{"id":552,"date":"2021-07-23T12:32:44","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T12:32:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/how-to-configure-your-sftp-client\/"},"modified":"2021-07-23T12:32:44","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T12:32:44","slug":"how-to-configure-your-sftp-client","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/how-to-configure-your-sftp-client\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Configure Your SFTP Client"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
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Overview<\/h2>\n

This document provides the information to connect to your cPanel account via SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol or Secure File Transfer Protocol). SFTP provides file access, transfer, and management tools that resemble FTP through a secure SSH connection. However, SFTP is not<\/strong> merely FTP over SSH. Instead, it is an entirely separate protocol.<\/p>\n

For more information about SFTP, read the SFTP Wikipedia article.<\/p>\n

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If you do not<\/strong> already have an SFTP client, you can download Cyberduck\u2122 for evaluation purposes.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Configure your SFTP client<\/h2>\n

SFTP clients typically require the following information to connect to a server:<\/p>\n

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    Hostname<\/strong> \u2014 The server\u2019s hostname (for example, hostname.example.com<\/code>).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    SSH port number<\/strong> \u2014 The port number on which sshd<\/code> listens (for example, 22<\/code>).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Security<\/strong> \u2014 Whether the client combines FTP and SFTP functionality.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Username<\/strong> \u2014 The SSH username that the client uses to connect to the server. The username can be a valid cPanel account username or the root<\/code> user.<\/p>\n

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    You cannot<\/strong> use an FTP account to connect via SFTP.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

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    Password<\/strong> \u2014 The SSH user\u2019s password.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Private Key<\/strong> \u2014 The SSH user\u2019s private key. This is the absolute path to a private key on your local computer (for example, c:dataid_dsa<\/code>).<\/p>\n

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    You may see a warning that the server\u2019s host key is unknown. To ensure that this message does not display again, accept the key and store it on your local computer.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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    • cPanel users can generate and download a private key via cPanel\u2019s SSH Access<\/em> interface (cPanel >> Home >> Security >> SSH Access<\/em>).<\/li>\n
    • The root<\/code> user can generate and download a private key via WHM\u2019s Manage root\u2019s SSH Keys<\/em> interface (WHM >> Home >> Security Center >> Manage root\u2019s SSH Keys<\/em>).
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