How to set up FileZilla FTP Client
FileZilla is a free and open-source, cross-platform FTP application, consisting of FileZilla Client and FileZilla Server.
FileZilla Clients can be downloaded for Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Connecting to a FTP server
To connect to your FTP server:
1) Open your FileZilla FTP program.
2) Enter your FTP credentials into their appropriate fields.
FTP Host/Address: (Your IP address or server hostname, which you can see within your Customer Portal and cPanel.)
FTP Username: (Your cPanel / complete FTP username*)
FTP Password: (Your cPanel / FTP password)
Port: 21 or you can leave it blank**
3) Click the Quickconnect button. In the window below, the results of the connection will be shown. A successful connection will end in "Directory listing successful."
Once you have connected to the server using FileZilla, transferring files within FileZilla has been simplified to a simple drag-and-drop process.
Clicking and dragging an item from the left local column to the right remote column, or vice versa.
Clicking and dragging an item from your desktop or open window on your computer to the right remote column, or vice versa.
Any of these methods will copy files from your local machine to the remote server or from the remote server to your local machine.
