How can I run an UpdraftPlus backup locally?

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My process was this;

Downloaded and extracted fresh WP Core off wordpress.org.

Copied plugins from UpdraftPlus backup to wp-content/plugins.
Copied themes from UpdraftPlus backup to wp-content/themes.
Copied uploads from UpdraftPlus backup to wp-content/uploads.
Downloaded and installed a backup into local MariaDB.

Edited wp-config.php to include DB credentials.

Then came a torrent of errors. Almost too numerous to mention. The main ones being just… odd;

* weird CSS styling
* a forms plugin spitting out errors into the main dashboard (even though using same PHP version as live site)
* clicking into slugs met me with some 404 (I’m assuming some rewrite rules through Apache are needed).

So main question; are there any go-to solutions to have a local backup of a live site “JUST WORK” so to speak?

Making some drastic changes and I don’t what to jeopardise the main site.

Any input appreciated!

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