# Windows 10 Pro upload theme requires FTP Credentials **URL:** \ **Category:** Application Support\ **Created:** [July 29, 2021, 2:20pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/windows-10-pro-upload-theme-requires-ftp-credentials/888 "2021-07-29T14:20:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![danemorgan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.kinsta.com/danemorgan/32/597_2.png) [@danemorgan](https://community.kinsta.com/u/danemorgan)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 2:20pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/windows-10-pro-upload-theme-requires-ftp-credentials/888/1 "2021-07-29T14:20:45Z")
I’m running into the FTP requirement that people were having earlier in the year. This is not happening with sites I pull from Kinsta, it is happening with adding new sites directly. I tried adding `define(‘FS_METHOD’,‘direct’);` to the wp-config but the issue persisted. Then I tried issuing `docker exec devkinsta_fpm chown -R www-data:www-data /www/kinsta/public/` but ended up terminating it after 5 minutes without getting a new command prompt. I also tried using the Docker CLI tool to enter devkinsta\_fpm and issue `chown -R www-data:www-data /www/kinsta/public/` but again, I waited about five minutes with no indication anything was happening, and that command should be pretty much instantaneous, I believe. I’m pretty sure I’m on the latest version of DevKinsta, though I’ve been unable to find anyplace to get the current version number in the app. ---
**Author:** ![michael](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.kinsta.com/michael/32/31_2.png) [@michael](https://community.kinsta.com/u/michael)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 9:35pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/windows-10-pro-upload-theme-requires-ftp-credentials/888/2 "2021-07-29T21:35:51Z")
If the issue is persisting even after adding `define(‘FS_METHOD’,‘direct’); ` and checking on the permissions then there’s something else occurring here stopping DevKinsta from being able to write to those directories. How about plugins and images? I assume those don’t upload either? ---
**Author:** ![danemorgan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.kinsta.com/danemorgan/32/597_2.png) [@danemorgan](https://community.kinsta.com/u/danemorgan)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2021, 8:57am UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/windows-10-pro-upload-theme-requires-ftp-credentials/888/3 "2021-08-05T08:57:48Z")
They do not. I’m seriously looking at abandoning windows in favor of Linux though. ---
**Author:** ![michael](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.kinsta.com/michael/32/31_2.png) [@michael](https://community.kinsta.com/u/michael)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2021, 2:23pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/windows-10-pro-upload-theme-requires-ftp-credentials/888/4 "2021-08-05T14:23:03Z")
Between this issue [and](https://community.kinsta.com/t/docker-start-fails-from-devkinsta/885/2), I’m thinking it might be best to completely remove and re-install both Docker and DevKinsta. ---
**Author:** ![danemorgan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.kinsta.com/danemorgan/32/597_2.png) [@danemorgan](https://community.kinsta.com/u/danemorgan)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2021, 9:14pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/windows-10-pro-upload-theme-requires-ftp-credentials/888/5 "2021-08-05T21:14:38Z")
Okay. I’m going to hold off on that. If I get up and running with Linux, my plan is a permanent switch away from Windows. ---
**Author:** ![michael](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.kinsta.com/michael/32/31_2.png) [@michael](https://community.kinsta.com/u/michael)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2021, 2:28pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/windows-10-pro-upload-theme-requires-ftp-credentials/888/6 "2021-10-29T14:28:31Z")
We haven’t heard back from you on this topic in a while. However, if you do need further assistance you can simply start a new forum thread. Thank you again for using DevKinsta. Let us know if you need further assistance! 👋 ---
**Author:** ![michael](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.kinsta.com/michael/32/31_2.png) [@michael](https://community.kinsta.com/u/michael)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2021, 2:28pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/windows-10-pro-upload-theme-requires-ftp-credentials/888/7 "2021-10-29T14:28:33Z")