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# Best practices

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* [Import and export data](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/d1/best-practices/import-export-data/)
* [Query a database](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/d1/best-practices/query-d1/)
* [Retry queries](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/d1/best-practices/retry-queries/)
* [Use indexes](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/d1/best-practices/use-indexes/)
* [Local development](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/d1/best-practices/local-development/)
* [Remote development](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/d1/best-practices/remote-development/)
* [Use D1 from Pages](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/pages/functions/bindings/#d1-databases)
* [Global read replication](https://docs-durable-objects-instance-replaced-errors.previews.developers.cloudflare.com/d1/best-practices/read-replication/)

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