# Importing Error

**URL:** <https://forum.ghost.org/t/importing-error/16883>\
**Category:** Developer help\
**Created:** [September 3, 2020, 8:08am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/importing-error/16883 "2020-09-03T08:08:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Tefo\_Mohapi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/tefo_mohapi/32/9214_2.png) [@Tefo\_Mohapi](https://forum.ghost.org/u/Tefo_Mohapi)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2020, 8:08am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/importing-error/16883/1 "2020-09-03T08:08:44Z")

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Hi

Just installd a new Ghost Droplt on DigitalOcean, keep getting the following error when importing posts:

“Import failed  
Request is larger than the maximum file size the server allows”

The JSON file is 86 MB. What do I need to do to import?

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**Author:** ![minimaluminium](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/minimaluminium/32/2652_2.png) [@minimaluminium](https://forum.ghost.org/u/minimaluminium)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2020, 8:51am UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/importing-error/16883/2 "2020-09-03T08:51:48Z")

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Hi Tefo,

It sounds like you should increase the file upload size limit of the server you’re using. For example, Nginx’s upload limit is 1mb by default. You can increase the size in `nginx.conf` like:

```auto
http {
    ...
    client_max_body_size 100M;
} 

```

[Here is an article](https://www.tecmint.com/limit-file-upload-size-in-nginx/) which you might find useful.