how to connect my ubuntu droplet to filezilla?

Posted on July 3, 2022
Ubuntu 20.04
Asked by Flori diverse

Hi! I am trying to upload my website to my ubuntu droplet and it doesn’t connect! Please help!

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KFSys

Site Moderator

• July 5, 2022

Hi @floridiverse,

I would assume the issue is behind you not having an SSH key on your Filezilla instance. As mentioned check the tutorial here:

https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/droplets/how-to/transfer-files/

But basically, you’ll need to create an SSH key on your Laptop, if you don’t have one already, added to your FileZilla and then add the SSH key to your Droplet.

alexdo

Site Moderator

• July 4, 2022

Hey @floridiverse,

Another article I want to share is How To Use Filezilla to Transfer and Manage Files Securely on your VPS

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-use-filezilla-to-transfer-and-manage-files-securely-on-your-vps

Hope that helps!

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Bobby Iliev

Site Moderator

• July 3, 2022

Hi there,

What I could suggest is using SFTP. You can connect to your Droplet with Filezilla via SFTP as described here:

https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/droplets/how-to/transfer-files/

Let me know if you have any questions!

Best,

Bobby