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# Welcome to Couchdrop

Couchdrop is a secure file transfer platform for moving files between people, partners, storage platforms, and business systems.

It supports transfer methods such as SFTP, FTP, AS2, webhooks, Mailboxes, and Upload Links, and connects them to the storage and systems you already use.

With Couchdrop, you can:

* Provide [SFTP](/managed-file-transfer/sftp.md) and other transfer methods without running servers
* Connect [cloud storage](/storage/integrations.md), [business systems](/integrations/overview.md), and [file servers](/storage/local-storage.md)
* Automate file movement, naming, routing, and notifications
* Apply [data governance and policy controls](/security-and-governance/transfer-shield-dlp.md) to transfers

[Couchdrop-hosted storage](/storage/hosted-storage.md) is available to help you get started, but most customers connect their existing storage.

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### Zero-custody, direct-to-storage transfers

When you connect your own storage, Couchdrop acts as the secure conduit between systems rather than becoming another place to store your files.

Files move between the source and destination you choose, while you retain control over where they are stored.
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## Get started

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