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How to connect to my server using SFTP?

March 30, 2016 4.9k views
Getting Started Security Ubuntu

Hello friends,

I'm trying to connect to my server using SFTP as told in
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-configure-proftpd-to-use-sftp-instead-of-ftp

But I don't understand how the ssh keys works. How can I get them from the server to use in FileZilla in my Mac?

I can connect to the server using ssh but not sftp. I get this

subsystem request failed on channel 0
Connection closed

And them I want to give access to another friend, to some folders.
How do I create a ssh key for him and give him access?

Thanks

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ryanpq MOD March 31, 2016

I can clear up a couple things for you...

  • The way SSH keys work is that they exist as a private/public pair that together grant you access. The keypair is generated on your local computer and your public key is then added to the server in the file ~/.ssh/authorized_keys

  • The SSH client on droplets supports SFTP by default, ProFTPD is not generally required unless you have specific requirements.

  • The option to add your private key to FileZilla can be found in FileZilla Settings > Connection > SFTP > Public Key Authentication

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