Adding an SFTP adapter to your account
In the dashboard, click the User tab on the bottom left corner
Select Hosting
Click on Add domain
Enter your domain or sub-domain (e.g www.mywebsite.com)
Select Advanced hosting option
Choose SFTP hosting from the list
Within Access options, toggle if you want to share your domain across your team. It'll be off by default making it only available for you
Click on Add domain
Setting Up an SFTP adapter
You'll need to supply a number of parameters to properly connect your SFTP adapter, some of them are optional depending on how your server is set up.
Have a look at the chart below to understand how each parameter works.
Parameter | Required | Description |
Hostname | Yes | The hostname or IP which you want Vev to connect to when publishing. |
Port | No | Set the port you want Vev to connect to (defaults to 21) |
Webroot folder | Yes | The folder on the target system you want Vev to upload your files to |
FTP username | No | Recommended, defaults to Anonymous |
Private key password | No | If you want the private key to be generated using a password, enter it here. |
Ping | No | Check off to grant Vev permission to send pings |
Unpublish | No | Check off to grant Vev permission to unpublish the content |
The RSA Keypair
Adding a Web Path
You can add a Path to your domain at the core level, which means it will be used as a base path in all projects that the domain is added to. Follow the steps below to learn how to do it.
In the dashboard, click the User tab on the top right corner
Select Hosting
Select your domain
Enter your path in the Web path field
Adding a Favicon
Follow the steps below to learn how to add a Favicon to your domain.
In the dashboard, click the User tab on the top right corner
Select Hosting
Select your domain
Scroll down to the Favicon section
Drag and drop your file or click to upload it from your computer
Publishing to your SFTP adapter
Once your SFTP Adapter has been properly set you'll need to add it to your project so that you can publish to it. Read the steps below to learn how to do it.
Open the project you want to publish
Click the Publish button on the top right corner
Select Add publish destination from the publish dialog
Choose your domain from the dropdown list
Add a path to your domain or leave it blank if you want to publish to its root (the path will only be added at a project level)
Hit Add publish destination
Open the publish dialog
Hit Publish project
Unpublishing a project
To unpublish your project from your SFTP adapter:
In the dashboard, click the User tab on the bottom left corner
Click "Hosting"
Select your domain
Click the "Projects" tab on the left bar
If you have published projects, click the three dots next to the project you want to unpublish and click "Unpublish".
The project will no longer appear on the list.
