When you want to configure SmartFTP with your website’s details, first ensure that you have your Web Hosting login details on hand.
SmartFTP is a desktop application facilitating connections between a local host (your computer) and a remote server (your website). Setting up your website in SmartFTP is a straightforward process. This guide assumes you have SmartFTP installed and running on your computer but have not yet connected to a remote server.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
How To Configure SmartFTP With A Website’s Details
This tutorial assumes you already have SmartFTP running on your computer, but have not connected to a remote server.
1. Click Favorites.
2. Click Edit Favorites.
You can create a folder to save your particular websites’ logins to. This is useful, for example, when you want to separate your work and personal websites.
3. Click the New Folder icon.
4. Enter a New Folder Name.
Now let’s configure a new site inside this new folder.
5. Keeping demosites selected, click the New Favorite icon.
6. You can write any extra details here for reference.
7. Enter a Name or Label for this new site (this is for your reference only)
8. Then enter the Host Address.
9. If you have a particular path of a folder on the remote server that you wish to connect to directly, then you can enter it here.
Note: The host address can be just the IP address, or in the form of:
ftp.yourdomain.com, yourdomain.com10. Enter the Username and Password for the hosting account.
11. Close the Favorites window.
12.Connect to the website by clicking Favorites.
13. Hover over the demosites folder we have just created.
14. Click mybiz123.info, our site label.
You’ve successfully connected to our website via FTP. You will see a computer icon with this red square which means that you are connected.
15. Click the same icon to disconnect.
You are successfully disconnected from the server.
This is the end of the tutorial. Now you know how to configure a website in SmartFTP for the purpose of establishing an FTP connection.
Additional Information
Configuring your website in SmartFTP is vital to establish a connection between your local computer and a remote server, typically your website’s hosting server. You can effectively handle file transfers, updates, and other activities relating to the files and directories on your website by setting up your website in SmartFTP.
Your local environment and the remote server can now communicate seamlessly, so you can efficiently update and maintain your website.
Benefits of setting up your website in SmartFTP
- Transfer Files Securely – The platform also facilitates secure file transfer protocols, which increases security by guaranteeing your data is encrypted while in transit. Examples of the protocols include SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) and FTPS (FTP over SSL/TLS).
- Handle Multiple Websites – Web developers and administrators who work on multiple projects at once will find SmartFTP useful, as it allows them to configure and manage connections to several websites.
- Automation – By scheduling automated operations like file transfers, backups, and synchronisation, SmartFTP helps you manage your website more efficiently and spend less time on it.
- Track Transfer Progress – You can easily track the status of uploads and downloads with SmartFTP’s Transfer Queue panel, which provides real-time notifications on file transfer progress.
- Troubleshoot Connectivity Issues – Using SmartFTP to set up your website gives you access to comprehensive logs and error messages that will assist you in rapidly resolving connectivity issues.
