Configuring a Sync to SFTP Gateway

Easily push files to SFTP using our Sync feature for Hosted~FTP~ Enterprise T2 and above accounts. By following rules you setup in the Sync process, you can have specified user directories sync towards your SFTP server to: upload, move, delete, or upload and move files automatically. This article will cover how to setup a Sync to SFTP process.

How to setup Sync to SFTP

1. First, please make sure that the following IP addresses are whitelisted to allow Hosted~FTP~ to connect to your SFTP server:

75.101.155.12
204.236.238.164
23.21.114.223

2. Logging in as the administrator, go to your Sync tab. Click on the Add button to setup and create a new Sync process.

3. Next, you will need to input information for the sync rule to follow. See table below for details on setting up each field

Name	Name of the Sync process	Examples
Actions	Select what you want the Sync process to do: Upload, Move, Delete, Upload + Move.	For this use case, please select Upload
Source	The source of where the data is located to sync.	For this use case, please select Hosted~FTP~
User+	Use a * to include all users, or place specific usernames separated by a space.	(i.e. username1 username-2 user_3)
User-	Place usernames in this field to exclude them from the sync process
Path+	Include specific folder paths and even file name extensions using regular expressions for the sync rule to follow. Use a * to include all paths, or place specific paths separated by a space (i.e. //Folder1/SubFolder1/.* //Folder1/SubFolder2/.) Note: /. is required to pull all data from the target path	For more detailed examples on using regular expressions, please see this link
Path-	Place paths in this field to exclude them from the sync process. Include specific folder paths and even file name extensions using regular expressions for the sync rule to exclude.	For more detailed examples on using regular expressions, please see this link
Target	The source of where you will sync the data into.	For this use case, please select SFTP
Username	Username credential of the SFTP server
Password Type	Select the authentication type the username connects by: Password or Private Key
Password/Private Key	Input field for the password or private key
Hostname	The hostname of the SFTP server
Folder	The designated folder to apply the sync process.	Note: The folder does not need a / at the beginning of its syntax
Javascript	Additional Javascript commands that can be included. for advanced rules	(Please reach out to our support team for assistance)

4. Manage the Options if required:

Options:	To have the sync process run fully, all options must be enabled.
Active	Turns the sync process on or off after being created
Accept	Accepts additions to the process
Process	Disabling this option queues up the sync but does not process. For the sync to process, this must be enabled

5. Click Save to create the sync process. If all options are enabled (by default), the sync will run in the background every time uploaded data meets the rules.