# Symlink kirby folder

**URL:** <https://forum.getkirby.com/t/symlink-kirby-folder/20290>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** v3\
**Created:** [December 8, 2020, 10:29am UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/symlink-kirby-folder/20290 "2020-12-08T10:29:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![caplod](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.getkirby.com/caplod/32/5211_2.png) [@caplod](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/caplod)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2020, 10:29am UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/symlink-kirby-folder/20290/1 "2020-12-08T10:29:47Z")

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I have several kirby installations on one server with each its own kirby source.  
I want to simplify the update process, so I tried to place the kirby folder outside the document root and symlink the kirby folder.

```
assets/
content/
.htaccess
index.php
kirby -> /srv/kirby/kirby-3.4.5/
site/

```

However thats not working.

```
The Panel assets cannot be installed properly. The directory "/srv/kirby/media" cannot be created

```

Is it possible?

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**Author:** ![texnixe](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.getkirby.com/texnixe/32/5754_2.png) [@texnixe](https://forum.getkirby.com/u/texnixe)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2020, 11:00am UTC](https://forum.getkirby.com/t/symlink-kirby-folder/20290/2 "2020-12-08T11:00:41Z")

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