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Version: 2.0.16

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, quota and configuration downloads FTP Accounts page with the FTP server and port, and a table of accounts with their path, quota 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/
    Disk quotaOptional, the most the folder can hold in MB or GB. Leave empty for no limit

  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 the key icon (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 the pencil icon (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

Change Quota​

A disk quota limits how big the account's folder can grow. The Quota column on the FTP accounts page shows the space used and the quota, or Unlimited.

  1. Go to OpenPanel > Files > FTP Accounts and click the disk icon (Change Quota) next to the account.
  2. Enter the quota, pick MB or GB, and click Update. Leave the field empty or enter 0 to remove the quota.

Change FTP quota form with the current quota and usage, and the quota field with a MB/GB unit Change FTP quota form with the current quota and usage, and the quota field with a MB/GB unit

The quota counts everything in the account's folder, also files added from the File Manager or by your website. Usage is checked every minute. Once the folder is over the quota the account is marked Over quota, uploads are refused and open FTP sessions of that account are closed. Downloading and deleting files still works, so the account can free up space, and uploads work again within a minute after the folder is back under the quota.

Delete User​

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

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

Bulk Actions​

Tick the checkbox of one or more accounts, or the checkbox in the table header to select every account shown by the current search. A bar appears at the bottom of the page with the number selected, a Clear link and these actions:

Two FTP accounts selected with the bulk actions bar offering Change password, Change path, Change quota, Remove quota and Delete Two FTP accounts selected with the bulk actions bar offering Change password, Change path, Change quota, Remove quota and Delete

ActionWhat it does
Change passwordSets the same new password on the selected accounts.
Change pathSets the home folder of the selected accounts, inside /var/www/html/.
Change quotaSets the same disk quota on the selected accounts, e.g. 500M or 2G.
Remove quotaRemoves the disk quota from the selected accounts.
DeleteDeletes the selected accounts. Their files are kept.

Click an action, confirm it, and it runs on the selected accounts one after another. When it's done the page reloads with a notice listing the accounts it worked for, or which ones failed and why.

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

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