Manage FTP / SSH Accounts

This guide explains how to manage the content of a web hosting by accessing the server by FTP protocol or via command line (CLI) safely thanks to the SSH.

Preamble

• When creating an FTP account, you have the choice between two types of account:
  1. An account FTP + SSH gives the user access to all the content of a hosting and allows him to manage it by FTP and SSH.
  2. An account FTP allows you to restrict a user's access to a folder and its subfolders; if you manage multiple sites on the same hosting, this allows you to distribute site management between several webmasters, e.g.
• Since the Manager Infomaniak, it is also possible to connect quickly without specifying a particular account.

Manage FTP accounts and access

To access Websites to manage the FTP part:

1. Click here in order to access the management of your accommodation on the Manager Infomaniak (Need help?).
2. Click directly on the nameallocated to the accommodation concerned.
3. Click on FTP / SSH in the left side menu:
   
   • From this stage, either...
     1. ... click on the button Add to create a new FTP/SSH account,
     2. ... click on the name of the account concerned for change password,
     3. ... delete an account from the action menu ⋮ to the right of the object concerned.

Configure FTP software/client

Thanks to FTP software/client like Filezilla or CyberDuck, manage files actually by FTP without limit (possibilities of working in the background, resuming transfers after cut-off, limiting debits, etc.).

Be aware of this other guide if you are looking for information about the configuration of an FTP software/client.