# Questions **URL:** https://community.kinsta.com/c/devkinsta/questions/25.md [Latest](https://community.kinsta.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.kinsta.com/categories.md) --- ## [About the Questions category](https://community.kinsta.com/t/about-the-questions-category/2357)
**Author:** [@jeff](https://community.kinsta.com/u/jeff)\ **Replies:** 0
Have a general question about DevKinsta that doesn’t fit into any of the other categories? Ask here. --- ## [Connect complete site to claude including database](https://community.kinsta.com/t/connect-complete-site-to-claude-including-database/7532)
**Author:** [@Installs\_Track](https://community.kinsta.com/u/Installs_Track)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2026, 6:27am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/connect-complete-site-to-claude-including-database/7532 "2026-08-27T06:27:12Z")
This is the path where DevKinsta installed the files for a website that I cloned: \\\\wsl.localhost\\docker-desktop\\mnt\\docker-desktop-disk\\data\\docker\\volumes\\DevKinsta\\public\\SITE NAME The issue is that I’m unable to op… --- ## [Adding new TXT record for domain](https://community.kinsta.com/t/adding-new-txt-record-for-domain/6169)
**Author:** [@PhoebeK](https://community.kinsta.com/u/PhoebeK)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 5:08am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/adding-new-txt-record-for-domain/6169 "2026-08-20T05:08:10Z")
Hi all, I’m new to the group and not a developer. I’d like to verify my company’s LinkedIn account and am required to add a snippet of code to a new TXT record. I’m told it can be found on the DNS records page. How do I … --- ## [Unable to download the site](https://community.kinsta.com/t/unable-to-download-the-site/7332)
**Author:** [@Bao](https://community.kinsta.com/u/Bao)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 10:56pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/unable-to-download-the-site/7332 "2026-08-05T22:56:41Z")
Hi, I am trying to download the site from kisnta, using devkinsta but it stopping when the site is suppose to create de database. --- ## [Pushing files only from Staging to Live stuck](https://community.kinsta.com/t/pushing-files-only-from-staging-to-live-stuck/7264)
**Author:** [@Benjamin\_Baumgarten](https://community.kinsta.com/u/Benjamin_Baumgarten)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 10:08pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/pushing-files-only-from-staging-to-live-stuck/7264 "2026-07-27T22:08:55Z")
Pushing files only from Staging to Live stuck for over an hour in admin. Any advice? --- ## [Does local dev environment connection require Hyper-V/WSL2, or does Git for Windows alone work?](https://community.kinsta.com/t/does-local-dev-environment-connection-require-hyper-v-wsl2-or-does-git-for-windows-alone-work/7041)
**Author:** [@Drew\_McManus](https://community.kinsta.com/u/Drew_McManus)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 9:15am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/does-local-dev-environment-connection-require-hyper-v-wsl2-or-does-git-for-windows-alone-work/7041 "2026-07-20T09:15:12Z")
I’m running into a serious conflict on Windows and need a clear answer on what your local dev setup actually requires at a system level. The problem: Claude Desktop (Anthropic’s app, used for Claude Code) has a document… --- ## [Can't find DNS settings](https://community.kinsta.com/t/cant-find-dns-settings/6958)
**Author:** [@Anthony\_Whittam](https://community.kinsta.com/u/Anthony_Whittam)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2026, 2:46pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/cant-find-dns-settings/6958 "2026-07-14T14:46:26Z")
I have a WordPress site in Kinsta, the domain is registered with Godaddy but Godaddy says the DNS is with Hostinger yet I’m sure I saw DNS records in Kinsta the other day, when I click on DNS Management in MyKInsta it sa… --- ## [Is there pure CLI tooling for pulling Kinsta staging environments locally?](https://community.kinsta.com/t/is-there-pure-cli-tooling-for-pulling-kinsta-staging-environments-locally/6803)
**Author:** [@wc\_coder](https://community.kinsta.com/u/wc_coder)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2026, 8:14pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/is-there-pure-cli-tooling-for-pulling-kinsta-staging-environments-locally/6803 "2026-07-04T20:14:51Z")
Hey everyone, I’m trying to find out whether there is any pure CLI-based Kinsta / DevKinsta tooling for local development workflows. Specifically, I’m looking for something that lets me pull a Kinsta environment, ideal… --- ## [Possible to push to Staging without breaking media?](https://community.kinsta.com/t/possible-to-push-to-staging-without-breaking-media/6524)
**Author:** [@alex\_565](https://community.kinsta.com/u/alex_565)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2026, 2:50pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/possible-to-push-to-staging-without-breaking-media/6524 "2026-07-01T14:50:51Z")
Hi all - basically the issue I’m having is that we are working on a new site build. I am making blocks / custom theme on a local build and pushing to staging. Others are editing pages and things on the Staging. So when … --- ## [Trouble Adding Google App DKIM Record](https://community.kinsta.com/t/trouble-adding-google-app-dkim-record/6456)
