Question
How to access,upload and download files on droplet
- Posted on November 15, 2014
Asked by alaukikk
i have created a droplet, In access droplet i get just option of “Console Access” on my browser. But how do i upload, download or edit files or directories on my ubuntu server?
i tried connecting this through my filezilla using my ip as host and root credentials. i’m unable to connect. i get error as : Connection attempt failed with “ECONNREFUSED - Connection refused by server”.
how do i connect.
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In filezilla login using sftp. Also, enter your correct port number, if you’ve changed it to some other value from 22. After that you’ll be able to upload, download and manage your files.
I found I had to complete the initial server set up tutorial, even though I used a one-click install. Once I was able to login to root with Putty (any ssh tool), it asks to reset the password in the shell. If you haven’t reset the password in the shell, you won’t be able to login with an ftp/sftp client. After I reset the password, I logged in with root and the new password with Filezilla. Unfortunately, it puts you in the user directory, not the top directory. You have to use the dropdown that lets you choose the directory in your ftp client. In Filezilla, it’s on the right and is called “Remote Site:” To find the site files, I had to then browse to /var/www/html
I have the same issue. I cannot make anything related to ssh work. When I tried to install vsFTP, it just hung up the service and I had to reboot/restore the Droplet to make it work. This should be a simple operation and it has taken me 3-4 days to try to resolve this with DO support, to no avail. This is taking wy too long to deal with and no way to speak with someone on the phone. Not good.