Get your SFTP server up and running with zero cost and zero headache. This article was originally published in September 2019. It was updated by Antony Peyton in January 2025.

If one were to turn a machine into a file server, SFTP appears to be more desirable than FTP. So, I’ve provided instructions below on how to quickly turn a machine running your OS of choice into ...

I’m going to demonstrate how to connect to a remote Ubuntu 16.04 server, via the sftp protocol, using both Elementary OS Pantheon Files and GNOME Files (on Ubuntu 17.10). What you’ll need ...