**Author:** [@whrl](https://community.kinsta.com/u/whrl)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2026, 10:34pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/trouble-adding-google-app-dkim-record/6456 "2026-06-14T22:34:48Z")
I have just updated my DNS to point to my new site at Kinsta. I am trying to add the DKIM Authentication record. When I attempt to add the TXT DNS record per my Google authentication, I receive a “Fatal Problem - charact… --- ## [Problem with import my site](https://community.kinsta.com/t/problem-with-import-my-site/6143)
**Author:** [@EspritPlanete](https://community.kinsta.com/u/EspritPlanete)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 9:26pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/problem-with-import-my-site/6143 "2026-04-22T21:26:23Z")
Hello, I’m trying to import my site in devkinsta but there are problems in mysql import. If i try to upload my saving of the site; it’s the same problem How can i fix it ? --- ## [Best way to export / merge WP site?](https://community.kinsta.com/t/best-way-to-export-merge-wp-site/4520)
**Author:** [@AlexM](https://community.kinsta.com/u/AlexM)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2026, 11:20pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/best-way-to-export-merge-wp-site/4520 "2026-04-05T23:20:53Z")
Hello, I have a question. I understand it’s not the “right” way of using DevKinsta, but I guess I am not the only one. So I will give it a try. I have an active online WP website (A) on Kinsta. I am using DevKinsta on… --- ## [Pageview Discrepancy: Google Analytics VS Kinsta](https://community.kinsta.com/t/pageview-discrepancy-google-analytics-vs-kinsta/6090)
**Author:** [@Nikki\_Gaskins\_Campbe](https://community.kinsta.com/u/Nikki_Gaskins_Campbe)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2026, 5:03pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/pageview-discrepancy-google-analytics-vs-kinsta/6090 "2026-04-04T17:03:00Z")
Hi there. We recently switched to Kinsta for web hosting less than a week ago. We needed something faster. We were on a shared server up until recently. We chose our Kinsta plan based on our pageviews from Google Analyt… --- ## [Lost access to account - email does not exist](https://community.kinsta.com/t/lost-access-to-account-email-does-not-exist/6053)
**Author:** [@venkat](https://community.kinsta.com/u/venkat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2026, 12:56am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/lost-access-to-account-email-does-not-exist/6053 "2026-03-18T00:56:15Z")
Hello, we cannot access out account anymore as the registered email does not exists. Our company was acquired and our email server phased out. My personal credit card is being charged and I have not idea what for. How c… --- ## [Importing backup error: DK0081](https://community.kinsta.com/t/importing-backup-error-dk0081/6028)
**Author:** [@vickypsv](https://community.kinsta.com/u/vickypsv)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2026, 10:17am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/importing-backup-error-dk0081/6028 "2026-03-10T10:17:17Z")
Hello I have been using DevKinsta for a while using the new site function but wanted to now import a backup of a live site. I am not able to get past a DK0081 error ‘Failed to parse wp-config.php file’. I followed the… --- ## [Custom Site / Redirects to Live URL?](https://community.kinsta.com/t/custom-site-redirects-to-live-url/5972)
**Author:** [@LeeKIJO](https://community.kinsta.com/u/LeeKIJO)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2026, 2:26pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/custom-site-redirects-to-live-url/5972 "2026-02-24T14:26:43Z")
I’m having an issue when pulling a WordPress site from Kinsta into DevKinsta. Instead of behaving like a normal pulled environment, the site shows up as a “Custom Site” and keeps redirecting to the live domain rather tha… --- ## [On my 11th attempt to get local to work](https://community.kinsta.com/t/on-my-11th-attempt-to-get-local-to-work/5782)
**Author:** [@AbsoluteReiki](https://community.kinsta.com/u/AbsoluteReiki)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 2:11pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/on-my-11th-attempt-to-get-local-to-work/5782 "2025-12-04T14:11:43Z")
I finally managed to configure something that appeared to work after several attempts across several years. Now I can’t get a local site set up; I’m encountering the same problem no matter whether I opt to build with Wor… --- ## [How do you 'npm install' in docker volume?](https://community.kinsta.com/t/how-do-you-npm-install-in-docker-volume/2363)
**Author:** [@ghughes13](https://community.kinsta.com/u/ghughes13)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2025, 6:09pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/how-do-you-npm-install-in-docker-volume/2363 "2025-11-24T18:09:15Z")
I’m trying to go through the Custom Gutenberg Block Development With the WordPress Block Editor course on Kinsta Academy. In it, on the ’ Setting Up a Block Plugin With @wordpress/create-block’ section he talks about na… --- ## [DevKinsta: Something Bad Happened MacOS](https://community.kinsta.com/t/devkinsta-something-bad-happened-macos/5724)
**Author:** [@jackel716](https://community.kinsta.com/u/jackel716)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2025, 6:18am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/devkinsta-something-bad-happened-macos/5724 "2025-11-18T06:18:59Z")
Q: Date/Time this occurred (Provide your time zone also) \*\*A:\*\*November 17, 2025 12:33PM EST Q: DevKinsta Version \*\*A:\*\*2.13.6 Q: OS Version \*\*A:\*\*Apple M1 Q: Docker Desktop Version \*\*A:\*\*Docker Desktop 4.51.0 (21… --- ## [Kamal Hinduja : What is DevKinsta, and how is it used for local development?](https://community.kinsta.com/t/kamal-hinduja-what-is-devkinsta-and-how-is-it-used-for-local-development/5581)
