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How Do I Get My Vultr Compute Instance FTP Credentials?

Updated on 15 September, 2025

Guide to accessing file transfer capabilities on Vultr Compute instances using secure alternatives to FTP

Vultr Compute instances do not support FTP by default, as it is an insecure protocol. Instead, we strongly recommend using SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol), which is built on SSH and provides encrypted file transfers.

Use SFTP to Transfer Files

You can use SFTP with your instance's SSH credentials. Follow our How to Use the SFTP Command in Linux article to get started.

Use the following connection details:

  • Hostname and Port: Use your instance's public IP address as the hostname. The default port for SFTP is 22.
  • Username and Password: Use the same credentials you use to SSH into the instance. If you're using the root user with password authentication, ensure you've logged in at least once via SSH to initialize your password.
Note
If you're using SSH key-based authentication, configure your SFTP client to use your private key instead of a password.

SFTP with FileZilla

If you're using FileZilla or another GUI-based SFTP client, refer to their official documentation on how to configure SFTP connections. FileZilla fully supports key-based and password-based SFTP transfers.