Files and SFTP

The file manager

The Files tab shows all of your server's files. At the top you search, create a Folder or a File, upload with Upload (or simply drag files into the window), or use From URL to fetch a file from a public address straight onto the server.

• Edit opens text files up to 2 MB in the editor; save with Save or Ctrl + S.
• Extract here unpacks .zip, .tar, .tar.gz, .tgz, .tar.bz2, .tar.xz, .rar and .7z. Compress turns files into an archive.
• Rename, Move, Make a copy, Download and Delete are in each row's menu. Select several rows with Shift or Ctrl.

Uploading in the browser works up to the server's limit, usually 100 MB per file. Upload larger files, whole worlds or modpacks over SFTP.

The recycle bin

Deleted files go to the Recycle bin and can be restored for 7 days. Until then they count toward the server's storage but are left out of every backup. If you want the space back at once, choose Delete for good now when deleting. Very large deletions (from 2 GB, adjustable) are permanent straight away.

Connecting over SFTP

The login details are in your server's Access tab.

Host

the server node's name, as shown in the tab

Port

as shown in the tab (usually 2022)

User

your account name, a dot and the first 8 characters of the server ID, such as anna.ab12cd34

Password

your SFTP password (see below) or an SSH key

1. 1

   Open the Access tab.

2. 2

   Set an SFTP password: Generate new (shown only now) or Set your own (at least 12 characters). If your sign-in is older than 10 minutes, briefly confirm that it is you.

3. 3

   Connect: Open in WinSCP (also works with Cyberduck), or download the FileZilla connection and read it in with File › Import in FileZilla.

The SFTP password belongs to your account, so it works for all your servers and all those shared with you. A new password replaces the old one at once. It cannot be viewed later; just set a new one then.

With an SSH key instead of a password

In the card's SSH keys section, Choose saved keys picks one of your keys, or New key adds a public key; at first it applies to this server only. All keys live in your account under SSH keys; there you choose whether a key applies to all game servers, all websites or only certain servers.

Good to know

• There is SFTP only, no FTP and no console over SSH.
• File permissions (chmod) cannot be changed in the file manager. To download a folder, compress it first.
• People you share the server with sign in with their own account name. With the View files right read-only, with Edit files they can write too.
• While the server is suspended, installing or restoring a backup, SFTP is locked.