Title: FTP server
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# FTP server

 *  [nessto](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nessto/)
 * (@nessto)
 * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ftp-server-2/)
 * I have recently installed wordpress in a virtual box on my home PC. Linux Ubuntu
   server 12.04 64bit
    LAMP
 * When attempting to install themes its prompts me with:
    Hostname FTP Username
   FTP password Connection type /ftp/ftps(ssl)
 * My network settings are using a bridged connection with the host pc.
    I’m not
   sure what to use as the host name.

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 *  [Brandon Wanamaker](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bwmaker/)
 * (@bwmaker)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ftp-server-2/#post-4011054)
 * Hi Nessto,
    Unless you’ve setup a local FTP server on Ubuntu and have access 
   through your network’s firewall and port forwarding and all that good networking
   stuff setup, you won’t be able to install themes from the WordPress admin. You’ll
   have to download them manually.
 * 1) Download and extract the theme. I usually download to my Downloads directory
   and extract them there. This should give you 1 folder that matches the name of
   the theme.
    2) Move the extracted theme folder to your wp-content/themes folder.
   3) Log into WordPress 4) Select the Appearance panel, then Themes. 5) From the
   Available Themes section, click on the Theme title (or Theme screenshot) for 
   the Theme you wish to activate. 6) To activate the Theme click the Activate “
   Theme Name” link in the top right.

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 * [linux](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/linux/)
 * [ubuntu](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/ubuntu/)

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