# \#connect-to-wpe

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## [Pull/Push should remember selected WP Engine environment](https://community.localwp.com/t/pull-push-should-remember-selected-wp-engine-environment/44454)

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**Author:** [@briainod](https://community.localwp.com/u/briainod)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 1:57pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/pull-push-should-remember-selected-wp-engine-environment/44454 "2026-05-11T13:57:35Z")

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When pulling from or pushing to a remote WP Engine environment the application previously remembered whether you were connected to production/staging/dev. Now it always defaults back to production each time you open the …

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## [Can’t link/login to wpengine, http://localhost:49054/callback never finishes response pt. 2](https://community.localwp.com/t/can-t-link-login-to-wpengine-http-localhost-49054-callback-never-finishes-response-pt-2/52189)

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**Author:** [@tcon](https://community.localwp.com/u/tcon)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2026, 3:35pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/can-t-link-login-to-wpengine-http-localhost-49054-callback-never-finishes-response-pt-2/52189 "2026-05-26T15:35:02Z")

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What issue or error are you experiencing? In a previous ticket shown below, I was able to solve this problem with safari browser, but now same as chrome it is doing same where I re-link to wpengine but after going throu…

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## [Can't link/login to wpengine, http://localhost:49054/callback never finishes response](https://community.localwp.com/t/cant-link-login-to-wpengine-http-localhost-49054-callback-never-finishes-response/52160)

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**Author:** [@tcon](https://community.localwp.com/u/tcon)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2026, 3:47pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/cant-link-login-to-wpengine-http-localhost-49054-callback-never-finishes-response/52160 "2026-05-08T15:47:15Z")

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What issue or error are you experiencing? Previously my local was linked to wpengine, but havent used local for months, came back to new version 10 and had to re-link to wpengine but after going through process of signin…

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## [Local silently sends WP Engine backup notifications to no-reply@getflywheel.com — undisclosed behavior](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-silently-sends-wp-engine-backup-notifications-to-no-reply-getflywheel-com-undisclosed-behavior/51895)

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**Author:** [@AG\_bruce](https://community.localwp.com/u/AG_bruce)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2026, 3:11pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/local-silently-sends-wp-engine-backup-notifications-to-no-reply-getflywheel-com-undisclosed-behavior/51895 "2026-02-26T15:11:02Z")

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What issue or error are you experiencing? When pushing a site from Local to WP Engine, Local triggers a backup on the WP Engine side before applying changes. I discovered that Local is sending the backup completion notif…

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## [Uh oh! We ran into an issue when pulling from WP Engine. (rsync error?)](https://community.localwp.com/t/uh-oh-we-ran-into-an-issue-when-pulling-from-wp-engine-rsync-error/38795)

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**Author:** [@mattrosebcc](https://community.localwp.com/u/mattrosebcc)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 7:50pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/uh-oh-we-ran-into-an-issue-when-pulling-from-wp-engine-rsync-error/38795 "2023-08-30T19:50:09Z")

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What issue or error are you experiencing? An error message which says “Uh-oh! We ran into an issue when pulling from WP Engine.” when trying to pull a site from WP Engine using Local. What steps can be taken to replica…

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## [WPEngine's \`.wpe-pull-ignore\` not being respected when pulling in a remote site](https://community.localwp.com/t/wpengines-wpe-pull-ignore-not-being-respected-when-pulling-in-a-remote-site/32134)

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**Author:** [@SeedyROM](https://community.localwp.com/u/SeedyROM)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 14, 2022, 3:09am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/wpengines-wpe-pull-ignore-not-being-respected-when-pulling-in-a-remote-site/32134 "2022-06-14T03:09:43Z")

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Issue Summary I’m current working on a website with 50GBs of images in the uploads directory, I know it’s bad (can’t change it now though). I’ve managed to push the .wpe-pull-ignore and .wpe-push-ignore files into the ro…

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## [Add connection to lws.fr](https://community.localwp.com/t/add-connection-to-lws-fr/29030)

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**Author:** [@yarhzaf](https://community.localwp.com/u/yarhzaf)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2021, 9:42pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/add-connection-to-lws-fr/29030 "2021-11-25T21:42:34Z")

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Hi guys, Can you please add the option to connect to lws.fr ? Hosting Provider Details: Name lws.fr URL https://www.lws.fr/ Thank you in advance for your assistance

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## ['Connect' placeholder images are broken on WP Engine](https://community.localwp.com/t/connect-placeholder-images-are-broken-on-wp-engine/27622)

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**Author:** [@xx0](https://community.localwp.com/u/xx0)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2021, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/connect-placeholder-images-are-broken-on-wp-engine/27622 "2021-09-16T19:22:01Z")

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Hi, new user here. After installing Local on Windows and connecting to WPE, I’ve got some broken images/icons next to the sites on the connect page:

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## [Pulling from Local is breaking Webpack](https://community.localwp.com/t/pulling-from-local-is-breaking-webpack/27280)

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**Author:** [@ryanwalls](https://community.localwp.com/u/ryanwalls)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 24, 2021, 4:02pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/pulling-from-local-is-breaking-webpack/27280 "2021-08-24T16:02:57Z")

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Issue Summary I am working on a project using Local connected to WP Engine and a git repo on top. The first time I create the site in Local and pull the database down, and then add the git repo with git remote add origin…

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## [Uh-oh! Unable to import site - Error message when using WP Engine import](https://community.localwp.com/t/uh-oh-unable-to-import-site-error-message-when-using-wp-engine-import/25872)

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**Author:** [@joe1](https://community.localwp.com/u/joe1)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2021, 7:20am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/uh-oh-unable-to-import-site-error-message-when-using-wp-engine-import/25872 "2021-06-11T07:20:48Z")

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Issue Summary Hi, I am experiencing an issue when trying to import one of our sites from WP Engine, using the ‘Pull from WP Engine’ functionality of local. Error message: “Error: Command failed: /resourcesPath/lightn…

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## [Provisioning from WP Engine Fails](https://community.localwp.com/t/provisioning-from-wp-engine-fails/17497)

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**Author:** [@technosailor](https://community.localwp.com/u/technosailor)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2020, 2:09pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/provisioning-from-wp-engine-fails/17497 "2020-04-23T14:09:32Z")

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I’ve attempted pulling a number of the sites on my account, and they have all spun and spun and spun. Even left one overnight, and had the same thing. It always freezes on “Changing domain name”. When I examine Local’s …

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## [Ability to get all hosting containers from all servers](https://community.localwp.com/t/ability-to-get-all-hosting-containers-from-all-servers/17538)

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**Author:** [@peterbui](https://community.localwp.com/u/peterbui)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2020, 11:37pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/ability-to-get-all-hosting-containers-from-all-servers/17538 "2020-02-23T23:37:09Z")

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We have over 10 servers with hundreds of accounts on each server. Currently the API access only lets us see a few hundred sites. We’re missing well over 80% of our sites with no easy way to manage the process. At the m…

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## [Rather crippling without the ability to search with linked WPE account to pull](https://community.localwp.com/t/rather-crippling-without-the-ability-to-search-with-linked-wpe-account-to-pull/17383)

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**Author:** [@Gamalon](https://community.localwp.com/u/Gamalon)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2020, 8:34pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/rather-crippling-without-the-ability-to-search-with-linked-wpe-account-to-pull/17383 "2020-02-18T20:34:55Z")

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We have a very large company account and when using WPE Devkit we could at least pull down any site via clone even if it wasn’t returned via list. However, since it is being dropped and merged into Local there is no way…
