How to connect via FTP/FTPs

Learn how to connect to Couchdrop with FTP

Connecting to Couchdrop via an FTP client is simple and supported by all major FTP clients.

Requirements

To connect via FTP/FTPs, you will need:

• A username & password OR A username & key
• The hostname for your Couchdrop POP.
• An FTP client or platform/software that supports FTP.

These details will need to be entered into the FTP client in the appropriate fields.

Your hostname will look like <my domain>.couchdrop.io and can be found at the top of the dashboard in the Couchdrop web app.

FTP Connection Options

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
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 at the top of the dashboard in the Couchdrop web app.