Connecting your hosting to FileZilla

Accessing your hosting files with FileZilla is easy. Follow the following steps to get that working.

Step One:

Download and install the latest version of FileZilla from here.

If you already have FileZilla installed, make sure you have the latest version. You can check that by clicking on Help in the menu and then on Check on Updates….

FileZilla will check if you need any updates

If you need to carry out any updates, do so.

Step Two:

Once you have FileZilla running, you should add your site to the site list. To do that, click on File in the menu and Site Manager…

A window will open showing the Site Manager.

Click on the [New Site] button and give your new site a name. The domain name is fine.

Fill out the form with the following values:

Host: <your domain name>
Port: <leave blank>

Protocol: SFTP – SSH File Transfer Protocol

Logon Type: Normal
User: <your cPanel username>
Password: <your cPanel password>

Step Three:

Click on [Connect] and that’s it! You are not connected to your hosting using FileZilla.

If you get any errors, you could copy them and paste them in the comment section and we can look for a solution to resolve your issue.