Importing files
We’ve included and built in several ways to upload your server’s files or folders into the panel including SFTP and web upload.
Web upload
To directly upload files to the panel, you can head to the File Manager tab, and drag-and-drop the files to the screen.
When trying to directly upload a folder to the file manager, you will encounter an error that reads: Failed to get multipart form data from request.
You will need to archive the folder using a tool like 7Zip or WinRAR and upload it that way.
Once uploaded, you can press the three dots and press the Unarchive button.
The following archive types are supported:
- .zip
- .7z
- .tar.gz
Importing via SFTP
SFTP is a secure way to transfer files from your computer to the panel. This is a great way to upload your server’s files to the panel, and is the recommended way to upload your server’s files especially if the files are stored on your computer, or if the files are larger than 100MB.
- Download a SFTP client such as WinSCP (recommended) or FileZilla.
- Once installed, head to the Settings tab, and press the Launch SFTP button.
- You will be prompted with a window to enter your SFTP password, it will be the same password used to log in to the control panel.
- Locate the files/directories on your computer that you want to transfer, and drag-and-drop them into the window of your FTP client. This will upload the files to the panel and a rough ETA (estimated time of arrival) will be displayed normally at the bottom of the screen.
The speed of the transfer may seem significantly low, however in most cases that is due to importing hundreds (sometimes even thousands!) of several smaller files rather than one big file.