For FTP Setup & Access

File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a network protocol you can use to transfer files from one host to another. This is an important method of connecting your Web Hosting. Which enables you to upload, download, and manage files on your Web Hosting account.

In this guide, we’ll guide you and help you better understand the basics of FTP. As well as the important features and popular FTP clients available online. Click on the corresponding links below to jump to the section you want to know.

Table of Contents

1. What is FTP
2. How to Access Your FTP
3. How to Set Up a New FTP account

1. What is FTP

FTP is a standard network protocol. It is commonly used to transfer computer files from one host to another host over a network such as Local Area Network (LAN) or the internet.

It is a helpful method to help you move files to your web server, especially if you’re moving a large number of files at once. Other functions you can do using FTP are:

• Upload
• Download
• Move
• Copy
• Delete
• Rename

2. How to Access your FTP

You have two ways of accessing your FTP, via the internet browser or using an FTP Client. But first, we’ll locate your FTP login credentials via your Hosting Manager.

Find your FTP Credentials

Step 1.	Access your Hosting Manager.
Step 2.	On the Home page, click the User icon on the left panel.
Step 3.	On this page, you’ll see all the user accounts, who have email, FTP or Web Disk that are associated with your domain name.
Step 4.	Select the FTP user account you want to view and click Edit.
Step 5.	You’ll see the information of the FTP account, including the username and domain name it is linked to.
	Note: If you’ve forgotten the password, scroll to the Security Information section and enter a new password, re-enter the new password. Scroll down and click Save to update the user information.

Now that you have your FTP credentials, let’s access your FTP.

Access via the Internet browser

To make the connection, follow the steps below:

1. Open a web browser tab.
2. Put “ftp” before your domain name and TLD in the browser address.
   Example: ftp.[yourdomain].com
3. A pop-up box will appear. Type in your username and password. Click Log In.

The files and folders in your domain’s home directory will be displayed in the next page.

Access via an FTP Client

Accessing FTP using an FTP client you will need the following information:

Once you have your FTP information ready, you can now use it to manage your webspace via an FTP Client. There are different FTP clients available. The most commonly used are FileZilla, CyberDuck, and CuteFTP. But don’t worry we have included other available FTP clients you can use. Click the link of the corresponding FTP Client you want to use and follow the steps to get access to your FTP.

Windows

• Windows 8
• Windows 7
• Cute FTP
• FileZilla
• Smart FTP
• WS FTP
• Notepad++

Mac

• CyberDuck
• Fetch

Also, there are three FTP client software (Filezilla, CoreFTP, and Cyberduck) in Hosting Manager that you can readily install. To install your preferred FTP client and access your FTP use the steps below.

Step 1.	Access your Hosting Manager.
Step 2.	On the Home page, scroll to the Files tab and click the FTP Accounts option.
Step 3.	On the next page, scroll down to FTP Accounts and Special FTP Accounts section.
Step 4.	Choose the FTP account you want to manage. Then, click on Configure FTP Client link.
Step 5.	You need the Manual Settings information in order for you to log in to your FTP account files.
Step 6.	Under Configuration Files, select the FTP client you want to use and click the Instructions (new window) link.
Step 6.	On the next page, follow the instructions on how to set up and use the software you selected.

How to Set Up a New FTP account

If you have your domain and web hosting with Crazy Domains, then by default, you should already have an accessible FTP account. However, you can still add or set up a new FTP account. To know how to do this, click the link below:

• Set up a New FTP Account

Feel free to contact us if you need further assistance in setting up your FTP access. We’d love to help!

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