How to access,upload and download files on droplet

I am also having these issues setting up an vsftp server on the backend, and getting FileZilla to connect with an SSH key.

What seems to be the normal on here is running through the tutorials, step by step, to be met with some seemingly small task, which leads into a whirlwind of further reading, down a rabbit hole of getting no-where.

What can be setup easily and running fine on a home brew server, seems to differ on a Virtual Host.

WHAT am I missing as far as getting a proper key into FileZilla and putting that key into the sshd service on the server for my FTP access to work!?

All this and I suspect theres an ‘Enable FTP’ option hidden somewhere within my Droplet settings… hmmmmmmmmm

@alaukikk we’ve made a tool with a dedicated deployment action to DigitalOcean that lets you upload files on every push to branch: https://buddy.works

All you need to do is enter the details to your droplet. The deploy is based on changesets which means only changed files are deployed. Here’s how it works:

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