Using Flow for FTP/SFTP
Flow is a Mac OS X application used to connect to a server using FTP or SFTP. It can be used with all (mt) Media Temple services. The first thing you need to do is download a copy of Flow at http://extendmac.com/flow/. 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 Flow please visit http://extendmac.com/support/
Once installed we can now create a new bookmark.
- Click on + then click on New Bookmark.
- Fill in the following settings (the example below will work for the (gs) platform):
Protocol: FTP
Name:
(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
Username:
(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.
Initial Path (optional): Please see System Paths.
Port: 21 for FTP, 22 for SFTP
- Bookmark Base URL (Required for URL Copying and Editor Live Previewing):
Base Remote Path (optional): Please see System Paths
Base Web URL: http://mt-example.com
Notes/Supplemental Resources:
- Flow Homepage - http://extendmac.com/flow/
- Flow Support - http://extendmac.com/support/
- Basic FTP instructions (all-purpose)
Revisions:
06-24-2008: Article Creation
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