How to connect
Learn how to connect to Couchdrop with SFTP or FTP
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Learn how to connect to Couchdrop with SFTP or FTP
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Connecting to Couchdrop with a SFTP or FTP client is simple. To get started, you will need:
A username and password or
A username and key
The hostname for your Couchdrop POP. This can be found by clicking Connect
A SFTP or FTP client
Couchdrop uses the default ports for both SFTP and FTP.
Your hostname will look like <my domain>.couchdrop.io and can be found under Connect in the Couchdrop web app.
| Protocol | Port | Description |
|---|
SFTP is beautifully simple in terms of configuration options. There are normally only two.
| Option | Recommended Value | Description |
|---|
FTP has a few options around networking and security. Couchdrop attempts to support as many clients as feasible, but these are the recommendations.
| Option | Recommended Value | Description |
|---|
SFTP | 22 | The standard port for SFTP, SCP and Rsync. |
FTP | 20 | The standard port for FTP and FTPs via TLS |
SCP | 22 | The standard port for SCP traffic |
Hostname | <yourdomain>.couchdrop.io | Couchdrop provides a domain name for each tenant. You can find this under Connect in the Couchdrop web app |
Port | 22 | The standard port for SFTP and SCP |
TLS auto negotiation | ON | FTP by default is insecure. It is unencrypted and very easy to break. FTPs use an auto negotiation process that occurs during authentication that uses encrypted channels. We recommended always enabling this option. |
Port | 20 | Couchdrop uses the default port for FTP access |
Passive Mode | ON | Passive FTP mode forces the client to negotiate data channels with the server. This alleviates most of the issues with NAT and firewalls that do not support active channel negotiation. |
Hostname | <yourdomain>.couchdrop.io | Couchdrop provides a domain name for each tenant. You can find this under Connect in the Couchdrop web app |