So, let’s get started! Installing FileZilla on Ubuntu and other Linux distributions Let me show how to install FileZilla on Linux and then use it for file transfer. It supports transferring file using FTP over TLS or SSL (FTPS) and also FTP over SSH (SFTP) along with old FTP protocol. Thankfully, there are some GUI tools available that let you transfer files to or from the remote servers.įileZilla is a popular, cross-platform, open-source tool for this purpose. However, those are command line methods and not everyone feels comfortable. Click on OK to continue connecting and tick the “ Always trust this host, add this key to cache” checkbox if you plan to connect to the same server again.If you ask the geeky sysadmins, they will swear by rsync or scp commands for transferring files between remote server and local system. During your first connection, you will be prompted to store the server’s fingerprint.Connect to your server using the login credentials that can be found in the Actions kebab menu of the SSH key you have created.FileZilla will ask you to store the key in the putty format.You will be prompted to convert the file to a supported but unprotected format (no password), confirm it by clicking on Yes and type your password.

Click the Add keyfile… button and select the file that you have just created with the private key pasted inside.Open FileZilla, click on FileZilla from the menu then select Settings.Paste the copied content of the Private Key text area in an empty file on your computer and save it (most FTP client requires.Once you have created your SSH key pair, find the Private Key in the Actions kebab menu and copy its content.If you need SFTP access to multiple websites, you can create a multisite SSH key in your Client Area > Multiple SFTP access. If you need SFTP access to a single website, you can create and manage its SSH key through the Site Tools > Devs > SSH Keys Manager. In this knowledge base article are listed the steps which should be completed to establish an SFTP connection to your hosting account with the FileZilla FTP client:

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