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why digitalocean didn't send me any mail about ftp user name and password?

Posted March 16, 2014 2.8k views
i can't upload file to ssd from ftp.
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CodyS March 16, 2014
You should have receive you're droplets password for ssh after creating it. But if you can't find it make sure to look in your spam folder.

With you're FTP client as host you can use: sftp://serverip to login to your droplet file system.
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kamaln7 March 17, 2014
Have you selected an SSH key while creating your droplet?
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vini March 20, 2014
You may first set up all your server settings. Have you already installed an ftp server? There are articles on the commynity page explaining how to do so.

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-set-up-vsftpd-on-ubuntu-12-04
How To Set Up vsftpd on Ubuntu 12.04
by Etel Sverdlov
Vsftpd is a fast and secure FTP server. Installing an FTP server can assist you with uploading files to your droplet. This tutorial describes how to install and set up vsftpd on Ubuntu 12.04.
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