# DevKinsta

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## [Can't install on Windows 11 from Admin CMD prompt](https://community.kinsta.com/t/cant-install-on-windows-11-from-admin-cmd-prompt/5405)

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**Author:** [@tpolischuk](https://community.kinsta.com/u/tpolischuk)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2025, 2:25am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/cant-install-on-windows-11-from-admin-cmd-prompt/5405 "2025-08-19T02:25:48Z")

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Hello, I have been using DevKinsta on Windows 11 for a few months now, using the downgraded version of Docker Desktop to 4.29.0. This has worked fine, despite docker desktop periodically updating itself (even if the se…

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## [Kinsta is not showing in Wordpress](https://community.kinsta.com/t/kinsta-is-not-showing-in-wordpress/5385)

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**Author:** [@netsafeacademy](https://community.kinsta.com/u/netsafeacademy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2025, 1:56am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/kinsta-is-not-showing-in-wordpress/5385 "2025-08-10T01:56:36Z")

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Hi, I just finished the installation, but somehow Kinsta is not working. I can see that the plugin is a must use, but i only see Kinsta Cache. How can i see the main options of the plugin? Kind regards, Ivan Djakie …

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## [Kinsta not show anything when login](https://community.kinsta.com/t/kinsta-not-show-anything-when-login/5370)

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**Author:** [@Maythas\_Bodkennari](https://community.kinsta.com/u/Maythas_Bodkennari)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2025, 10:04am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/kinsta-not-show-anything-when-login/5370 "2025-08-07T10:04:45Z")

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on this day i’m try to use kinsta like everyday i used to , but nothing show when i’m login then i try to login from kinsta.com but nothing show the same.

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## [PHP version switching not working](https://community.kinsta.com/t/php-version-switching-not-working/5300)

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**Author:** [@juliaset](https://community.kinsta.com/u/juliaset)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 31, 2025, 2:19pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/php-version-switching-not-working/5300 "2025-07-31T14:19:29Z")

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The PHP version switching feature in DevKinsta is not working. Despite setting a site to use PHP 8.3 in the DevKinsta interface, the actual containers continue to run PHP 7.4.33, preventing the use of PHP 8+ syntax in Wo…

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## [New Site 'Something Bad Happened' errors](https://community.kinsta.com/t/new-site-something-bad-happened-errors/5308)

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**Author:** [@niknewys](https://community.kinsta.com/u/niknewys)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 30, 2025, 1:05am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/new-site-something-bad-happened-errors/5308 "2025-07-30T01:05:10Z")

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Having issues with a site on DevKinsta starting the site up. Fresh install of devkinsta and was able to spin up another site on our account, just this site throwing errors. Site is ‘blackwood’ and attached is the error…

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## [Site URL not updating](https://community.kinsta.com/t/site-url-not-updating/5281)

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**Author:** [@krisl](https://community.kinsta.com/u/krisl)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2025, 6:50am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/site-url-not-updating/5281 "2025-07-19T06:50:09Z")

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I can reproduce this issue: I’m importing a staging site from Kinsta, but the site URL in the DB does not update to the local address. Tried twice, same problem reproduced. restarted devkinsta, no change No errors when…

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## [DevKinsta push to Staging is broken](https://community.kinsta.com/t/devkinsta-push-to-staging-is-broken/5284)

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**Author:** [@thatguycleeb](https://community.kinsta.com/u/thatguycleeb)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 18, 2025, 10:10am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/devkinsta-push-to-staging-is-broken/5284 "2025-07-18T10:10:16Z")

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HI! I am developing a site for my company, locally using DevKinsta, it is a multisite subdirectory. The only site that works is the main domain site, everything that is a subdirectory fails to load css - cites a mime is…

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## [Devkinsta.exe does nothing](https://community.kinsta.com/t/devkinsta-exe-does-nothing/5270)

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**Author:** [@duncanelsey](https://community.kinsta.com/u/duncanelsey)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2025, 6:46am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/devkinsta-exe-does-nothing/5270 "2025-07-16T06:46:30Z")

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I am trying to install devkinsta on W11. First time through installed docker, followed all prompts, but got a weird error code. Uninstalled docker and tried to rerun devkinsta.exe - but now it does nothing. Re-installed …

