Prerequisites:
- Your Windows VPS must have an FTP server installed. You can install it if it is not installed by following the steps mentioned here.
- To transfer files between a Windows VPS and your PC, you must have an FTP client (program) installed on your PC (such as FileZilla, Cute FTP, etc.).
Steps to add an FTP account and use it to access your VPS data:
1. If you do not have an FTP account created, here are the ways to create it:
- If you have SolidCP, then follow the steps mentioned here.
- If you do not have a control panel, follow the steps here.
- For Windows 2008 users;
- For Windows 2012 users.
- For Windows 2016 users.
2. Once you create an FTP account, open an FTP client software and use the below-mentioned details to connect to your FTP account:
- Hostname: VPS IP address or domain name (if it is pointing to the VPS)
- Username: FTP username
- Password: FTP user password
- Port: 21
3. Refer to these tutorial series for more details on FTP client applications.
4. Once connected, you can successfully transfer the files between Windows VPS and your local system.
Are you looking for the Recommended system configuration for Windows Server 2019/2016/2012 OS? Please refer to the Recommended server configuration for more details.
Looking to connect your Windows VPS from an iPod or iPhone? Please refer to the Connection Through iPod/Phone for more details.
Are you looking for a usable IP Address and CIDR? For more details, please refer to the Usable IP Address.
