# Feature Requests **URL:** https://community.kinsta.com/c/devkinsta/feature-requests/6.md?page=1 [Latest](https://community.kinsta.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.kinsta.com/categories.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [Exclude folders from sync (no .git or cache folders)](https://community.kinsta.com/t/exclude-folders-from-sync-no-git-or-cache-folders/1657)
**Author:** [@philippstracker](https://community.kinsta.com/u/philippstracker)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2023, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/exclude-folders-from-sync-no-git-or-cache-folders/1657 "2023-07-13T12:29:31Z")
When using “Sync \> Push to Kinsta” the local .git folder is also uploaded to the staging site. That folder is huge in some projects and should not be uploaded for several reasons --- ## [Wordpress Version to install Custom Site has "No Data"](https://community.kinsta.com/t/wordpress-version-to-install-custom-site-has-no-data/2319)
**Author:** [@Alan\_Segal](https://community.kinsta.com/u/Alan_Segal)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2023, 8:23am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/wordpress-version-to-install-custom-site-has-no-data/2319 "2023-06-28T08:23:24Z")
Total Noob The DevKinsta.exe file has a version of 2.11.0.7043. I am trying to use DevKinsta offline. When I try and set up a custom web site (first one) it has a location for “Wordpress Version”. If I click the dow… --- ## [Sync - save progress on download/upload and use compression](https://community.kinsta.com/t/sync-save-progress-on-download-upload-and-use-compression/2251)
**Author:** [@Nick\_MacKenzie](https://community.kinsta.com/u/Nick_MacKenzie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2023, 11:26am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/sync-save-progress-on-download-upload-and-use-compression/2251 "2023-05-09T11:26:10Z")
If I sync a site down to my local devkinsta, it takes very long when the site is large. If my connection drops/laptop sleeps the download fails and has to restart from the beginning. Firstly, why don’t you use compressi… --- ## [WP All in One Import Ban](https://community.kinsta.com/t/wp-all-in-one-import-ban/2226)
**Author:** [@perth-seo-agency](https://community.kinsta.com/u/perth-seo-agency)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2023, 2:24am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/wp-all-in-one-import-ban/2226 "2023-04-17T02:24:27Z")
I don’t believe banning WP all-in-one Import improves the user experience. It is my go-to for quickly taking a backup on my local host environment or migrating from one host to another. I can appreciate that Kinsta has … --- ## [Sync files with git](https://community.kinsta.com/t/sync-files-with-git/2199)
**Author:** [@Dan\_Foley](https://community.kinsta.com/u/Dan_Foley)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2023, 2:04am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/sync-files-with-git/2199 "2023-04-05T02:04:35Z")
My site has a lot of images, over 20 gigs. It takes forever to pull and push changes via the current method of creating a site backup, uploading, and downloading. Why can’t dev kinsta use git? Git won’t have to pull eve… --- ## [Clone Existing Site from DevKinsta (not staging or live)](https://community.kinsta.com/t/clone-existing-site-from-devkinsta-not-staging-or-live/453)
**Author:** [@heather](https://community.kinsta.com/u/heather)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2023, 3:29am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/clone-existing-site-from-devkinsta-not-staging-or-live/453 "2023-03-27T03:29:20Z")
If this is not already a thing I can’t seem to find, I’d like to request the ability to clone/duplicate a local DevKinsta site with a core set of plugins before customizing it for clients. --- ## [Choose table prefix on site creation](https://community.kinsta.com/t/choose-table-prefix-on-site-creation/2140)
**Author:** [@dw4y](https://community.kinsta.com/u/dw4y)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2023, 1:43am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/choose-table-prefix-on-site-creation/2140 "2023-03-16T01:43:16Z")
Hello ! Just as the title says, not really big feature but avoid the mistake of changing table prefix in wp-config.php before importing a website in production (using bash script) which has its own. --- ## [Open-source DevKinsta](https://community.kinsta.com/t/open-source-devkinsta/2046)
**Author:** [@Cristina\_Munoz](https://community.kinsta.com/u/Cristina_Munoz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2023, 12:14pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/open-source-devkinsta/2046 "2023-03-03T12:14:49Z")
We use a docker-based setup for other services that we need to setup and develop locally. DevKinsta appears to be docker-based as well, but the functionality exposed to end-users through the UI is extremely limited. Afte… --- ## [Site setting that disables Sync \> Push to Kinsta](https://community.kinsta.com/t/site-setting-that-disables-sync-push-to-kinsta/1939)
**Author:** [@ryanb](https://community.kinsta.com/u/ryanb)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2022, 2:05am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/site-setting-that-disables-sync-push-to-kinsta/1939 "2022-12-13T02:05:40Z")
I love DevKinsta but that button on that dashboard that says Sync \> Push to Kinsta kind of terrifies me. It would be cool if there were a site setting that disabled that feature so that it could be turned off for product… --- ## [Django Hosting on Kinsta](https://community.kinsta.com/t/django-hosting-on-kinsta/1432)
