WordPress Local to Remote

Probably a very simple fix (hopefully), but couldn’t seem to find the proper solution online.

I’ve been making all my fixes, edits, image uploads, theme edits, etc. on WordPress locally via Mamp. From past experiences, I know that once I place the folder on my remote server online, I need to re-create the blog, etc. and all the information from my pages are gone.

Is there a way to transfer everything as is from local to remote?