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I have a SSH key login to my droplet on my laptop(Ubuntu 18.04), which unexpectedly went to repair yesterday. I am hoping it will be fixed next week and my question is: can I access my droplet through something else meanwhile? I can log into the web console easily on my other laptop(windows 10), but I would like to use FileZilla or something else to access it. Is it possible to log into my droplet without changing my existing key, or can I add multiple ones? Maybe copying it from digital ocean somehow or console? I’m scared I will mess with the current configuration and I would want to avoid that.
Any help greatly appreciated.

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ZoomAdmin February 12, 2019

You should be able to create another key and assign to your droplet. Check in DigitalOcean control panel.
FileZilla is for FTP, did you install FTP sever on your droplet?

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zaemees February 13, 2019

Oh, I have it all messed up. Is this tutorial sort of what you meant: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-vsftpd-for-a-user-s-directory-on-ubuntu-18-04 ?
When adding a new user for ftp connection, it will not interfere/remove my ssh login?
Thank you so much for helping me.

How To Set Up vsftpd for a User's Directory on Ubuntu 18.04
by Melissa Anderson
by Kathleen Juell
FTP, short for File Transfer Protocol, is a network protocol that was once widely used for moving files between a client and server. It has since been replaced by faster, more secure, and more convenient ways of delivering files. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to configure vsftpd to allow a user to upload files to his or her home directory using FTP with login credentials secured by SSL/TLS.

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zaemees February 13, 2019

Oh, I have it all messed up. Is this tutorial sort of what you meant: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-vsftpd-for-a-user-s-directory-on-ubuntu-18-04 ?
When adding a new user for ftp connection, it will not interfere/remove my ssh login?
Thank you so much for helping me.

How To Set Up vsftpd for a User's Directory on Ubuntu 18.04
by Melissa Anderson
by Kathleen Juell
FTP, short for File Transfer Protocol, is a network protocol that was once widely used for moving files between a client and server. It has since been replaced by faster, more secure, and more convenient ways of delivering files. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to configure vsftpd to allow a user to upload files to his or her home directory using FTP with login credentials secured by SSL/TLS.

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