{"id":3642,"date":"2024-06-24T12:06:46","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T12:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kb.cloudhostgeek.com\/?p=3642"},"modified":"2025-11-05T10:48:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T10:48:27","slug":"create-ftp-account-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/create-ftp-account-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating FTP accounts using cPanel complete guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d1404249faec106a0c610163b2a180e0\">Setting up an FTP account in cPanel allows you to give secure access to specific directories. This lets users to create FTP account while you can upload, download, and manage files on your server safely.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-59b0c33e389c07da5b42a3eb96afb7c6\">You can use the\u00a0cPanel\u00a0login credentials to access your FTP client as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-465f2a07700f7431d3634bc8f852ab26\"><strong>A Guide to Create an FTP Account in cPanel<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-efb05073c54d17fe7907bab807a388d5\">1. Log in to your&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/id.cpanel.net\/get\/login?url=\" style=\"color:#7a00df;\">cPanel&nbsp;account<\/a><\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-80d2938c0c0e9dd5d7f2a1cc50533a96\">2. In the &#8220;<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7a00df\" class=\"has-inline-color\">FILES<\/mark><\/strong>&#8221; section, click on &#8220;<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7a00df\" class=\"has-inline-color\">FTP Accounts<\/mark><\/strong>.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f4c69b624f09d4a938cd5851e0d16811\">By following this guide, you&#8217;ll be able to create an FTP account and manage file transfers efficiently and securely.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"975\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.cloudhostgeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-18.png\" alt=\"Create FTP Accounts | BigCloudy KB\" class=\"wp-image-3643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-18.png 975w, https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-18-300x80.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-18-768x205.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 975px) 100vw, 975px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-29037865a59427e4742f515152c6d11f\">3.Go to the &#8220;<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7a00df\" class=\"has-inline-color\">FTP Accounts<\/mark><\/strong>&#8221; page, where you&#8217;ll find a form to set up the new account.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c039f602a3fcb357ad4ef27efbcfe330\">4. Provide the following details for the new FTP account:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-block-list wp-elements-6fceb09eb22e504554ec649b3a79a5e6\">\n<li>\u00a0<strong>Log in<\/strong>\u00a0<br><br>Enter the\u00a0<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7a00df\" class=\"has-inline-color\">username<\/mark><\/strong>\u00a0you wish to use for the FTP account. This will be used to log in to the FTP server.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-block-list wp-elements-c4d5b6eb575d8e5e3397f58f46da9528\">\n<li>\u00a0<strong>Domain<\/strong><br><br>Select the domain you want to associate with the FTP account from the dropdown list.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"609\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.cloudhostgeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-19.png\" alt=\"Add FTP Account | BigCloudy KB\" class=\"wp-image-3644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-19.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-19-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bigcloudy.com\/knowledge-base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-19-768x457.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"5\" class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-block-list wp-elements-7c606661d2da4009b316b10dbe2d62dc\">\n<li><strong>Password<\/strong><br><br>Generate a strong password for the FTP account using cPanel&#8217;s password generator.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"6\" class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-block-list wp-elements-71005d91b037a5f5665cee71cd3a52ee\">\n<li>\u00a0<strong>Directory<\/strong><br><br>Specify the directory the FTP account should have access to. By default, it&#8217;s limited to the cPanel account&#8217;s home directory. If you want to grant access to a specific folder, enter the relative path from the home directory (e.g., \/public_html\/foldername).\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"7\" class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-block-list wp-elements-69b0ca4749eed3842017e14b86ebd958\">\n<li>\u00a0<strong>Set the Quota (optional)<\/strong><br><br>You can limit the FTP account&#8217;s disk space usage by setting a quota. For unlimited access, select &#8220;<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7a00df\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Unlimited<\/mark>.<\/strong>&#8221;\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"8\" class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-block-list wp-elements-1fee5bc662381bdbdb80a85349d64686\">\n<li>Click on the &#8220;<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#7a00df\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Create FTP Account<\/mark><\/strong>&#8221; button to finalize the setup.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-aa8c3cdb0dac56a54e3c978b5397d6f9\">Once the FTP account is created, use the provided username and password to connect to the FTP server using an FTP client like FileZilla or\u00a0Cyberduck. Keep the credentials safe and share them only with authorized users who need FTP access to your cPanel account. This ensures the security of your files and server.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-7-color\">Additional Resources<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-block-list wp-elements-36ebc1879c3cbe6820b0d29f1d143b07\">\n<li><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-7-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.cpanel.net\/cpanel\/\" style=\"color:#7a00df;\">cPanel Documentation<\/a><\/mark><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Setting up an FTP account in cPanel allows you to give secure access to specific directories. This lets users to create FTP account while you can upload, download, and manage files on your server safely.\u00a0 You can use the\u00a0cPanel\u00a0login credentials to access your FTP client as well.\u00a0 A Guide to Create an FTP Account in cPanel 1. Log in to your&nbsp;cPanel&nbsp;account.&nbsp; 2. In the &#8220;FILES&#8221; section, click on &#8220;FTP Accounts.&#8221;\u00a0 By following this guide, you&#8217;ll be able to create an FTP account and manage file transfers efficiently and securely.&nbsp;&nbsp; 3.Go to the &#8220;FTP Accounts&#8221; page, where you&#8217;ll find a form to set up the new account.\u00a0 4. Provide the following details for the new FTP account:\u00a0 Once the FTP account is created, use the provided username and password to connect to the FTP server using an FTP client like FileZilla or\u00a0Cyberduck. Keep the credentials safe and share them only with authorized users who need FTP access to your cPanel account. 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