How to connect to your server's SFTP
Simple guide to how to setup SFTP and connect to your server using FileZilla / WinSCP
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Simple guide to how to setup SFTP and connect to your server using FileZilla / WinSCP
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This guide includes how to connect to your server's SFTP (file manager) using FileZilla / WinSCP
Good to know: There is a file manager included with the Nexus Hosting panel, but it's recommended to use an app such as WinSCP or Filezilla to better manage and add new files to your server
There are two wide spread SFTP applications to connect to your server, they are named WinSCP and FileZilla. This guide will include tutorials for both applications.
If you wish to use FileZilla, pick FileZilla in the guide table below
If you wish to use WinSCP, pick WinSCP in the guide table below
This guide includes how use WinSCP to connect to your server!
First download WinSCP from their official site,
Install WinSCP, and then New Session
In the New Session window, click on New Site and go to the Nexus Hosting panel.
Login and go to your server panel, and click Settings in the navbar.
Copy the Host Name and port, and paste the host name and port into the "Host Name" section in WinSCP
Copy your username from the settings tab and put it into the "Username" section in WinSCP
Put in your panel password as the password for the SFTP
Click Login, and then click Yes to finish the connection
If you wish to save the credentials to your local PC, click on save. If you just wish to directly connect from a saved site or just from the "New Site" tab, just click Login