Documentation

Server guidesΒΆ

The instructions found in this section are targeted at system administrators or application developers looking to use SFTPPlus' server-side capabilities based on the available configuration and without the need to implement custom components.

If you are looking to implement bespoken functionality, see the Developers documentation.

Accounts authentication

Learn how password policies are implemented, about authenticating with Windows Domain accounts, anonymous authentication and other authentication settings.

Accounts Authentication
Accounts authorization

Learn about the available permissions that can be applied to different files and folders.

Accounts Authorization
FTP/FTPS usage

Here you will find information about the server-side usage and behaviour of the FTP commands implemented by the FTP service/server.

FTP/FTPS Usage
SFTP / SCP usage

This section contains information about using the SFTP / SCP file transfer service.

SFTP / SCP Usage
HTTP / HTTPS Service

This section contains information on the usage and behaviour of the HTTP and HTTPS file transfer services.

HTTP / HTTPS Service
Server-side TLS configuration

In this section you will find more details about the TLS and mutual TLS server-side configuration options available in SFTPPlus. This includes information about configuring certificates, TLS versions, mutual TLS, and cipher suites, for protocols such as FTPS or HTTPS.

Server-side TLS configuration
Let's Encrypt Certificate Automation

Learn how to automate SSL certificate issuance and renewal using Let's Encrypt, including configuration steps and integration with SFTPPlus services.

Let's Encrypt Certificate Automation
File system access

Learn how SFTPPlus handles native file system access on both Unix-like and Windows platforms for the server-side operations.

File system access
LDAP integration

This section provides information about configuring SFTPPlus to use LDAP for users and administrator authentication in various use cases.

LDAP integration