The following procedure shows how to configure FileZilla to connect to an account using a private key and SFTP. FileZilla runs on Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS X, and Linux. A2 Hosting recommends FileZilla, a free program that you can download here.

There are numerous FTP clients available, and many of them support SFTP.

To do this, you install and configure an FTP client to use the appropriate private key for the key pair. Configure an FTP client to use the private keyĪfter you have created the SSH key pair (or pairs) and deployed the public key (or keys) to the A2 Hosting server, you are ready to configure the client computers. For step-by-step instructions about how to create an SSH key pair and deploy the public key to an A2 Hosting server, please follow the procedures in this article for your operating system. The exact steps to create SSH key pairs depend on the operating system that your computer uses. (You use the private key later when you set up an FTP client.) After you have created the key pair, you must deploy the public key (not the private key!) to the A2 Hosting server account. The first step is to create an SSH key pair for each user who requires SFTP access. Install an FTP client for each user, and configure it to use the private key.Ĭreate an SSH key pair and deploy the public key.Create an SSH key pair for each SFTP user, and deploy the public key to the A2 Hosting server.The main steps for setting up multiple-user SFTP access are: Because SSH key pairs do not require passwords, users can then access your account and transfer files securely using SFTP. The solution is to create and deploy a separate SSH key pair for each user who wants to use SFTP. You don't want to share your account password with other users just so they can use SFTP to transfer some files. You can only use your cPanel username, which is a potential problem. Because SFTP relies on SSH, this means you cannot use regular FTP users with SFTP.

However, a shared hosting package only includes one SSH login account. Setting up SFTP access for multiple usersįor transferring files, SFTP is much more secure than FTP.

Configure an FTP client to use the private key.

Create an SSH key pair and deploy the public key.

Setting up SFTP access for multiple users.

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