There are many FTP programs to choose from. Heart Cooks Brain suggests using the FileZilla client — a free, full-featured and open-source application which is available for Windows, Mac (OS X 10.5+) and Linux platforms. You can download FileZilla by visiting the projects website at: http://filezilla-project.org/.

FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol. Heart Cooks Brain offers our clients the ability to connect to our servers using both standard FTP and SFTP (Secure FTP). We recommend using SFTP whenever possible. When in SFTP mode your connection is fully encrypted.

To complete this guide you will need the settings provided to you when we created your account, you can find the required information in the “Welcome Aboard” Email.

Configuring FileZilla

1. Launch the FileZilla Client.
2. Navigate to File > Site Manager. View Figure 1.
3. In the “Site Manager” window click “New Site”.
4. A new profile will be created and highlighted, type a name you will recognize for the profile.
5. Type your domain’s name in the textbox labeled “Host”. ie. mydomain.com
6. In the textbox labeled “Port” type in either 22022 (for SFTP) or 21 (for standard FTP). SFTP is recommended.
7. In the “Servertype” drop-down menu select the option to match the port used in the previous step. SFTP or FTP.
8. In the “Logontype” drop-down menu select “Ask for password” (If you are on a private, trusted, computer you may select “Normal” — this will store your account password with the profile.)
9. Type your FTP username in the textbox labeled “User” — This can be the same username associated with your Webmaster Panel account OR any other FTP account you have created from within the Webmaster Panel.
10. Click the “OK” button to save your profile.

Figure 1