Using Transmit for FTP/SFTP
Transmit is a Mac OS X application used for FTP and SFTP. The first thing you'll need to do is download a copy of Transmit at http://www.panic.com/transmit/. Please follow the installation steps to install the application on your computer.
NOTE:
- Text in this color is used as an example. Please be sure to replace this text with the proper information for your site or server.
- The following tutorial is provided as a courtesy to our customers to help you configure your ftp software to work with (mt) Media Temple's hosting solutions.
- Third-party software can not be supported directly by (mt) Media Temple. If you have further questions about configuring Transmit please visit http://www.panic.com/transmit/support.html
- Click on Favorites, then click on the + sign to create a Collection.
- Click on the + sign to create the favorite within the Collection.
- Fill out the following settings (the example below will work for the (gs) platform):
Nickname:
(gs) - s#####.gridserver.com
(ss) - mt-example.com
(dv) - xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
Server:
(gs) - s#####.gridserver.com
(ss) - ss##.shared.server-system.net
(dv) - xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
User Name:
(gs) - serveradmin@mt-example.com
(ss) - mt-example.com
(dv) - username
Password:
(gs) - Please see Server Administrator in your AccountCenter.
(ss) - Please see Server Details in AccountCenter.
(dv) - Click Setup under Hosting for your domain. - Under More Options:
Port: 21 for FTP, 22 for SFTP
Protocol: FTP
Remote Path (optional): Please see System Paths
Local Path (optional): N/A
Root URL (optional): http://mt-example.com
Please check Use passive mode for data transfers
- Click Save and double-click the bookmark to connect.
Notes/Supplemental Resources:
- Transmit Homepage - http://www.panic.com/transmit/
- Transmit Support - http://www.panic.com/transmit/support.html
- Basic FTP instructions (all-purposes)
Revisions:
06-21-2008: Article Creation
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