Which FTP/FTPS client do you recommend?

If you need a desktop client for uploading files to your server, two stand out — and both work perfectly with the SFTP our panel uses. This article gives the short recommendation and how to connect.

Recommended clients

• WinSCP — excellent, Windows-only.
• FileZilla — excellent, cross-platform (Windows, macOS, Linux).

Both support the SFTP protocol our panel uses, and either handles large world uploads well.

How to connect

1. Get your SFTP details from the SFTP button on your server's Files page.
2. In WinSCP or FileZilla, set the protocol to SFTP and enter the host, port, and username shown there.
3. Use your SFTP password to authenticate (you can set it with Set SFTP password in the same place).

Tip: Stop the server before uploading world files so nothing is being written mid-transfer.

Frequently asked questions

WinSCP or FileZilla — which should I pick? Either. On Windows both are great; if you are on macOS or Linux, choose FileZilla since WinSCP is Windows-only.

What login details do I use? The SFTP host, port, and username come from the SFTP button on the Files page; the password is your SFTP password (set it there with Set SFTP password).

Do these support large uploads? Yes. Both are well suited to large world folders over SFTP — and the Files page in the client area also takes uploads of any size, including whole folders.