# Community Guides

**URL:** https://community.kinsta.com/c/devkinsta/community-guides/13.md?page=1

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## [Stop/Start sites!](https://community.kinsta.com/t/stop-start-sites/1614)

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**Author:** [@designlobby](https://community.kinsta.com/u/designlobby)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2022, 11:04am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/stop-start-sites/1614 "2022-07-16T11:04:58Z")

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Ayo just noticed this on startup, great job! :heart\_eyes: Now what would be really cool is; if on stopping a site a database backup could be automatically taken and dumped somewhere, like in the top level devkinsta/publ…

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## [How do you stop and start websites?](https://community.kinsta.com/t/how-do-you-stop-and-start-websites/1186)

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**Author:** [@alanj](https://community.kinsta.com/u/alanj)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2022, 5:24pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/how-do-you-stop-and-start-websites/1186 "2022-07-13T17:24:18Z")

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How do you stop and start websites inside DevKinsta? Why is there no way to see the sites current status? I need to stop/start a site to fix some issues. I also have numerous local test sites but typically only want o…

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## [Restore previous websites](https://community.kinsta.com/t/restore-previous-websites/1599)

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**Author:** [@thehungrybird](https://community.kinsta.com/u/thehungrybird)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2022, 6:15pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/restore-previous-websites/1599 "2022-07-12T18:15:51Z")

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Hey Everyone. I’ve some devkinsta websites on my old PC but its windows is corrupted so I’m not able to access DevKinsta installed. However, I’ve managed to get all the files from it to my new PC. Is there any way, I ca…

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## [Does DevKinsta support hot reloading?](https://community.kinsta.com/t/does-devkinsta-support-hot-reloading/1529)

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**Author:** [@Eric\_Davis](https://community.kinsta.com/u/Eric_Davis)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2022, 4:33pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/does-devkinsta-support-hot-reloading/1529 "2022-06-06T16:33:27Z")

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I am currently testing out DevKinsta after using Local by Flywheel for sme time. I have become accustomed to “Live Reload” which automatically updates the browser when a CSS file changes. Is this feature available on De…

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## [Local Multisite new sites cannot be reached](https://community.kinsta.com/t/local-multisite-new-sites-cannot-be-reached/1479)

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**Author:** [@mwalcott](https://community.kinsta.com/u/mwalcott)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2022, 4:22pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/local-multisite-new-sites-cannot-be-reached/1479 "2022-06-06T16:22:05Z")

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I have a fresh install of Wordpress Multisite with local, staging, and live. All three are experiencing the same issue. This is a bare bones install with no additional plugins or themes. When I try adding a site to the n…

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## [Linking to staging site on kinsta - offline development](https://community.kinsta.com/t/linking-to-staging-site-on-kinsta-offline-development/1333)

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**Author:** [@DrByte](https://community.kinsta.com/u/DrByte)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2022, 4:33pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/linking-to-staging-site-on-kinsta-offline-development/1333 "2022-05-03T16:33:56Z")

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After downloading a copy of the staging site, I can’t seem to do offline development. could really use some advice on proper offline development configuration Thanks

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## [How Can I Recruit Websites to Test New Commercial Plug In](https://community.kinsta.com/t/how-can-i-recruit-websites-to-test-new-commercial-plug-in/1440)

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**Author:** [@Marston\_Gould](https://community.kinsta.com/u/Marston_Gould)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2022, 5:51pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/how-can-i-recruit-websites-to-test-new-commercial-plug-in/1440 "2022-04-24T17:51:43Z")

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I’m not a developer, rather I’m a long time SEO. I have had a concept for a series of plugins for quite some time. So after doing some recruiting, I hired a really sharp WP developer and the first plug in is essentiall…

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## [DevKinsta running alongside MAMP Pro](https://community.kinsta.com/t/devkinsta-running-alongside-mamp-pro/1274)

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**Author:** [@sharpspring](https://community.kinsta.com/u/sharpspring)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2022, 9:17pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/devkinsta-running-alongside-mamp-pro/1274 "2022-02-04T21:17:46Z")

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Hi have installed DevKinsta to run my local environment for a Kinsta instance. Today I am working on setting up MAMP Pro to run a different local instance in compliance with the rest of the Front-End team I now work wit…

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## [Best practice for setting up staging for a live WooCommerce site without maintenance mode?](https://community.kinsta.com/t/best-practice-for-setting-up-staging-for-a-live-woocommerce-site-without-maintenance-mode/1206)

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**Author:** [@gruffvaughan](https://community.kinsta.com/u/gruffvaughan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2021, 11:36pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/best-practice-for-setting-up-staging-for-a-live-woocommerce-site-without-maintenance-mode/1206 "2021-12-30T23:36:40Z")

