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