Cyberduck is an open source FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, Cloud Files and Amazon S3 browser for the Mac. It features an easy to use interface with quickly accessible bookmarks. duck Cyberduck for the command line interface (CLI). The universal file transfer tool duck which runs in your shell on Linux and OS X or your Windows command line prompt. Edit files on remote servers, download, upload and copy between servers with FTP, SFTP or WebDAV plus support for cloud storage Amazon S3 & OpenStack Swift deployments. Cyberduck supports transfers between servers regardless of the protocol by simply opening two browser windows connected to different hosts and drag file and folders between. With Cyberduck CLI, there is now also the option to automate such tasks with a script running on Mac, Windows or Linux to keep a current copy of files on a different host. Gigabyte graphic. Cyberduck is a fairly popular file transfer client for Apple Mac and Microsoft Windows. It supports FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, Amazon S3, OpenStack Swift, Backblaze B2, Microsoft Azure & OneDrive, Google Drive and Dropbox. Cyberduck was built by David V. Kocher, Yves Langisch, and iterate GmbH.
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In order to connect to your server at PeoplesHost via FTP (File Transfer Protocol), you will need an FTP client. We recommend Cyberduck to customers who are using computers or laptops running Mac OS and can also be used on Windows computers. Cyberduck is also an Open Source FTP client and can be downloaded here -- https://cyberduck.io/.
If you are attempting to connect via FTP while on a work network you may be blocked by your workplace's firewall. You may see the following errors in your output log (see below). We highly recommend trying to connect while on your home network. As an alternative, you can log into cPanel and use File Manager to manage your site's files.
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The welcome email we sent to you after completing your order at PeoplesHost will contain your FTP account details; hostname, username, and password. You will need this information to continue to follow this tutorial.
If you do not have your welcome email or forgot your information, you can retrieve that email in our secure client area - https://my.peopleshost.com/clientarea.php?action=emails. It will have the word Welcome! in the message subject:
Connect to FTP Using Cyberduck
Once you downloaded and have installed Cyberduck you'll want to open Cyberduck on your computer. A new screen will appear giving you the option to Open Connection. Click the Open Connection icon (Globe with a + sign) and a new window will appear.
Enter the following information (see below).
Note: Your Server (server's hostname) below may be different from ph100.peopleshostshared.com. Please check your Welcome emai lfor your server's hostname.
Dropdown: FTP-SSL (Explicit AUTH TSL) (secure) or FTP (File Transfer Protocol (non-secure)
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Server: SERVER.peopleshostshared.com (yours may be different be sure to check your Welcome email)
Port: 21
Username: Your username
Password: Your password
Please Note: By default, we set you up with a username/password that is sent to you in your Welcome email. This username is the main FTP account for your hosting account. In the screenshot above you'll see that the User is peopleshost and nothing follows the username since it's the main FTP account. However, if you are connecting to an FTP account you added through cPanel, you'll want to be sure to use the full username i.e., username@yourdomain.com.
After you have entered this information you can click the Connect button at the bottom of the screen. If you're connecting unsecurely you may receive another pop up for Unsecured FTP connection after clicking the Connect button. You'll want to click the Continue button.
If you encounter any issues FTP'ing into your account, please contact us and we'll be happy to assist you further.
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Cyberduck supports transfers between servers regardless of the protocol by simply opening two browser windows connected to different hosts and drag file and folders between.
With Cyberduck CLI, there is now also the option to automate such tasks with a script running on Mac, Windows or Linux to keep a current copy of files on a different host for failsafe access. Use the --copy option to do the same but allowing you to automate the task. Consider you want to copy files from Amazon S3 to Rackspace CloudFiles running OpenStack Swift, all you need is the command
duck --copy s3://<Access Key ID>@<bucket>/ rackspace://<Username>@<container>/
to copy all files. Use the --existing compare option for subsequent invocations to only transfer new and changed files.