Just spun up a Ubuntu 14, NIGINX droplet and got the non-root user created, and everything for WordPress is installed and working. Tried adding a new theme and it asks for the Hostname (IP address at this point) FTP/SSH Username/Password (my non-root info) but then it asks for my Authentication Keys on the server, public and private...where would they be again? Or is my issue a file path permission issue? I am able to edit and create posts and pages but hit the same wall when attempting to install a plugin. I used these articles to get here: - https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/initial-server-setup-with-ubuntu-12-04 - https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-install-linux-nginx-mysql-php-lemp-stack-on-ubuntu-12-04 - https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-install-wordpress-with-nginx-on-ubuntu-14-04 Did some looking around and thought someone was having a similar issue so I tried some of their solutions with little luck: - https://www.digitalocean.com/community/questions/wordpress-asking-for-ftp-info-to-install-theme-but-i-have-ssl-passphrase I am kinda new, so its entirely possible that I am missing an easy initial step.