(1st time setup may requires an account verification over the phone with hosting provider) Make sure you have enabled SSH Access in Manage SSH Access.Login to your website CPanel, and locate the SSH/Shell Access icon (in security section).
In this post, I will use a brand new configuration as an example, to show you how to add a new SFTP connection in Coda 2. Failed attempts taught me how to setup SFTP with Private SSH key in Coda the right way. I had some confusing experience with Coda that the SFTP connection not working. But its documentation isn’t helpful in terms of SFTP/SSH setup. It is text editor, FTP client, terminal & MySQL client all-in-one. But once it is done, you can enjoy more secure connection with less security concern.Īs my favorite code editor, Coda 2 takes up desktop screen most of the time.
Comparing with setting up a FTP connection in your favorite FTP client, setting up a SFTP connection with private SSH key does require few extra steps. The good news is, most Linux based hosting packages allow user to active SSH access. Key based login is considered much more secure than password based login. When use SFTP/SSH, I choose key-based authentication over username & password. To manage website, I use SFTP/SSH over FTP.