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## [Renaming site, DK0073](https://community.kinsta.com/t/renaming-site-dk0073/5231)

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**Author:** [@krisl](https://community.kinsta.com/u/krisl)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2025, 5:04am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/renaming-site-dk0073/5231 "2025-07-01T05:04:15Z")

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I cannot successfully rename a site. I can reproduce this issue. Site is named “kitchensbycountryside.com”. Root path is /www/kinsta/public/kitchensbycountrysidecom; When i trigger a rename (to “OLDkitchensbycountrysi…

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## [Feature Request: Option to Install WordPress in Custom Subdirectory (e.g., /webroot)](https://community.kinsta.com/t/feature-request-option-to-install-wordpress-in-custom-subdirectory-e-g-webroot/5217)

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**Author:** [@rene\_raadhuis](https://community.kinsta.com/u/rene_raadhuis)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2025, 6:59am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/feature-request-option-to-install-wordpress-in-custom-subdirectory-e-g-webroot/5217 "2025-06-27T06:59:41Z")

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Hi DevKinsta team, We love using DevKinsta for developing and managing our WordPress websites locally—thanks for the great tool! We have a small feature request that would really streamline our workflow: Could you add…

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## [6/20/25 - DK0029 - Can’t create mysql dump](https://community.kinsta.com/t/6-20-25-dk0029-can-t-create-mysql-dump/5203)

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**Author:** [@juliaset](https://community.kinsta.com/u/juliaset)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 6:37am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/6-20-25-dk0029-can-t-create-mysql-dump/5203 "2025-06-23T06:37:20Z")

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Q: Date/Time this occurred (Provide your time zone also) A: 2025-06-20 06:36 EST Q: DevKinsta Version A: 2.13.4.8833 Q: OS Version A: macOS Sequoia 15.5 Q: Docker Desktop Version A: 4.41.2 (191736) Q: Were any er…

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## [DK0029 error: Can’t create mysql dump again](https://community.kinsta.com/t/dk0029-error-can-t-create-mysql-dump-again/4434)

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**Author:** [@vayu](https://community.kinsta.com/u/vayu)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 3:58am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/dk0029-error-can-t-create-mysql-dump-again/4434 "2025-06-20T03:58:09Z")

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Hi. I get the same error as people do here in this thread: I tried to do as Michael suggests here: DK0029 error: Can’t create mysql dump - #3 by michael, but I just get an error in terminal that the file can’t be found…

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## [Devkinsta\_adminer database Warnigns make GUI unreadable](https://community.kinsta.com/t/devkinsta-adminer-database-warnigns-make-gui-unreadable/3244)

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**Author:** [@rpearson](https://community.kinsta.com/u/rpearson)\
**Replies:** 33\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2025, 4:43am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/devkinsta-adminer-database-warnigns-make-gui-unreadable/3244 "2025-06-18T04:43:11Z")

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Q: Date/Time this occurred (Provide your time zone also) \*\*A: I first noticed this in February or March 2024 Q: DevKinsta Version \*\*A: 2.13.2.8698 Q: OS Version \*\*A: Mac OS Sonoma 14.4.1 Q: Docker Desktop Version …

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## [Trying to access admin on wordpress site](https://community.kinsta.com/t/trying-to-access-admin-on-wordpress-site/5195)

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**Author:** [@KatharineG](https://community.kinsta.com/u/KatharineG)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 16, 2025, 12:37pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/trying-to-access-admin-on-wordpress-site/5195 "2025-06-16T12:37:54Z")

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when i click to open the wordpress admin for both dev and live it’s just re-directing me to the site.

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## [DK0029 - Can’t create mysql dump](https://community.kinsta.com/t/dk0029-can-t-create-mysql-dump/1743)

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**Author:** [@rreyes](https://community.kinsta.com/u/rreyes)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2025, 1:01pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/dk0029-can-t-create-mysql-dump/1743 "2025-06-11T13:01:31Z")

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Q: Date/Time this occurred (Provide your time zone also) A:9:58AM PACIFIC Q: DevKinsta Version A: Version 2.7.0 (2.7.0.4846) Q: OS Version A: Monterey 12.6 Q: Docker Desktop Version A: Version 4.12.0 (85629) Q: W…

