SFTP or Secure FTP (known also as FTP over SSH) is another protocol that you can use to connect to your seedbox. All transfers are encrypted (including your login details), which makes it ideal for those who are concerned about security. SFTP may also assist in unblocking "FTP" connections, in the event where regular FTP is blocked (many colleges & schools are known to block FTP traffic) thus SFTP is often (but not always) a viable workaround for this.

With a TorrentFlux seedbox, SFTP must be used if you require access to the .torrent files that are saved on the server.  An example of this is if a torrent job has permanently been deleted, but you need to recover the original .torrent file.  Access to this torrent directory cannot be accomplished through regular FTP.

To connect to your server through SFTP, you'll require a SFTP-compatible FTP client. Two examples are FileZilla and WinSCP.

FileZilla - SFTP Connections

Connecting to your server via SFTP using FileZilla is done almost identically to regular FTP, with two subtle differences. 1.) You'll need to supply a proper hostname; and 2.) You'll need to change the port number.

To set up an SFTP connection, launch FileZilla and go into File > Site Manager. Create a new site (the name is arbitrary), and select "SFTP - SSH" for the Servertype option. Enter the host name (i.e. "fettuccine.s33db0x.com"), and change the port number to 22. Next, change the Logontype to "Normal", and enter in your user name ("admin") and your password. Click the "Connect" button to connect.