I’ve a nodejs droplet. The nodejs user is created by the system.
When I login with SSH as root I get this message in the console:
Use these SFTP credentials to upload files with FileZilla/WinSCP/rsync:
Host: 165.232.143.216
User: nodejs
Pass: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
However when I try to connect using Filezilla using these credentials and port 22 I get the connection refused with:
FATAL ERROR: No supported authentication methods available (server sent: publickey)
Eight now I’m able to establish a SFTP connection with Filezilla only as a root user using this guide: https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/droplets/how-to/transfer-files/
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Hi @consfuso,
This is because DigitalOcean’s Droplets by default when created allow only one authentication method and that is by SSH key. You can check the following docs on how you can login to the Droplet using FileZilla:
https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/droplets/how-to/transfer-files/
Check it out and let me know how it goes and if you need anymore help.
Hello there,
You can double-check FileZilla’s configuration settings. Another article to mention is How To Use Filezilla to Transfer and Manage Files Securely on your VPS
Regards
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