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--- howto:sftp_filezilla [2022/01/18 12:57] – Stefan Bircher
+++ howto:sftp_filezilla [2022/12/05 16:21] (current) – Stefan Bircher
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-====== Connect to LiRI SFTP storage using FileZilla Client ======
+~~NOTOC~~
+====== ... connect to LiRI SFTP storage using FileZilla Client ======
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 ===== Step 1 - Download and install FileZilla Client =====
-Download the latest version of //FileZilla Client// from https://filezilla-project.org. If //FileZilla Client// is already installed, continue with step 2.
+Download the latest version of //FileZilla Client// for your OS (Windows 10, Linux or macOS) from https://filezilla-project.org.
-Execute the downloaded .exe file to install //FileZilla Client//.
+To install //FileZilla Client//, execute the downloaded .exe file (Windows 10) or extract the downloaded .tar.bz2 file (Linux/macOS).
 ===== Step 2 - Add private key file =====
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 Open //FileZilla Client// and select //Settings...// in the //Edit// menu:
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+{{gallery> howto:sftp_filezilla_2-1.png?400x200&lightbox }}
 In the //Settings// dialog window, select //Connection// > //SFTP// and click on //Add key file...//:
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+{{gallery> howto:sftp_filezilla_2-2.png?400x200&lightbox }}
 Locate and open the private key file from the SSH key pair which should be used for public key authentication.
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 If prompted, click //Yes// in the //Convert key file// dialog box and execute the conversion of the selected private key file into a format supported by //FileZilla Client//.
-In the conversion procedure, you have to use the password associated with the SSH key pair, i.e., the password you originally defined when creating the SSH key pair.
+In the conversion procedure, you have to use the password associated with the SSH key pair, i.e., the password/passphrase you originally defined when creating the SSH key pair.
 The added private key file should now be displayed in the //Private keys// list. Klick //OK// for the changes to take effect:
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+{{gallery> howto:sftp_filezilla_2-3.png?400x200&lightbox }}
 ===== Step 3 - Add connection to LiRI SFTP storage =====
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 In //FileZilla Client//, select //Site Manager...// in the //File// menu:
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+{{gallery> howto:sftp_filezilla_3-1.png?400x200&lightbox }}
 In the //Site Manager// dialog window, click on //New site//. In the tab //General// on the right, set the input fields as follows:
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   * //Port// = 22
   * //Logon Type// = "Key file"
-  * //User// = "<SFTP user name>" (corresponds to the name of your LiRI storage share)
+  * //User// = "<SFTP user name>" (corresponds to the name of your LiRI SFTP storage share)
-Click on //Browse...// and locate/choose the private key file which you previously added in the //Settings// dialog window. Click on //OK// to save the connection:
+Click on //Browse...// and locate/choose the private key file which you previously added in the //Settings// dialog window ([[howto:sftp_filezilla#Step 2 - Add private key file|step 2]]). Click on //OK// to save the connection:
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+{{gallery> howto:sftp_filezilla_3-2.png?400x200&lightbox }}
 ===== Step 4 - Connect to LiRI SFTP storage =====
-In //FileZilla Client//, select //Site Manager...// in the //File// menu. In the //Site Manager// dialog window, select the site which you previously added and click on //Connect//.
+In //FileZilla Client//, select //Site Manager...// in the //File// menu. In the //Site Manager// dialog window, select the site which you previously added ([[howto:sftp_filezilla#Step 3 - Add connection to LiRI SFTP storage|step 3]]) and click on //Connect//.
 In the //Remember passwords?// dialog window, click //OK//.
-In the //Enter password// dialog window, enter the password/passphrase you password associated with the SSH key pair, i.e., the password you originally defined when creating the SSH key pair.
+In the //Enter password// dialog window, enter the password associated with the SSH key pair, i.e., the password/passphrase you originally defined when creating the SSH key pair.
+After the connection is successfully estabished, //FileZilla Client// shows the LiRI SFTP storage's root directory on the right side:
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