**Author:** [@kamalhinduja](https://community.kinsta.com/u/kamalhinduja)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2025, 8:17am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/kamal-hinduja-what-is-devkinsta-and-how-is-it-used-for-local-development/5581 "2025-10-16T08:17:30Z")
Hi, I am Kamal Hinduja based Geneva, Switzerland(Swiss). Can anyone explain in details What is Dev Kinsta, and how is it used for local development? Thanks, Regards Kamal Hinduja Geneva, Switzerland --- ## [Regarding the issue where DOMAIN\_CURRENT\_SITE becomes undefined](https://community.kinsta.com/t/regarding-the-issue-where-domain-current-site-becomes-undefined/4945)
**Author:** [@keisuke](https://community.kinsta.com/u/keisuke)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2025, 2:08pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/regarding-the-issue-where-domain-current-site-becomes-undefined/4945 "2025-09-11T14:08:43Z")
We are operating a subdirectory-based multisite. Every time we push from devkinsta to remote, and transfer from remote staging to Live, the ‘DOMAIN\_CURRENT\_SITE’ in wp-config.php becomes ‘undefined’. define(‘DOMAIN\_CUR… --- ## [Trying to access admin on wordpress site](https://community.kinsta.com/t/trying-to-access-admin-on-wordpress-site/5195)
**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")
when i click to open the wordpress admin for both dev and live it’s just re-directing me to the site. --- ## [DevKinsta - connect local instance to live database?](https://community.kinsta.com/t/devkinsta-connect-local-instance-to-live-database/5096)
**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")
Hey guys is there any way to mirror my Kinsta live site locally but connect to the live database? --- ## [Clone an environment from 1 site to another](https://community.kinsta.com/t/clone-an-environment-from-1-site-to-another/5088)
**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")
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… --- ## [DevKinsta Error Establishing a Database Connection](https://community.kinsta.com/t/devkinsta-error-establishing-a-database-connection/5067)
**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")
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… --- ## [DevKinsta keep showing error cannot resolve host](https://community.kinsta.com/t/devkinsta-keep-showing-error-cannot-resolve-host/2770)
**Author:** [@martinjankov](https://community.kinsta.com/u/martinjankov)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2025, 1:19pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/devkinsta-keep-showing-error-cannot-resolve-host/2770 "2025-05-02T13:19:45Z")
Could not connect to activation server (cURL error 6: Could not resolve host: connect.advancedcustomfields.com). I keep getting these kind of errors whenever I need to connect to some external host. This is just one of… --- ## [Is devkinsta no longer a priority for Kinsta?](https://community.kinsta.com/t/is-devkinsta-no-longer-a-priority-for-kinsta/4954)
**Author:** [@rtpHarry1](https://community.kinsta.com/u/rtpHarry1)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2025, 11:56pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/is-devkinsta-no-longer-a-priority-for-kinsta/4954 "2025-04-18T23:56:46Z")
It seems like this is slowly being abandoned? Releases have slowed down. There have been null offset errors plaguing the phpmyadmin section for months and months. There is no php 8.4 support. The ssl certificates don… --- ## [How to disable Kinsta MU plugins in local environment?](https://community.kinsta.com/t/how-to-disable-kinsta-mu-plugins-in-local-environment/4985)
**Author:** [@juliaset](https://community.kinsta.com/u/juliaset)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2025, 1:24pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/how-to-disable-kinsta-mu-plugins-in-local-environment/4985 "2025-04-11T13:24:07Z")
How can I disable all of the Kinsta MU plugins in my local environment? I tried simply deleting all of them, but that resulted in a WP whitescreen error. --- ## [Cant import new website](https://community.kinsta.com/t/cant-import-new-website/4956)
**Author:** [@bobi\_bob\_boby](https://community.kinsta.com/u/bobi_bob_boby)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2025, 8:21pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/cant-import-new-website/4956 "2025-04-02T20:21:52Z")
Hello DevKinsta community, I’m encountering an issue when importing a WordPress site from Kinsta. When I try to create a new site, I get a DK0066 error during the database import. Error logs: \[2025-04-02 17:07:56.991\]… --- ## [Integrating Subdirectory-Based Multisite with DevKinsta](https://community.kinsta.com/t/integrating-subdirectory-based-multisite-with-devkinsta/4926)
**Author:** [@keisuke](https://community.kinsta.com/u/keisuke)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2025, 1:56am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/integrating-subdirectory-based-multisite-with-devkinsta/4926 "2025-03-24T01:56:01Z")
※Since this translation is done using a generative AI, there might be some awkward or inaccurate English. When trying to retrieve a remote multisite to local using DevKinsta, an error occurs during the creation of the M… [Next page](https://community.kinsta.com/c/devkinsta/questions/25.md?page=1)