**Author:** [@davidjeba](https://community.kinsta.com/u/davidjeba)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2022, 7:06am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/django-hosting-on-kinsta/1432 "2022-12-06T07:06:43Z")
I know its offensive to ask this question here… Can you please consider a managed hosting for Django as well :scream: i’d migrate my 120 clients on WP to django in a month still, Kinsta is awesome --- ## [Please increase compatibility with Reverse Proxy site](https://community.kinsta.com/t/please-increase-compatibility-with-reverse-proxy-site/1844)
**Author:** [@dezpfab](https://community.kinsta.com/u/dezpfab)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2022, 10:48am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/please-increase-compatibility-with-reverse-proxy-site/1844 "2022-11-03T10:48:52Z")
Actually, importing a reverse proxy site result in a 403 error in local env. --- ## [Advanced Setting - Add 1 (or more) local folders as Volume mounts](https://community.kinsta.com/t/advanced-setting-add-1-or-more-local-folders-as-volume-mounts/196)
**Author:** [@onebigidea](https://community.kinsta.com/u/onebigidea)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2022, 7:49pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/advanced-setting-add-1-or-more-local-folders-as-volume-mounts/196 "2022-10-13T19:49:18Z")
I prefer not to mix my development files (plugins / themes) within the wp-content folder. Inevitably when copying wp-content from production - I will wipe out my local files (oops) I prefer to symlink from within the co… --- ## [Do not rename doc-root folder](https://community.kinsta.com/t/do-not-rename-doc-root-folder/1788)
**Author:** [@philippstracker](https://community.kinsta.com/u/philippstracker)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2022, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/do-not-rename-doc-root-folder/1788 "2022-10-06T16:47:42Z")
When I rename a local site in Dev Kinsta, two things happen - and I like to avoid both of them: The local website’s domain is updated to reflect the new website title. The doc-root folder inside the ~/DevKinsta directo… --- ## [Changing the local domain](https://community.kinsta.com/t/changing-the-local-domain/1509)
**Author:** [@karchung0930](https://community.kinsta.com/u/karchung0930)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2022, 4:28pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/changing-the-local-domain/1509 "2022-10-06T16:28:50Z")
So far the domain is fixed ‘.local’, it’s a good feature where we can customize this like mysite.test/ or mysite.development/ --- ## [Adding proxy settings feature to DevKinsta](https://community.kinsta.com/t/adding-proxy-settings-feature-to-devkinsta/1776)
**Author:** [@consumatoredistratto](https://community.kinsta.com/u/consumatoredistratto)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 4:42pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/adding-proxy-settings-feature-to-devkinsta/1776 "2022-09-27T16:42:44Z")
Hi, is it possible to add proxy settings feature to DevKinsta? Many thanks --- ## [Apple Silicon's M1 Native Support](https://community.kinsta.com/t/apple-silicons-m1-native-support/160)
**Author:** [@Emerald](https://community.kinsta.com/u/Emerald)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2022, 6:39pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/apple-silicons-m1-native-support/160 "2022-09-21T18:39:42Z")
Hi. I understand it’s not you - it’s Docker. But. Just in case - support for Apple Silicon would be awesome. --- ## [Create new site from Kinsta backup](https://community.kinsta.com/t/create-new-site-from-kinsta-backup/1298)
**Author:** [@Adam\_Conde](https://community.kinsta.com/u/Adam_Conde)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2022, 4:26pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/create-new-site-from-kinsta-backup/1298 "2022-09-21T16:26:44Z")
The Import Site process is incredibly slow and most of that time seems to be related to the download stage. I would be great if we could create a downloadable backup in Kinsta and then use that backup file to create a n… --- ## [Running devKinsta without Internet – Offline](https://community.kinsta.com/t/running-devkinsta-without-internet-offline/1455)
**Author:** [@schwarzpunkt](https://community.kinsta.com/u/schwarzpunkt)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2022, 4:25pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/running-devkinsta-without-internet-offline/1455 "2022-09-21T16:25:03Z")
It would be very helpful if you could use devKinsta without internet. There can be different reasons to want or need to work offline sometimes. I mean, for a local development environment this is a must-have feature, isn… --- ## [Stop nginx conf files overwriting on restart](https://community.kinsta.com/t/stop-nginx-conf-files-overwriting-on-restart/1703)
**Author:** [@reformatco](https://community.kinsta.com/u/reformatco)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2022, 10:41am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/stop-nginx-conf-files-overwriting-on-restart/1703 "2022-09-05T10:41:20Z")
It would be great for the conf files in public/nginx\_sites not to be overwritten every time server is restarted. I have wordpress in a sub folder and have to keep updating the conf file every time i restart the app or my… --- ## [Allow site files to be located within a WSL2 distro](https://community.kinsta.com/t/allow-site-files-to-be-located-within-a-wsl2-distro/1700)
**Author:** [@ToasterDEV](https://community.kinsta.com/u/ToasterDEV)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2022, 4:56am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/allow-site-files-to-be-located-within-a-wsl2-distro/1700 "2022-09-04T04:56:22Z")
Hello there! Just went through this thread regarding site performance being slow, and while the proposed solution of disabling Docker’s WSL2 integration would indeed increase performance, I still need to use several dis… --- ## [Site path restricted to C: in Windows](https://community.kinsta.com/t/site-path-restricted-to-c-in-windows/347)