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## [Could not restart nginx service DK0073](https://community.kinsta.com/t/could-not-restart-nginx-service-dk0073/1716)

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**Author:** [@sonicviz](https://community.kinsta.com/u/sonicviz)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2025, 9:47am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/could-not-restart-nginx-service-dk0073/1716 "2025-06-11T09:47:52Z")

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Q: Date/Time this occurred (Provide your time zone also) A: Multiple times since a week or so ago Q: DevKinsta Version A: Latest Q: OS Version A: Win 11 latest Q: Docker Desktop Version A: V4.11.1 WSL2 Ubuntu …

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## [Event Tracking Dashboard](https://community.kinsta.com/t/event-tracking-dashboard/4933)

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**Author:** [@Elliott\_Mangham](https://community.kinsta.com/u/Elliott_Mangham)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2025, 6:07am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/event-tracking-dashboard/4933 "2025-06-05T06:07:11Z")

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I would like to propose a unique and insightful feature for Kinsta: Event Tracking. Kinsta would monitor and log each time a custom event is triggered. A developer can invoke an event using JavaScript, HTML, or PHP. An …

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## [DevKinsta continually saying Docker is not installed after installing Docker 4.37.2](https://community.kinsta.com/t/devkinsta-continually-saying-docker-is-not-installed-after-installing-docker-4-37-2/4708)

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**Author:** [@SeenNotHurd](https://community.kinsta.com/u/SeenNotHurd)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2025, 11:17am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/devkinsta-continually-saying-docker-is-not-installed-after-installing-docker-4-37-2/4708 "2025-06-03T11:17:03Z")

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I updated Docker to 4.37.2 due to the issue with the false positive malware issue with Docker on Mac, but now DevKinsta seems unable to recognise that Docker is installed. I have tried all previous solutions found here b…

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## [Wrong permalink structure](https://community.kinsta.com/t/wrong-permalink-structure/5112)

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**Author:** [@mesha](https://community.kinsta.com/u/mesha)\
**Replies:** 22\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2025, 10:03am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/wrong-permalink-structure/5112 "2025-06-03T10:03:18Z")

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Q: Date/Time this occurred (Provide your time zone also) A: 5/28/2025 9:30 AM CET Q: DevKinsta Version A: 2.13.4 Q: OS Version A: Windows 10 Q: Docker Desktop Version A: 4.29.0 Q: Were any error codes or messages…

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## [Windows 11, WSL 2 and Vite integration nightmare](https://community.kinsta.com/t/windows-11-wsl-2-and-vite-integration-nightmare/5115)

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**Author:** [@etienne\_clerc](https://community.kinsta.com/u/etienne_clerc)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2025, 4:15am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/windows-11-wsl-2-and-vite-integration-nightmare/5115 "2025-05-29T04:15:26Z")

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Q: DevKinsta Version A: 2.13.4 Q: OS Version A: Windows 11 Pro Q: Docker Desktop Version A: 4.29.0 (WSL 2 engine) WSL distro Ubuntu 22.04 LTS So I’ve had nothing but problems with DevKinsta right from the start. …

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## [DevKinsta - connect local instance to live database?](https://community.kinsta.com/t/devkinsta-connect-local-instance-to-live-database/5096)

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**Author:** [@jrgong](https://community.kinsta.com/u/jrgong)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2025, 1:49am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/devkinsta-connect-local-instance-to-live-database/5096 "2025-05-24T01:49:34Z")

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Hey guys is there any way to mirror my Kinsta live site locally but connect to the live database?

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## [Clone an environment from 1 site to another](https://community.kinsta.com/t/clone-an-environment-from-1-site-to-another/5088)

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**Author:** [@ITSupport](https://community.kinsta.com/u/ITSupport)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2025, 1:53pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/clone-an-environment-from-1-site-to-another/5088 "2025-05-23T13:53:18Z")

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I have 2 sites and both have a live and staging environment. Let’s call them site1 and site 2. Site2 live is redirected to site1 live. We would like to clone/copy site1 live to site2 staging so that we can modify it for…

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## [Database Isolation](https://community.kinsta.com/t/database-isolation/4677)

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**Author:** [@infinityweb](https://community.kinsta.com/u/infinityweb)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2025, 2:21am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/database-isolation/4677 "2025-01-10T02:21:54Z")

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Would be quite easy to create a user and grant permissions when each site is spun up?