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Hey chaps! Wondering if someone could point me in the right direction or just point and laugh. I’ve got a live WooCommerce site that I’ve been pushing code to for like a year now because I’m a total monster. I’ve given …

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## [Imported sites PHP version not respected](https://community.kinsta.com/t/imported-sites-php-version-not-respected/1190)

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**Author:** [@alanj](https://community.kinsta.com/u/alanj)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2021, 9:47pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/imported-sites-php-version-not-respected/1190 "2021-12-17T21:47:52Z")

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Is there any reason why the PHP version of an imported Kinsta site is not respected? It seems all newly imported sites are created using PHP 7.4 even if the Kinsta site was using PHP 8 Easily changed but annoying if ov…

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## [Imported sites domain name](https://community.kinsta.com/t/imported-sites-domain-name/1188)

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**Author:** [@alanj](https://community.kinsta.com/u/alanj)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2021, 6:56pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/imported-sites-domain-name/1188 "2021-12-17T18:56:27Z")

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Is there a way to set the domain name for an imported site? By default I get something like http://domainguess.local I have 2 problems with this. The domainguess name bears no relation to my actual site domain name …

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## [Deleting a site?](https://community.kinsta.com/t/deleting-a-site/1187)

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**Author:** [@alanj](https://community.kinsta.com/u/alanj)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2021, 4:16pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/deleting-a-site/1187 "2021-12-17T16:16:03Z")

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How do you delete a site in DevKinsta? I created a new site - but can’t use it as I was unable to copy the Admin Password ( why not? Please make this possible as the passwords are not memorable or easy to type so copyin…

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## [Https - certificate is not valid](https://community.kinsta.com/t/https-certificate-is-not-valid/1173)

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**Author:** [@Marsux](https://community.kinsta.com/u/Marsux)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2021, 7:10pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/https-certificate-is-not-valid/1173 "2021-12-10T19:10:13Z")

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Hello, I read some posts but couldn’t find a fix to my issue. I installed the latest version of DevKinsta (great thing!), dowloaded my live website successfully, but I still get a red warning in Chrome “Not Secure”, an…

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## [WordPress instance under a domain in a folder](https://community.kinsta.com/t/wordpress-instance-under-a-domain-in-a-folder/1171)

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**Author:** [@amaretto](https://community.kinsta.com/u/amaretto)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2021, 10:50pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/wordpress-instance-under-a-domain-in-a-folder/1171 "2021-12-08T22:50:43Z")

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Hi, I need to install a WordPress site in a folder under a site such that: https://mysite.org is a non WordPress site, containerized and with alternate names. HTTPS is enforced for the site. I want to create a containe…

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## [Error 505 gateway timeout when uploading products on DevKinsta](https://community.kinsta.com/t/error-505-gateway-timeout-when-uploading-products-on-devkinsta/1131)

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**Author:** [@4nomadsperu](https://community.kinsta.com/u/4nomadsperu)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2021, 2:57pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/error-505-gateway-timeout-when-uploading-products-on-devkinsta/1131 "2021-11-22T14:57:33Z")

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Hello, I am redesigning my website and using DevKinsta, so then I will migrate this new site to Kinsta. I’m using all content (images, products, orders, etc) from my current website, I am only improving the infrastructu…

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## [DevKinsta CLI - customize your DevKinsta with ease](https://community.kinsta.com/t/devkinsta-cli-customize-your-devkinsta-with-ease/1083)

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**Author:** [@nemanjac](https://community.kinsta.com/u/nemanjac)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2021, 1:24pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/devkinsta-cli-customize-your-devkinsta-with-ease/1083 "2021-11-08T13:24:41Z")

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Adds missing functionality and options to the DevKinsta application. Keep in mind that using any of these commands might break your setup. This project is not related to Kinsta in any way, and there are no guarantees ab…

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## [Guide: How to set up Xdebug (on DevKinsta) with PhpStorm](https://community.kinsta.com/t/guide-how-to-set-up-xdebug-on-devkinsta-with-phpstorm/944)

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**Author:** [@philippstracker](https://community.kinsta.com/u/philippstracker)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2021, 8:28pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/guide-how-to-set-up-xdebug-on-devkinsta-with-phpstorm/944 "2021-08-20T20:28:22Z")

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I’ve struggled a bit with setting up Xdebug + DevKinsta in PhpStorm. So, here is my documentation and guide, which will save you a lot of time. Note: When you see a :backhand\_index\_pointing\_left: emoji, you need to cus…

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