When you do so, the Encryption option will be disabled. In the Site Manager for the connection, change the protocol from FTP to SFTP, as shown below: If you have an existing FTP connection, changing it to use SFTP is very simple. Once you click Connect, it should initiate a connection to the server and allow you to download and upload files by dragging and dropping files and folders between the local and remote site sections.Ĭhanging an existing connection in FileZilla Click the Transfer Settings tab, select the Limit number of simultaneous connections checkbox, and set the limit to 8.User: Your cPanel username (or root on a VPS/Dedicated server).Port: 22 (For VPS/Dedicated only: or provide your custom SSH port.).Click on File in the top menu, then select Site Manager.To create a connection in FileZilla, you must use the Site Manager.

Setting up a new SFTP connection in FileZilla Site Manager The Password is the same as your control panel password. Note: The main domain, username, and IP address can be found in the General Information section on the right-hand side of your control panel by opening the Advanced tab from the left menu.

User: Your cPanel username (or 'root' on a VPS/Dedicated server).

Protocol: SFTP - SSH File Transfer Protocol.

Port: 22 (For VPS/Dedicated only: or provide your custom SSH port).

Host: Your domain name or server IP address.

The ones below are intended for use with Filezilla, but most FTP clients will have similar options. If you are setting up a new connection, enter the following settings. (For VPS/Dedicated: if the ssh port has been changed from the default of 22, the SFTP port also changes inline.)

Configure your FTP program to use SFTP on port 22.

If you do not already have SSH/Shell access, click here for further information.

(For Shared only) You will need to enable SSH/Shell access to your account.

Download an FTP program that supports Secure FTP.There are a couple of things that you will need to do to use this option on our servers. Our servers do support Secure FTP or SFTP. Changing an existing connection in FileZilla.Setting up a new SFTP connection in FileZilla Site Manager.On VPS and Dedicated servers, any cPanel account username or the root user can connect through SFTP. On shared, SFTP is available for use only by the account username.

Note: Additional FTP users created through the control panel cannot connect using SFTP.

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