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Connecting to AWS Lightsail using FileZilla (SFTP)

Connecting to AWS Lightsail using FileZilla (SFTP)

AWS Lightsail is a service of Amazon Web Services that provides a Virtual Private Server (VPS)FileZilla is a *FTP (File Transfer Protocol) clientused for file transfers with remote serversTo connect to your AWS Lightsail instance using FileZillafollow these steps :

 *What is FTP (File Transfer Protocol)?

FTP stands for "File Transfer ProtocolFTP is a standard protocol for transferring files over computer networks and defines a communication method for transferring files between a client and a server.

FTP works based on a client-server modelClients use FTP client software to connect to the server, and the server uses FTP server software to handle requests from clientsThis allows files to be uploaded ( sent to the server or downloaded retrieved from the server).

FTP is used to transfer files over a network and is commonly used for a variety of purposes, such as uploading and downloading files from websitesdistributing software patchesand sharing files between serversFTP operates based on the TCP/IP protocol, and encryption technologies such as SSL/TLS can be used for security.

FTP typically uses a Command and Data connectionThe command connection is responsible for passing control and commands between the client and server, while the data connection is used for the transfer of actual file dataThe client uses FTP client software to manage files and directories, and the server transfers files or performs related tasks at the request of the client.

FTP is widely used as a standard protocol for simple and efficient file transfer, but for security reasons, other protocols that provide security features such as SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol) or FTPS (FTP over SSL) are more popular do.

Preliminaries

filezilla download

 

Get your instance's SSH key

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1. After logging in to Lightsail, click the Account button at the top

2. Click SSH Keys in the middle of the screen menu

3. Download the SSH key by clicking the SSH Key download button for the region where the instance is currently connected at the bottom.

Configure FileZila and connect to your instance

1. Open Filezilla and select File - Site Manager

2. Click New Site and enter the screen on the right

protocol

Choose SFTP

host

For Host, enter a static IP for Public IP.

port

22

Logon Type and Key File

Select the SSH Key downloaded above

user

  • Amazon Linux, Amazon Linux 2, FreeBSD, and openSUSE instances:  ec2-user
  • CentOS instance:  centos
  • Debian instance:  admin
  • Ubuntu instance:  ubuntu
  • Bitnami instance:  bitnami
  • Plesk instance:  ubuntu
  • cPanel & WHM instances:  centos

filezilla

 When connected to an AWS Lightsail instance via FileZillayou can access the instance's file system and transfer files.

 

official document

https://lightsail.aws.amazon.com/ls/docs/en_us/articles/amazon-lightsail-connecting-to-linux-unix-instance-using-sftp

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