Logging into your DreamPress site via FTP

Overview

There are two ways to log into your DreamPress server.

  • The file manager built into the panel
  • Third-party FTP client

Either option allows you to log into your DreamPress server to work on your website files.

Option 1 — The file manager

The file manager option is built into your Website panel.

  1. Navigate to the Manage Websites page.
  2. Click the Manage button to open the Domain Settings page, which allows you to adjust various settings for your site.
    • If in Grid view, click the Manage button at the bottom of the website box.
    • If in List view, click the Manage button at the far right of your domain name.
  3. Click the Manage button to the right of Manage Files under the Manage Your Site section.

This automatically opens a new tab in your browser that is logged into your DreamPress server. View the following article for information on using the file manager interface to manage your files.

Option 2 — Third-party FTP client

Your other option is to use an FTP client to connect. The following page lists popular third-party FTP clients you can use to connect to your DreamPress server.

Once you're connected, you can use the following article to create and edit files within your client.

Locating your FTP login credentials

  1. Navigate to the Manage Websites page.
  2. Click the Manage button to open the Domain Settings page, which allows you to adjust various settings for your site.
    • If in Grid view, click the Manage button at the bottom of the website box.
    • If in List view, click the Manage button at the far right of your domain name.
  3. Under the Manage Your Site section, click the Login Info button to the right of Manage Files.
    Your DreamPress FTP credentials display.
  4. Click the copy icon to the right of each item and paste the credentials into your chosen FTP client.

If you need to change the password for your user, you can do that on the Files page. View the following article for further details:

Where do I put my files?

Once you're logged in you'll see several files and folders. View the following article for instructions on where to upload your site files:

Warning: The server's host key is unknown

When you originally log into a DreamHost server, you may see the following warning:

The server's host key is unknown. You have no guarantee that the server is the computer you think it is.

View the following article for further information on how to confirm the key values you're seeing and log into your server:

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