# Why can't I deploy from a symbolic link? **URL:** \ **Category:** Payara Server\ **Created:** [February 10, 2022, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.payara.fish/t/why-cant-i-deploy-from-a-symbolic-link/215 "2022-02-10T16:39:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![luisf50](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce73a5/32.png) [@luisf50](https://forum.payara.fish/u/luisf50)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2022, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.payara.fish/t/why-cant-i-deploy-from-a-symbolic-link/215/1 "2022-02-10T16:39:58Z")
Hi! From the web interface I can deploy applications from normal directories, but I have some symbolic links that do not deploy correctly because it seems from what it shows in the “engines” column it only says “web” , any idea what I should do to be able to use symbolic links to to deploy? Thank you!! ---
**Author:** ![ondromihalyi](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.payara.fish/ondromihalyi/32/33_2.png) [@ondromihalyi](https://forum.payara.fish/u/ondromihalyi)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2022, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.payara.fish/t/why-cant-i-deploy-from-a-symbolic-link/215/2 "2022-02-14T17:36:29Z")
Hi, Do you use Windows or Linux? If you’re on Windows, this is likely part of a larger issue with Payara Server running on Windows with symbolic links - there are other issues aside from this one that were reported on github. However, it’s not easy to fix and I recommend avoiding symbolic links when using Payara Server. All the best, Ondro ---
**Author:** ![luisf50](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce73a5/32.png) [@luisf50](https://forum.payara.fish/u/luisf50)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2022, 6:38pm UTC](https://forum.payara.fish/t/why-cant-i-deploy-from-a-symbolic-link/215/3 "2022-02-14T18:38:56Z")
Hi ! , Im using Linux -RedHat. Still cant find a solution 😕 Thanks for your help!