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## [DK0029: MYSQL\_DUMP\_COMMON: Error (255): @kex\_exchange\_identification: Connection closed by remote host](https://community.kinsta.com/t/dk0029-mysql-dump-common-error-255-kex-exchange-identification-connection-closed-by-remote-host/5092)

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**Author:** [@RaffySantayana](https://community.kinsta.com/u/RaffySantayana)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2025, 12:22am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/dk0029-mysql-dump-common-error-255-kex-exchange-identification-connection-closed-by-remote-host/5092 "2025-05-23T00:22:59Z")

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I am attempting to import an existing WordPress staging site and am encountering this error after DevKinsta successfully created the MySQL database. main.log output: \[2025-05-22 19:27:17.073\] \[info\] \[dockerUtil/getCon…

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## [Issue with Docker Error DK0006 since last update](https://community.kinsta.com/t/issue-with-docker-error-dk0006-since-last-update/5075)

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**Author:** [@AlexM](https://community.kinsta.com/u/AlexM)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2025, 12:12am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/issue-with-docker-error-dk0006-since-last-update/5075 "2025-05-21T00:12:41Z")

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Hi there, I’m not a tech person, so please forgive me if I ask a dumb question. Today DevKinsta is stuck on error DK0006. I’ve been using DevKinsta for a couple of years to run a couple of local WordPress sites, nothin…

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## [Stuck at "something bad happen"](https://community.kinsta.com/t/stuck-at-something-bad-happen/5083)

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**Author:** [@Anthony\_Ramos](https://community.kinsta.com/u/Anthony_Ramos)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2025, 2:11pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/stuck-at-something-bad-happen/5083 "2025-05-20T14:11:43Z")

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I am getting stuck at this stage, i am trying to clone my live site from kinsta to my local environment for development, i am using latest devkinsta app, and my local machine is macbook pro m2 chip, the generating HTTPS …

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## [Devkinsta Errors on Upload](https://community.kinsta.com/t/devkinsta-errors-on-upload/5065)

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**Author:** [@Ross](https://community.kinsta.com/u/Ross)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2025, 12:09pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/devkinsta-errors-on-upload/5065 "2025-05-19T12:09:16Z")

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Hey Guys, I ran into the following issue when trying to upload my website to the Staging site of DevKinsta: From here I tried to cancel my upload, which again failed - I then force quit the application and now I get…

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## [DevKinsta Error Establishing a Database Connection](https://community.kinsta.com/t/devkinsta-error-establishing-a-database-connection/5067)

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**Author:** [@thatguycleeeb](https://community.kinsta.com/u/thatguycleeeb)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2025, 6:14am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/devkinsta-error-establishing-a-database-connection/5067 "2025-05-19T06:14:25Z")

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Hi, I am trying to create a local version of my live site using DevKinsta - I had a clean local site previously that I was building but I pushed it to the staging environment for one of my sites in order to back it up a…

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## [Grouping of Redirect Rules](https://community.kinsta.com/t/grouping-of-redirect-rules/5060)

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**Author:** [@Christopher\_Waddingt](https://community.kinsta.com/u/Christopher_Waddingt)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2025, 9:50pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/grouping-of-redirect-rules/5060 "2025-05-12T21:50:05Z")

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Hey it would be great if in the UI, there was a way to group bulk import redirect rules. Basically, when I view the redirects, if I could see folders of imported redirects by date or by a given title that would be aweso…

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## [DevKinsta get stuck at the "downloading remote site" step during Import from Kinsta](https://community.kinsta.com/t/devkinsta-get-stuck-at-the-downloading-remote-site-step-during-import-from-kinsta/5054)

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**Author:** [@svaidhyanath](https://community.kinsta.com/u/svaidhyanath)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2025, 4:50am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/devkinsta-get-stuck-at-the-downloading-remote-site-step-during-import-from-kinsta/5054 "2025-05-10T04:50:59Z")

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Import site from myKinsta site to local using DevKinsta get stuck at the “downloading remote site” step main.log (redacted) main.old.log (redacted) This is the third straight time I am erroring out at this step. Si…

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