# Internet needed when starting DevKinsta

**URL:** <https://community.kinsta.com/t/internet-needed-when-starting-devkinsta/810>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [June 30, 2021, 9:11am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/internet-needed-when-starting-devkinsta/810 "2021-06-30T09:11:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![nemanjac](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.kinsta.com/nemanjac/32/400_2.png) [@nemanjac](https://community.kinsta.com/u/nemanjac)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2021, 9:11am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/internet-needed-when-starting-devkinsta/810/1 "2021-06-30T09:11:02Z")

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Currently, an internet connection is mandatory to start DevKinsta.  
I do see this being a bit tricky, as almost all resources can be held locally, and I can use it in offline mode.

Just in this case, it is impossible to start the app 🙂

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**Author:** ![Graham\_Hagenah](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.kinsta.com/graham_hagenah/32/585_2.png) [@Graham\_Hagenah](https://community.kinsta.com/u/Graham_Hagenah)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2021, 8:06pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/internet-needed-when-starting-devkinsta/810/2 "2021-07-06T20:06:32Z")

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For a local development application, this is a must-have. I enjoy being able to develop in places with no wifi. I’m hoping Kinsta prioritizes this for a future update.

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**Author:** ![jamesgreenblue](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.kinsta.com/jamesgreenblue/32/1226_2.png) [@jamesgreenblue](https://community.kinsta.com/u/jamesgreenblue)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2021, 9:46am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/internet-needed-when-starting-devkinsta/810/3 "2021-12-22T09:46:30Z")

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Completely agree @nemanjac @Graham_Hagenah

I’ve also stumbled into this issue having been without internet for a few days thanks to [Typhoon Rai](https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/21/asia/typhoon-rai-philippines-deaths-intl-hnk/index.html)

 ![Screenshot 2021-12-17 at 14.35.00](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/kinsta/original/1X/3bfd7b5976d38c9c56ad467e1bddb0bf85e0c9da.jpeg)

@Kevin a simple skip button for the ‘updating docker containers’ step would be a huge help for those of us on slow or unreliable internet connections.

(see also [https://community.kinsta.com/t/pull-sync-download-changes-from-kinsta-live-to-imported-site](https://community.kinsta.com/t/pull-sync-download-changes-from-kinsta-live-to-imported-site) to limit the bandwidth needed to mirror local from live).

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**Author:** ![schwarzpunkt](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.kinsta.com/schwarzpunkt/32/1095_2.png) [@schwarzpunkt](https://community.kinsta.com/u/schwarzpunkt)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2022, 6:31am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/internet-needed-when-starting-devkinsta/810/4 "2022-05-03T06:31:01Z")

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I agree with Graham Hagenah: it’s a must-have for an local development environment. Until then, I’ll use local app from wpengine / flywheel. That works perfectly online.

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**Author:** ![Kevin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.kinsta.com/kevin/32/808_2.png) [@Kevin](https://community.kinsta.com/u/Kevin)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2022, 4:30pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/internet-needed-when-starting-devkinsta/810/5 "2022-05-03T16:30:34Z")

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Thanks for reviving this @schwarzpunkt. I have made sure that an “offline mode” is in the works for DevKinsta, I’ll be sure to update this thread as soon as that release goes live! I don’t have an ETA but can say that we are working hard this year to introduce the most needed/requested features to DevKinsta with fairly frequent updates.