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Overview

You can use this interface to create and manage your website's File Transfer Protocol (FTP) accounts. FTP allows you to manage your website's files. 

Add FTP Account

To create an FTP account, perform the following steps:

1. Enter the desired username in the Logintext box.
2. Enter and confirm the new password in the appropriate text boxes.
3. Enter the FTP account's home directory. 
4. Enter the disk space quota, or select Unlimited.
5. Click Create FTP Account. The new account will appear in the FTP Accounts

FTP Accounts

The FTP Accounts table allows you to manage existing FTP accounts.

Change Password

To change an FTP account's password, perform the following steps:

1. Click Change Passwordfor the FTP account for which you wish to change the password.
2. Enter and confirm the new password in the appropriate text boxes.
3. Click Change Password.

Change Quota

To change an FTP account's quota, perform the following steps:

1. Click Change Quotafor the FTP account for which you wish to change the quota.
2. Enter the disk space quota, or select Unlimited.
3. Click Change Quota.

Delete

To remove an FTP account, perform the following steps:

1. Click Deletefor the FTP account that you wish to remove.
2. Click the desired deletion option:

• Delete Account— Remove the FTP account only. This will not remove the files that the FTP account's home directory contains.
• Delete Account and Files— Remove the FTP account and all of the files that the FTP account's home directory contains.
• Cancel— Do not delete the account.

Configure FTP Client

To configure an FTP client, perform the following steps:

1. Click Configure FTP Clientfor the desired FTP account.
2. Click FTP Configuration File under the desired FTP client's logo. You can choose between Filezilla, Core FTP, or Cyberduck.

• To use another client, manually configure the client yourself.
• Click Instructionsto view detailed instructions for your chosen client.

3. Open the configuration script file that downloaded to your computer. The FTP client automatically opens, configures itself, and connects to your FTP server.

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