Dear*,
how can i connect to my droplet via WinSCP?
I use file protocol SFTP, Host name : my Ip xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, port number 22, user name root and the password ( i reset-ed my password via your page)
when i click login i get error message :
Connection has been unexpectedly closed Server sent command exit status 1
Cannot initialize SFTP protocol. Is the host running an SFTP server?
Can you help to connect to my droplet via WinSCP?
Best Regards, David.
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Hey friend, there’s a tutorial here: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-use-filezilla-to-transfer-and-manage-files-securely-on-your-vps
and another one over on winscp.net: https://winscp.net/eng/docs/guide_digitalocean
These should set you right.
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