**Author:** [@CapWeb](https://community.kinsta.com/u/CapWeb)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2022, 3:08pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/site-path-restricted-to-c-in-windows/347 "2022-08-23T15:08:01Z")
Hi Folks, Nice product. Install took a few cycles. Seem like the Site path option in the Settings screen only permits sites to be installed on the C: drive. I prefer to select this so that I can build my sites on a lar… --- ## [How do I pull from the live site without overwriting the newest local changes?](https://community.kinsta.com/t/how-do-i-pull-from-the-live-site-without-overwriting-the-newest-local-changes/1671)
**Author:** [@SJC](https://community.kinsta.com/u/SJC)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2022, 11:08pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/how-do-i-pull-from-the-live-site-without-overwriting-the-newest-local-changes/1671 "2022-08-16T23:08:49Z")
How do I pull from the live site without overwriting the newest local changes? I understand Kinsta has added the option to push only the files or only the database, but that doesn’t really resolve my particular issue. I … --- ## [Allow our own choice of domain name for imported sites](https://community.kinsta.com/t/allow-our-own-choice-of-domain-name-for-imported-sites/1189)
**Author:** [@alanj](https://community.kinsta.com/u/alanj)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2022, 1:43pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/allow-our-own-choice-of-domain-name-for-imported-sites/1189 "2022-08-12T13:43:15Z")
Please allow us to choose our own local domain name when importing a Kinsta site. Why? Currently the domain name defaults to using the Kinsta sites ssh username rather than anything related to the site itself. This is… --- ## [Support for PHP8.1](https://community.kinsta.com/t/support-for-php8-1/1214)
**Author:** [@a.hegyes](https://community.kinsta.com/u/a.hegyes)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2022, 10:57am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/support-for-php8-1/1214 "2022-07-29T10:57:12Z")
Since Kinsta sites can now be hosted on PHP8.1 since almost 3 weeks ago, I was wondering when will it be possible to use PHP8.1 to develop sites locally with DevKinsta as well? Thank you! --- ## [Local automatic database backups](https://community.kinsta.com/t/local-automatic-database-backups/1619)
**Author:** [@designlobby](https://community.kinsta.com/u/designlobby)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2022, 11:02am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/local-automatic-database-backups/1619 "2022-07-16T11:02:22Z")
When “stopping” sites with the new “site status” feature (which is really cool by the way! :smiling\_face:), or removing them completely, it would be nice to automatically take a backup and store it somewhere in the devki… --- ## [Max\_input\_vars too small](https://community.kinsta.com/t/max-input-vars-too-small/732)
**Author:** [@ZagnaH](https://community.kinsta.com/u/ZagnaH)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2022, 5:25pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/max-input-vars-too-small/732 "2022-07-13T17:25:45Z")
On the actual sites, the max\_input\_vars is 10000. In DevKinsta it is 1000. On settings pages with lots of options, this can lead to data loss. It would help that the PHP settings mirror those of actual Kinsta servers. … --- ## [Built-in DNS server (for mobile testing)](https://community.kinsta.com/t/built-in-dns-server-for-mobile-testing/945)
**Author:** [@philippstracker](https://community.kinsta.com/u/philippstracker)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2022, 4:10am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/built-in-dns-server-for-mobile-testing/945 "2022-06-12T04:10:14Z")
Currently, I run a small DNS server on my development machine to resolve development domains on my devices. It would be super awesome, if DevKinsta included such a DNS server! :slight\_smile: It could be either a separat… --- ## [Archive DevKinsta sites - and restore them](https://community.kinsta.com/t/archive-devkinsta-sites-and-restore-them/1544)
**Author:** [@alanj](https://community.kinsta.com/u/alanj)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2022, 8:16am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/archive-devkinsta-sites-and-restore-them/1544 "2022-06-11T08:16:54Z")
Would it be possible to add the ability to Archive a DevKinsta site? Plus, of course, the ability to manage the archived sites and restore them to DevKinsta when needed. Thanks Alan --- ## [Ability to Upload Custom Nginx Rules](https://community.kinsta.com/t/ability-to-upload-custom-nginx-rules/378)
**Author:** [@AlexM](https://community.kinsta.com/u/AlexM)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2022, 2:49pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/ability-to-upload-custom-nginx-rules/378 "2022-05-31T14:49:38Z")
Hi I need some custom Nginx rules. When I edit the file /etc/nginx/sites/sitename.conf , the modifications are wiped. So, on Jeff suggestion, I am asking for the ability to upload custom nginx rules from DevKinsta tha… --- ## [Adding other web server](https://community.kinsta.com/t/adding-other-web-server/1508)
**Author:** [@karchung0930](https://community.kinsta.com/u/karchung0930)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2022, 4:48pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/adding-other-web-server/1508 "2022-05-27T16:48:12Z")
Please consider allowing us to change the web server like OpenLiteSpeed because it is popular and way faster than Nginx. [Previous page](https://community.kinsta.com/c/devkinsta/feature-requests/6.md) [Next page](https://community.kinsta.com/c/devkinsta/feature-requests/6.md?page=2)