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How to SSH/sFTP into your server

If you are looking to manage your server using SSH or want to transfer files using sFTP you will need to download the SSH/sFTP key from the access page of the panel as we do not provide a password for logging in via these methods.

Using an SSH/sFTP key increases the security of your service as it requires the user connecting to the service to have a physical file on their system rather than just entering a password.

Downloading the SSH/sFTP key

  1. The SSH/sFTP key can be downloaded by goingLogin to the accessCreeperPanel then click on the Access link in the sidebar This will take you to the Access page thenwhere you can download a tempory SSH Key or upload your own.
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  2. Click on either Generate Temporary Key or you can upload your own key, in this guide we will use the Temporary Key generated on the panel, if you get a pop-up saying it may invalidate existing keys, click on Invalidate Keys
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  3. After clicking on Generate Temporary key it will now show you a popup that contains a lot of text, click on the downloadDownload PuTTY Key button in the SSH/sFTP section, this willto download the SSH/sFTP key for the minecraft user.


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  4. With the key downloaded youYou can now follow one of our guides on connecting via sFTP at https://wiki.creeper.host/books/general-information/chapter/file-management

    Connecting via SSH (Putty)

    Putty is a piece of software that can be used to connect to your server using SSH and can be downloaded at the following link https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/latest.html

    Once you have putty downloaded, open it and you will be greeted with the following screen.

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    You will now want to enterset [email protected] in the Host Name box then click the Plus button next to SSH then click on the text Auth, you should now see a text box with a browse button next to it, click on browse then navigate to where you save the SSH/sFTP key to, select the key then click Open. Now click on Session and (optionally) Enter a name in the text box below Saved Sessions and click the save button to save the Configuration. Finally, click on open to connect toup your server.tool of choice :

    • WinSCP:

    • CyberDuck:

    • FileZilla:

    • PuTTY:

 

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