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FTP Accounts ​

The FTP tab manages FTP / SFTP accounts for the domain selected at the top of the page. A default FTP account matching your hosting username is created automatically and cannot be deleted.

FTP accounts table

Creating an FTP Account ​

Click Create FTP Account and enter a username and password. Access Type decides what the account can reach: the whole domain folder (public_html), or only a subfolder you enter under Custom path.

Create FTP account dialog

Row actions ​

Deleting an FTP account removes only the login. It does not delete any files on disk.

Connection Settings ​

SettingValue
HostThe selected domain (e.g. yourdomain.com)
FTP port21
SFTP port22
ProtocolFTP with TLS (FTPS) or SFTP
UsernameYour FTP username

TIP

Use SFTP on port 22 instead of plain FTP whenever you can. It encrypts the whole connection, including your password.

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