Connecting to your seedbox through FTP offers much more functionality when compared to HTTP transfers (downloading). FTP can also be used to upload your own files/folders to your seedbox, which will then appear in your download directory in TorrentFlux.

Those who are familiar with FTP will probably find this method superior to HTTP downloading. One of the main reasons is that FTP allows for multi-task downloading, whereby more than one file can be transferred back to your home PC at a time. A virtually limitless number of files can be queued in FTP, using very little resources on both the home PC and the seedbox itself.

Logging into FTP

The FTP address for your seedbox/server can be found in your Control Panel. In order to logon, you'll need to supply the correct login information (username & password) - this is exactly the same as the login info used to access your seedbox through TorrentFlux. By default, the username is "admin". This FTP information can also be found in the welcome email message sent by SeedboxHosting after you purchased the seedbox.

Through the Firefox web browser it is possible to access the files on your seedbox by clicking the FTP hotlink (shown in the image above), although this method offers very limited access (downloading individual files only). You'll be asked for your password before being able to browse the files. Using an FTP client to connect to your server is a better option.

FTP Clients

An FTP client is software that is designed to transfer files back and forth between two computers over the Internet. It needs to be installed on your computer and can only be used through a live connection to the Internet. A very good free and open source FTP client is FileZilla; another one is WinSCP (both support SFTP).

FileZilla Configuration - Quick Connect:

Assuming you've downloaded & installed FileZilla on your home PC, launch the application. In the top connect menu, enter in the FTP address (URL) of your server; the username (default is "admin"); the password; and click Quick Connect. (Note: FileZilla is very forgiving, in that it will allow you to enter different variants of FTP addresses, i.e. "ftp://admin@fettuccine.s33db0x.com" and "ftp://fettuccine.s33db0x.com" and just "fettuccine.s33db0x.com" will all work the same.

Once connected, you'll notice there are two areas in the connection window. The left side "Local site" (highlighted in red, below) are the directories on your home computer. The right side "Remote site" (highlighted in green) shows the files on your seedbox. FileZilla also supports drag-and-drop, so you can easily transfer files back and forth between the two.

WinSCP Configuration:

You'll need to be a little more precise with the actual FTP address (host name) when connecting via WinSCP. For the example server, only "fettuccine.s33db0x.com" will work (not ftp://). Also note, by default WinSCP attempts to connect via SFTP - not regular FTP - but this can be changed in the connect option.

Once connected, the WinSCP window will appear similar to FileZilla, in that your home (local) directories are shown on the left side, with your seedbox directory shown on the right.

Connecting With FireFTP

Perhaps the easiest way to connect and manage FTP file transfers is through using FireFTP. FireFTP is a free, secure, cross-platform FTP client for Mozilla Firefox which provides easy and intuitive access to FTP servers - download it from here.

After installing, right-click on the FTP hotlink on your seedbox account page, and select "Open Link in FireFTP". Enter in your password and click OK to connect.

Once logged in, both your remote server will be shown as well as your local machine. Use the green arrows in the center to transfer files back & forth.

Vista Users:

NOTE to Vista Users: You'll likely be limited to the save location due to permissions. On the left side (local) in FireFTP, change to your "users" directory, i.e. - C:/Users/Your_Name/ - you'll be able to save files into this location - see example below: