# DevKinsta

**URL:** https://community.kinsta.com/c/devkinsta/14.md?page=12

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## [Importing from Kinsta fails](https://community.kinsta.com/t/importing-from-kinsta-fails/2825)

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**Author:** [@Daniel\_Martin](https://community.kinsta.com/u/Daniel_Martin)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2023, 8:39pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/importing-from-kinsta-fails/2825 "2023-12-15T20:39:58Z")

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Hello, After downloading everything, Configuring NGINX, and Creating MySQL database, I get the “Something bad happened, Retry” error. The site is a 75GB Multisite and the DB is 7GB. I had tried the manual process earl…

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## [Custom Dev Setup using Kinsta Docker Images](https://community.kinsta.com/t/custom-dev-setup-using-kinsta-docker-images/2832)

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**Author:** [@drazen](https://community.kinsta.com/u/drazen)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2023, 8:32am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/custom-dev-setup-using-kinsta-docker-images/2832 "2023-12-15T08:32:15Z")

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Hello everyone! I’m currently setting up a development environment for a new project we’re working on. At first I thought of using DevKinsta, but we decided against it. However, I found all of the Kinsta Docker Images …

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## [Frustrated can't access my sites](https://community.kinsta.com/t/frustrated-cant-access-my-sites/2820)

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**Author:** [@flat](https://community.kinsta.com/u/flat)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2023, 1:16am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/frustrated-cant-access-my-sites/2820 "2023-12-15T01:16:42Z")

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I have developed a few website locally that I am about to put online but when click on kinsta logo today here is what I get, can you help, I hope I won’t loose all my work … For info docker is already installed show I r…

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## [Install Node and Gulp](https://community.kinsta.com/t/install-node-and-gulp/2804)

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**Author:** [@adriaan.wakefield](https://community.kinsta.com/u/adriaan.wakefield)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 6:56pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/install-node-and-gulp/2804 "2023-12-06T18:56:33Z")

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Hi, I already have NPM and Gulp installed in Windows for a different repo I work on - and I think somehow this is not allowing me to install Gulp in my Docker instance created by DevKinsta - I am also attempting to use ‘…

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## [Can't create database when importing site](https://community.kinsta.com/t/cant-create-database-when-importing-site/2802)

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**Author:** [@Noelle\_Steegs](https://community.kinsta.com/u/Noelle_Steegs)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 5, 2023, 8:10am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/cant-create-database-when-importing-site/2802 "2023-12-05T08:10:52Z")

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Hi, I am trying to import a site. I get this error in the log: Error in operation SITE\_CREATION, step database: Error: Error (1): RERROR 1007 (HY000) at line 1: Can’t create database ‘EQ2\_Light’; database exists How c…

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## [Error importing a new database](https://community.kinsta.com/t/error-importing-a-new-database/2786)

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**Author:** [@designlobby](https://community.kinsta.com/u/designlobby)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2023, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/error-importing-a-new-database/2786 "2023-11-30T16:04:07Z")

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Q: Date/Time this occurred (Provide your time zone also) A: 15:00 UK Q: DevKinsta Version A: 2.11.0.7044 Q: OS Version A: MacOS Monterey 12.6.6 Q: Docker Desktop Version A: 4.20 Q: Were any error codes or message…

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## [Unable to clone my Live Site To DevKinsta](https://community.kinsta.com/t/unable-to-clone-my-live-site-to-devkinsta/2773)

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**Author:** [@6real](https://community.kinsta.com/u/6real)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 12:29am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/unable-to-clone-my-live-site-to-devkinsta/2773 "2023-11-27T00:29:15Z")

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Q: Date/Time this occurred (Provide your time zone also) \*\*A: \[2023-11-24 18:13:35.356\] GTM +1 \*\* Q: DevKinsta Version A: Version 2.11.0 (2.11.0.7044) Q: OS Version A: macOS 14.1.1 (23B81) Q: Docker Desktop Version …

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## [DevKinsta pushing to stage, WordPress stays in maintenance](https://community.kinsta.com/t/devkinsta-pushing-to-stage-wordpress-stays-in-maintenance/2771)

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**Author:** [@Ana\_Nogal](https://community.kinsta.com/u/Ana_Nogal)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 9:04am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/devkinsta-pushing-to-stage-wordpress-stays-in-maintenance/2771 "2023-11-23T09:04:59Z")

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Hi, I got my local to work, made the changes needed and them pushed them to stage environment. The site in staging is up and running, but I can’t enter the WordPress Dashboard: it’s still in maintenance. .

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## [I want to run dowloaded backup of the kinsta site in devkinsta](https://community.kinsta.com/t/i-want-to-run-dowloaded-backup-of-the-kinsta-site-in-devkinsta/2762)

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**Author:** [@alishaik](https://community.kinsta.com/u/alishaik)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2023, 12:52pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/i-want-to-run-dowloaded-backup-of-the-kinsta-site-in-devkinsta/2762 "2023-11-21T12:52:32Z")

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We are replacing the site in kinsta with new one. we want old site to be hosted on devkinsta. Will the old site still runs after its purged in the kinsta hosting?

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## [Switch to a remote/local database](https://community.kinsta.com/t/switch-to-a-remote-local-database/2751)

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**Author:** [@Rosalito\_Udtohan](https://community.kinsta.com/u/Rosalito_Udtohan)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2023, 3:05am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/switch-to-a-remote-local-database/2751 "2023-11-21T03:05:07Z")

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I know that devkinsta will create it’s own instance of the database for us to work. But I want to switch to another database that is hosted locally on my machine (http://localhost/phpmyadmin) Current: Devkinsta uses Adm…

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## [How long to "Validating backup file" when creating a new site?](https://community.kinsta.com/t/how-long-to-validating-backup-file-when-creating-a-new-site/2759)

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**Author:** [@Daniel\_Martin](https://community.kinsta.com/u/Daniel_Martin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2023, 9:10pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/how-long-to-validating-backup-file-when-creating-a-new-site/2759 "2023-11-20T21:10:55Z")

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When creating a new site from a backup file it spins on the “Validating backup file” for hours and is still at 0%. Our backup file is ~62GB so I expect it to take a while. There have been no errors as of yet. I was just…

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## [DNS Error on local with DevKinsta](https://community.kinsta.com/t/dns-error-on-local-with-devkinsta/2749)

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**Author:** [@Ana\_Nogal](https://community.kinsta.com/u/Ana_Nogal)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2023, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/dns-error-on-local-with-devkinsta/2749 "2023-11-20T15:21:56Z")

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So I Download the DevKinsta, and I clone to my local the site that I have in a staging environment. I have everything configured, and I when I go to the hosts file and I have: 127.0.0.1 localhost 255.255.255.255 broad…

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## [Change / Replace the current site path / site folder](https://community.kinsta.com/t/change-replace-the-current-site-path-site-folder/2733)

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**Author:** [@Rosalito\_Udtohan](https://community.kinsta.com/u/Rosalito_Udtohan)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2023, 1:29am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/change-replace-the-current-site-path-site-folder/2733 "2023-11-17T01:29:56Z")

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Althought Devkinsta provides us a site folder / site path for us to use, is it possible to use a custom sitepath hosted elsewhere on the network? LOCAL PC: C:\\Users\\User\\DevKinsta\\public\<site-name\> A FOLDER HOSTED on …

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## [Keep DevKinsta window size after close](https://community.kinsta.com/t/keep-devkinsta-window-size-after-close/2142)

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**Author:** [@dw4y](https://community.kinsta.com/u/dw4y)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2023, 2:38pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/keep-devkinsta-window-size-after-close/2142 "2023-11-16T14:38:32Z")

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Hello ! Nothing much here but I’ve 50+ websites configured in DevKinsta and having to resize the (small) window each time I launch DevKinsta is frustrating a bit :wink: (I’m on MacOS 12)

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## [Installing DevKinsta hangs with DK0006 couldn't download docker images](https://community.kinsta.com/t/installing-devkinsta-hangs-with-dk0006-couldnt-download-docker-images/2735)

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**Author:** [@sgelliott](https://community.kinsta.com/u/sgelliott)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2023, 4:12am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/installing-devkinsta-hangs-with-dk0006-couldnt-download-docker-images/2735 "2023-11-16T04:12:55Z")

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When installing DevKinsta and launching it (while Docker Desktop is already running) I get the DK0006 error saying it can’t download docker images. I already looked at other posts about this, but none of the solutions t…

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## [Sorting, Filtering, or Ordering Sites on DevKinsta](https://community.kinsta.com/t/sorting-filtering-or-ordering-sites-on-devkinsta/598)

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**Author:** [@onebigidea](https://community.kinsta.com/u/onebigidea)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2023, 1:45am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/sorting-filtering-or-ordering-sites-on-devkinsta/598 "2023-11-15T01:45:23Z")

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Now that I have an abundance of sites within devKinsta - the lack of organization is becoming problematic. It could be as simple as ordering the sites (by name?) or by tag ? Stacks? folders (e.g. by client) But it is g…

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## [Unable to open the website from Kinsta](https://community.kinsta.com/t/unable-to-open-the-website-from-kinsta/2698)

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**Author:** [@Gurvak\_Singh](https://community.kinsta.com/u/Gurvak_Singh)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 1:16am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/unable-to-open-the-website-from-kinsta/2698 "2023-11-14T01:16:41Z")

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I am creating a mock website to develop a website locally but it is not opening the website in the browser and when I am trying to open the website using the URL I am not getting the website

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## [Keep prompting to install docker](https://community.kinsta.com/t/keep-prompting-to-install-docker/2279)

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**Author:** [@salonglong](https://community.kinsta.com/u/salonglong)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 12:23am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/keep-prompting-to-install-docker/2279 "2023-11-14T00:23:01Z")

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In the macos system, Docker has been installed and enabled. After DevKinsta is enabled, it prompts: To use DevKinsta, download and install Docker on your computer. Which friend knows how to solve it? Thanks!

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## [Stuck at DB dump when pulling from Kinsta](https://community.kinsta.com/t/stuck-at-db-dump-when-pulling-from-kinsta/2705)

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**Author:** [@Chin\_Soon\_Yeo](https://community.kinsta.com/u/Chin_Soon_Yeo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2023, 4:50am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/stuck-at-db-dump-when-pulling-from-kinsta/2705 "2023-11-13T04:50:37Z")

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main.log (204.3 KB) Please help.

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## [Unable to sync from Live](https://community.kinsta.com/t/unable-to-sync-from-live/2682)

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**Author:** [@Aporia](https://community.kinsta.com/u/Aporia)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 3:58am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/unable-to-sync-from-live/2682 "2023-11-08T03:58:07Z")

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I am unable to sync a site. \[2023-11-06 12:09:31.810\] \[warn\] \[terminalExec\] Error: \[sender\] io timeout after 60 seconds – exiting rsync error: timeout in data send/receive (code 30) at io.c(204) \[sender=3.1.3\] \[2023-…

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## [Uploading to Staging - Something bad happened](https://community.kinsta.com/t/uploading-to-staging-something-bad-happened/2681)

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**Author:** [@Chin\_Soon\_Yeo](https://community.kinsta.com/u/Chin_Soon_Yeo)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2023, 3:28am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/uploading-to-staging-something-bad-happened/2681 "2023-11-07T03:28:33Z")

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I am trying to pull from staging site into DevKinsta. Got stuck at the above when download reach 99%

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## [Uploading to Staging - Something bad happened - Please help](https://community.kinsta.com/t/uploading-to-staging-something-bad-happened-please-help/2683)

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**Author:** [@Chin\_Soon\_Yeo](https://community.kinsta.com/u/Chin_Soon_Yeo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2023, 4:54am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/uploading-to-staging-something-bad-happened-please-help/2683 "2023-11-06T04:54:37Z")

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Q: Date/Time this occurred (Provide your time zone also) \*\*A:6 Nov. Melbourne Australia Q: DevKinsta Version \*\*A:2.11 Q: OS Version \*\*A:Mac Monterey 12.1 Q: Docker Desktop Version \*\*A:4.25 Q: Were any error codes…

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## [Ignore file for excluding files/folder from syncing in addition to manually selecting them](https://community.kinsta.com/t/ignore-file-for-excluding-files-folder-from-syncing-in-addition-to-manually-selecting-them/2651)

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**Author:** [@sander](https://community.kinsta.com/u/sander)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2023, 11:33am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/ignore-file-for-excluding-files-folder-from-syncing-in-addition-to-manually-selecting-them/2651 "2023-11-01T11:33:44Z")

