Game Development Reference
In-Depth Information
You should create and use a separate user for SFTP access. I will demonstrate how to
connect to your Pi with two popular clients, using the root account for simplicity.
Connecting with FileZilla
FileZilla is open source and can be run on Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux. Download
and install it on your computer. We connect to the Pi using the following steps:
1.
In the
Host
field, enter the IP address or DNS name of your Pi.
2.
In the
Username
field, enter the name of the user on the Pi.
For example,
root
.
3.
In the
Password
field, enter the password of that user.
4.
In the
Port
field, enter the name of the port as
22
. This tells FileZilla that you
want to connect using SFTP.
The following screenshot will show how FileZilla is connected to our Pi:
Connecting with WinSCP
WinSCP is the client preferred by Windows users who need to connect to any Linux
box running the SSH or SFTP server.
WinSCP also offers Secure Copy Protocol (SCP), which is not specified by any
standard. It uses Secure Shell for data transfers and the same authentication method.
