2.5.2.2.2.2. Configure SFTP connection in Total Commander

Total Commander does not have built-in support for SFTP. The connection is made using a special plugin.

1. Download the archive with the plugin "SFTP" from the official Total Commander website via the link https://www.totalcommander.ch/win/fs/sftpplug.zip and extract it.
2. In the main menu, select "Configuration → Settings":
3. In the "Plugins" section within the block "File system plugins (.WFX)", click "Configure":
4. Click "New connection":
5. Select the plugin file that matches your version of Total Commander (32 or 64 bit).
6. Click "OK":

1. In the disk selection menu, select "Network / FS-plugins":
2. Select "Secure FTP":
3. In the list of connections, press F7:
4. Specify an arbitrary name for the new connection and click "OK":
5. Specify the connection settings and click "OK":

   • By password
   • By keys

   

   • "Connect to" — SSH host.
   • "User name" — SSH login.
   • "Password" — SSH password.
   • "Encoding (codepage) of file names" — "UTF-8".

   Attention!

   To connect to the hosting account using keys, an SSH key must be binded.

   

   • "Connect to" — SSH host.
   • "User name" — SSH login.
   • "Public key file (*.pub)" — public key file.
   • "Private key file (*.pem)" — private key file.
   • "Encoding (codepage) of file names" — "UTF-8".
6. Select the created connection and press Enter:
7. Upon first connection, in the window with the suggestion to verify the fingerprint, click "Yes":

After a successful connection, you will reach the root of the file system on the server. To access the root directory of your hosting account, navigate to the home directory and then to the directory named after your hosting account.

Click "Disconnect":