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Version: 2.0.10

FTP Accounts

OpenPanel accounts can create FTP sub-users that share the FTP service with all other FTP users on the server. Connect using the server IP address and port 21.

FTP Accounts page with the FTP server and port, and a table of accounts with their path and configuration downloads FTP Accounts page with the FTP server and port, and a table of accounts with their path and configuration downloads

INFORMATION

FTP is available in the OpenPanel Enterprise edition. Administrator setup guide: How to setup FTP in OpenPanel


View Users​

Go to OpenPanel > Files > FTP Accounts to see all FTP accounts, the directory each account is restricted to, and connection details including the server IP.

Create User​

  1. Go to OpenPanel > Files > FTP Accounts and click New Account.

  2. Fill in the form:

    FieldDescription
    UsernameThe local part of the FTP username: the full username will be [email protected]
    DomainSelect one of your domains
    PasswordPassword for the FTP account
    Path (folder)Directory the account is restricted to: must start with /var/www/html/
  3. Click Create Account to create the user.

New FTP Account form with the username, domain, password and path fields New FTP Account form with the username, domain, password and path fields

INFORMATION

FTP usernames may only contain letters, numbers, and the characters -, _, @, .. FTP username requirements

Change Password​

  1. Go to OpenPanel > Files > FTP Accounts and click Change Password next to the account.
  2. Enter the new password, confirm it, and click Update.

Change FTP password form with a new password field Change FTP password form with a new password field

INFORMATION

FTP passwords must be 8-30 characters long and contain at least one uppercase letter (A-Z), lowercase letter (a-z), digit (0-9), and special character. FTP password requirements

Change Path​

  1. Go to OpenPanel > Files > FTP Accounts and click Change Path next to the account.
  2. Enter the new directory path and click Update. The path must start with /var/www/html/.

Change FTP path form with the folder field Change FTP path form with the folder field

Delete User​

Go to OpenPanel > Files > FTP Accounts and click Delete next to the account. The button turns into Confirm with a 5-second countdown; click it again before the countdown ends to delete the account.

Delete button of an FTP account turned into a Confirm button with a countdown after the first click Delete button of an FTP account turned into a Confirm button with a countdown after the first click

Download Client Configuration​

On the FTP accounts page you can download a ready-to-import configuration file for:

  • FileZilla: downloads an .xml connection file
  • Cyberduck: downloads an .ftpbookmark file

Both files are pre-filled with the correct server IP, port, username, and remote directory.

FileZilla and Cyberduck buttons in the Configuration column of an FTP account FileZilla and Cyberduck buttons in the Configuration column of an FTP account

View Active Connections​

Go to OpenPanel > Files > FTP Accounts and click View Connections to see all currently active FTP sessions for your account.

FTP Connections page listing current FTP sessions FTP Connections page listing current FTP sessions