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It would be nice if there was a way to manage a list of files and folders that we never want to sync (especially push) to Kinsta. I know about the option to manually deselect files and folders that I want to exclude, whi…

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## [Uploading to Staging from Devkinsta stuck](https://community.kinsta.com/t/uploading-to-staging-from-devkinsta-stuck/2568)

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**Author:** [@Mikyboy](https://community.kinsta.com/u/Mikyboy)\
**Replies:** 28\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2023, 2:53am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/uploading-to-staging-from-devkinsta-stuck/2568 "2023-10-30T02:53:42Z")

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Hi, so after i was able to pull the page I now cannot push the page to Staging. The process is stuck for hours now in the stage “Replacing linking to staging…”, see screenshot. I cannot even cancel the process, so i wou…

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## [Failed to upload local sites DK0065](https://community.kinsta.com/t/failed-to-upload-local-sites-dk0065/2617)

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**Author:** [@Jared\_Rauff](https://community.kinsta.com/u/Jared_Rauff)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2023, 3:10pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/failed-to-upload-local-sites-dk0065/2617 "2023-10-26T15:10:16Z")

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I’m having an issue here where when I try to upload local site to staging it crashes 20.6MB out of 694MB roughly. I have already determined this to be an rsync issue through the main.log bellow and have tried deleting my…

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## [Devkinsta suddenly failed today](https://community.kinsta.com/t/devkinsta-suddenly-failed-today/2608)

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**Author:** [@Tyler\_Hervey](https://community.kinsta.com/u/Tyler_Hervey)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2023, 12:27am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/devkinsta-suddenly-failed-today/2608 "2023-10-26T00:27:36Z")

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Today dev kinsta started freezing on ‘Starting Docker’. I’m not aware of any changes that would have caused this. So I read that in Docker settings under ‘Advanced’ I should enable ‘Allow the default Docker socket to be …

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## [How To Use All-In-One WP Migration On DevKinsta?](https://community.kinsta.com/t/how-to-use-all-in-one-wp-migration-on-devkinsta/2581)

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**Author:** [@tmm](https://community.kinsta.com/u/tmm)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2023, 9:07pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/how-to-use-all-in-one-wp-migration-on-devkinsta/2581 "2023-10-24T21:07:27Z")

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Hi, I see that you can use All-In-One WP Migration on a local DevKinsta site, but when I go to install the plugin, it’s banned. I saw that in this response to a question, you need to remove/disable the Kinsta MU plugin.…

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## [Setting up Selenium with DevKinsta on MacOS](https://community.kinsta.com/t/setting-up-selenium-with-devkinsta-on-macos/2603)

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**Author:** [@land0r](https://community.kinsta.com/u/land0r)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2023, 11:23am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/setting-up-selenium-with-devkinsta-on-macos/2603 "2023-10-24T11:23:48Z")

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Description: Hello, DevKinsta community, I’m encountering issues when trying to launch Chrome inside a Docker container with my DevKinsta setup. I was hoping to get some insights or suggestions from anyone who might ha…

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## [How do I install a site on an external drive?](https://community.kinsta.com/t/how-do-i-install-a-site-on-an-external-drive/2610)

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**Author:** [@criswaller](https://community.kinsta.com/u/criswaller)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 24, 2023, 6:08am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/how-do-i-install-a-site-on-an-external-drive/2610 "2023-10-24T06:08:30Z")

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I am on a Mac. I need to install the site (which I am recovering from an UpdraftPlus backup) on an external drive because there’s not enough room on my internal HD. I don’t have any options of where to create the site wh…

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## [Dev Kinsta Stuck on Checking System Requirements](https://community.kinsta.com/t/dev-kinsta-stuck-on-checking-system-requirements/2605)

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**Author:** [@Jack\_Jack](https://community.kinsta.com/u/Jack_Jack)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2023, 6:32pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/dev-kinsta-stuck-on-checking-system-requirements/2605 "2023-10-23T18:32:06Z")

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DevKinsta was working for me last week. Today, I tried to open it and it freezes at “checking system requirements” I’ve tried: restarting devKinsta reinstalling devKinsta updating and restarting windows starting docker…

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