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DevKinsta

kinsta.com

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Purpose
DevKinsta is a local development suite for creating, testing, and deploying WordPress sites.Read 11 Oct 2026 · kinsta.com
Audience
Kinsta describes DevKinsta as intended for website, plugin, and theme developers.Read 11 Oct 2026 · kinsta.com
Security
The local WordPress sites are isolated through Docker containerization, which Kinsta describes as helping secure the environment.Read 11 Oct 2026 · kinsta.com
Support
DevKinsta support is handled through Kinsta’s community forum; traditional live chat support is not provided for the product.Read 11 Oct 2026 · kinsta.com
Headquarters
West Hollywood, California, United StatesRead 28 Sep 2026 · kinsta.com
Founded
2013Read 28 Sep 2026 · kinsta.com
Database
DevKinsta uses Adminer to manage databases, including editing tables and running SQL queries.Read 11 Oct 2026 · kinsta.com
Deployment limit
DevKinsta can push to a Standard or Premium staging environment, but cannot push directly to a live site.Read 11 Oct 2026 · kinsta.com
Developer tools
It includes a database manager, SMTP email testing, a WP_DEBUG toggle, automatic updates, and site cloning.Read 11 Oct 2026 · kinsta.com
Email testing
Its local MailHog email tool captures messages for testing, and those emails are not sent externally.Read 11 Oct 2026 · kinsta.com
HTTPS
DevKinsta supports working with HTTPS locally for testing WordPress sites.Read 11 Oct 2026 · kinsta.com
Integration
Users can download a live Kinsta site to work on locally and push it to a Kinsta staging environment.Read 11 Oct 2026 · kinsta.com
PHP versions
The product page lists PHP 7.2 through 8.3 support and says users can switch versions.Read 11 Oct 2026 · kinsta.com
Site setup
It creates single or multisite WordPress sites with one click and includes a stack such as Nginx and MariaDB.Read 11 Oct 2026 · kinsta.com
Supported use
DevKinsta currently supports WordPress only.Read 11 Oct 2026 · kinsta.com

Plans and prices

DevKinsta Free Free Free forever Local WordPress development; macOS, Windows, and Ubuntu Read 11 Oct 2026 · kinsta.com

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