Files and SFTP

You can manage the site files in two ways: from the browser with the file manager or with a program such as FileZilla or Cyberduck via SFTP.

File manager

Open the site and choose the Files tab. You can:

• browse the folders and open text files to edit them directly in the browser;
• upload files from your computer and download them;
• create new folders and new files, rename and delete.

The main folder of the site is protected: work inside public_html (the site files), logs or tmp.

SFTP

SFTP is the secure way to transfer files (the old FTP is not supported because it sends the password in clear text).

1. Open the site and choose the SFTP tab.
2. Press Generate password: the password is shown only once, copy it.
3. In your SFTP program use the host, port and user shown on the tab.

Whoever connects via SFTP sees only the site folder, not the rest of the server, and cannot run commands.

SSH keys

Instead of the password you can add a public SSH key (a line starting for example with ssh-ed25519). It is safer and handier: the SFTP program logs in without asking for the password.

Turning off access

On the SFTP tab you can turn off access: password and keys are removed and open sessions closed.