 FTP / SFTP SETTINGS
FTP / SFTP Settings
Use SFTP (recommended) or FTPS (FTP over TLS). Plain FTP is disabled.
SFTP (SSH — recommended)
- Protocol: SFTP
- Host:
<your-domain> (or ftp.<your-domain> if configured)
- Port:
22
- Username: your Plesk FTP username
- Password: your FTP password (or SSH key)
SFTP requires SSH access to be enabled for the subscription. If it’s not enabled, contact support.
FTPS (Explicit TLS)
- Protocol: FTP
- Encryption: Require explicit FTP over TLS
- Host:
<your-domain> (or ftp.<your-domain> if configured)
- Port:
21
- Transfer mode: Passive
- Username: your Plesk FTP username
- Password: your FTP password
Client setup examples
FileZilla
- Host:
sftp://<your-domain> (SFTP) or ftp.<your-domain> (FTPS)
- Protocol: SFTP or FTP
- Encryption (FTPS): Require explicit FTP over TLS
- Port: 22 (SFTP) / 21 (FTPS)
- Logon Type: Normal
WinSCP
- File protocol: SFTP
- Host:
<your-domain>
- Port:
22
- Username/Password: FTP user from Plesk
Cyberduck
- Protocol: SFTP (preferred) or FTP-SSL (Explicit AUTH TLS)
- Server:
<your-domain>
- Port: 22 (SFTP) / 21 (FTPS)
Command line (SFTP)
sftp username@<your-domain>
Can clients use their own domain name?
Yes — if their domain (or ftp.<domain>) points to this server.
If a client sees a certificate warning in FTPS, contact support so we can reissue the certificate for the domain.
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