SSL - Discover how to use SSL/TLS with Filezilla FTP Client

1. Download and install our recommended FTP client, Filezilla - [Download].

Note: The main homepage download link contains "crapware". Use the link above to download a version without this, or be attentive when installing on your system to decline installing the "crapware".

2. Make a new connection in the Site Manager and give it a suitable name.

3. From the servers list page, enter the following information:
Host
Port
Username
Password

4. From the Protocol menu, select FTP - File Transfer Protocol

5. From the Encryption menu, select Require implicit FTP over TLS

6. Click OK.

Note: The newest Filezilla FTP Client cannot connect to our server without changing the minimum TLS version to 1.0.

To do this, go to Settings > Connection, and change "Minimum allowed TLS version" to "TLS 1.0 (insecure)". On Linux/macOS you may need to use an older SSL library.

7. Click back into the site manager and select the connection you made. Click connect.

8. Download by dragging files from the right window to the left.
Upload by dragging files from the left window to the right.

Helpful hint: Remember to select a download folder on the local directory window (usually on the left). The download option will be ghosted until you do this.