = '100%';
+    modal.style.backgroundColor = 'rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5)';
+    modal.style.display = 'flex';
+    modal.style.alignItems = 'center';
+    modal.style.justifyContent = 'center';
+    modal.style.zIndex = '1000';
+
+    const modalContent = document.createElement('div');
+    modalContent.style.backgroundColor = 'white';
+    modalContent.style.padding = '30px';
+    modalContent.style.borderRadius = '8px';
+    modalContent.style.maxWidth = '500px';
+    modalContent.style.width = '90%';
+    modalContent.style.textAlign = 'center';
+    modalContent.style.position = 'relative';
+
+    modalContent.innerHTML = `
+      <button id="close-btn" style="position: absolute; top: 10px; right: 15px; background: none; border: none; font-size: 24px; cursor: pointer; color: #666; font-weight: bold;">×</button>
+      <h2 style="margin: 0 0 20px 0; font-size: 1.5rem; font-weight: bold;">Export Method</h2>
+      <p style="margin: 0 0 20px 0; color: #666;">How are you hosting this application?</p>
+      <p style="margin: 0 0 20px 0; font-size: 0.9rem; color: #888; font-style: italic;">If you don't know your method of hosting, ask your Systems Administrator</p>
+      <div style="display: flex; gap: 10px; justify-content: center; margin-top: 20px;">
+        <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>
+    `;
+
+    modal.appendChild(modalContent);
+    document.body.appendChild(modal);
+
+    // Add event listeners
+    const dockerBtn = modal.querySelector('#docker-btn');
+    const localBtn = modal.querySelector('#local-btn');
+    const closeBtn = modal.querySelector('#close-btn');
+
+    const closeModal = () => {
+      document.body.removeChild(modal);
+    };
+
+    dockerBtn?.addEventListener('click', () => {
+      closeModal();
+      exportFromEndpoint('/api/admin/export');
+    });
+
+    localBtn?.addEventListener('click', () => {
+      closeModal();
+      exportFromEndpoint('/api/admin/exportlocal');
+    });
+
+    closeBtn?.addEventListener('click', closeModal);
+
+    // Close modal when clicking outside
+    modal.addEventListener('click', (e) => {
+      if (e.target === modal) {
+        closeModal();
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  function exportFromEndpoint(endpoint: string) {
+    fetch(endpoint)
       .then(async (res) => {
         if (!res.ok) throw new Error('Export failed');
         const blob = await res.blob();
         const url = window.URL.createObjectURL(blob);
         const a = document.createElement('a');
         a.href = url;
-        a.download = 'markdownblog-export.tar.gz';
+        a.download = endpoint.includes('local') ? 'local-export.tar.gz' : 'docker-export.tar.gz';
         document.body.appendChild(a);
         a.click();
         a.remove();
diff --git a/src/app/api/admin/export/route.ts b/src/app/api/admin/export/route.ts
index 7c2bb61..f028e5d 100644
--- a/src/app/api/admin/export/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/admin/export/route.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ import { NextResponse } from 'next/server';
 import { statSync, createReadStream, existsSync } from 'fs';
 import path from 'path';
 
+// This is the route for exporting posts when using the docker production server
+// If you try this on the local server, it will fail because the posts directory is not on the local server
+
 export async function GET() {
   try {
     const dockerDir = '/app/docker'; // update this to your actual path
diff --git a/src/app/api/admin/exportlocal/route.ts b/src/app/api/admin/exportlocal/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa760f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/api/admin/exportlocal/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import tar from 'tar';
+import { NextResponse } from 'next/server';
+import { statSync, createReadStream, existsSync } from 'fs';
+import path from 'path';
+import { gzip } from 'zlib';
+
+
+// This is the route for exporting posts when using the local production server
+// If you try this on the docker server, it will fail because the posts directory is not on the docker server
+
+export async function GET() {
+  try {
+    const localDir = 'posts';
+    const tarballName = 'local-export.tar.gz';
+    const tarballPath = path.join('/tmp', tarballName);
+
+    if (!existsSync(localDir)) {
+      return NextResponse.json({ error: `${localDir} directory does not exist` }, { status: 400 });
+    }
+    
+    await tar.c(
+        {
+        gzip: true,
+        file: tarballPath,
+        cwd: path.dirname(localDir),
+        portable: true,
+        noMtime: true,
+      },
+      [path.basename(localDir)]
+    );
+
+    const stat = statSync(tarballPath);
+    const stream = createReadStream(tarballPath);
+
+    return new Response(stream as any, {
+      status: 200,
+      headers: {
+        'Content-Type': 'application/gzip',
+        'Content-Disposition': `attachment; filename="${tarballName}"`,
+        'Content-Length': stat.size.toString(),
+      },
+    });
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Error exporting local:', error);
+    return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Error exporting local' }, { status: 500 });
+  }
+}