# Multisite & LocalWP: Subsites Not Created

**URL:** <https://community.localwp.com/t/multisite-localwp-subsites-not-created/30575>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** windows, mac\
**Created:** [March 2, 2022, 9:09pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/multisite-localwp-subsites-not-created/30575 "2022-03-02T21:09:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![jbodnar2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@jbodnar2](https://community.localwp.com/u/jbodnar2)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2022, 9:09pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/multisite-localwp-subsites-not-created/30575/1 "2022-03-02T21:09:44Z")

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After creating a multi-site instance, I can add subsites through the network admin dashboard, but the sites do not generate.

I tested on a Mac and asked a colleague to try on a Windows machine. The wp-config.php seems correct but sub-site aren’t accessible. Visiting them returns a 404.

Does this feature work for others? Or is this a bug?

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**Author:** ![jbodnar2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@jbodnar2](https://community.localwp.com/u/jbodnar2)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2022, 9:35pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/multisite-localwp-subsites-not-created/30575/2 "2022-03-02T21:35:56Z")

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Not sure how to close my own question but I resolved my issue. I had manually to create and populate the .htaccess file for the site.

I assumed LocalWP would add and create it by default, but was wrong and only just noticed it didn’t exist.

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**Author:** ![austinwendt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/austinwendt/32/13912_2.png) [@austinwendt](https://community.localwp.com/u/austinwendt)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2022, 2:26pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/multisite-localwp-subsites-not-created/30575/3 "2022-03-03T14:26:54Z")

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Hey @jbodnar2, I marked your follow-up as the solution for the question. I’m glad you figured it out!

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/system/32/1_2.png) [@system](https://community.localwp.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2022, 2:27am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/multisite-localwp-subsites-not-created/30575/4 "2022-03-05T02:27:32Z")

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