Secure FTP with Sellerdeck and Bitvise
Sellerdeck V18 supports FTP Secure (FTPS) typically supported on Windows servers but does not support Secure FTP (SFTP) which is used on most unix servers.
Fortunately there is a piece of software called Bitvise Client which is free and can do the bridging between the FTP that Sellerdeck uses and the Secure FTP that many unix servers require. This will work with all versions of Sellerdeck and is very easy to use. It is fast and effective.
You can download the Bitvise client from here: https://www.bitvise.com/download-area
You only need to consider two of the tabs in Bitvise Client.
1. The Login tab.
This controls the connection to the Secure FTP server on your web server.
On the Login Tab
2. The 'Services' Tab.
This is where you setup the Sellerdeck side of the bridge
That is Bitvise all set up and running. Once you have logged in it will keep running in the background until you click 'Exit'. You can close the window using the x on the top right corner and it will still keep running.
3. Now all you have to do is set up sellerdeck to talk to the Bitvise Client.
Open Sellerdeck. Go to Web > Network Setup.
In Network Settings:
- First Export your network settings as a backup. It's always wise to have a backup just in case.
- In the FTP Details box, change the Server Host setting to 127.0.0.1
- Make sure you have Port 21 set, 'Use Passive FTP' ticked and 'Use Secure FTP' unticked.
- Click Apply
- Run a network test. It should pass.
You're all set.
Mike
Fortunately there is a piece of software called Bitvise Client which is free and can do the bridging between the FTP that Sellerdeck uses and the Secure FTP that many unix servers require. This will work with all versions of Sellerdeck and is very easy to use. It is fast and effective.
You can download the Bitvise client from here: https://www.bitvise.com/download-area
You only need to consider two of the tabs in Bitvise Client.
1. The Login tab.
This controls the connection to the Secure FTP server on your web server.
On the Login Tab
- Enter your FTP host name from your web host
- Set the port to 22
- Enter your FTP username
- Select ‘Password’ from the ‘Initial Method’ drop down below the username. Enter your FTP password. Tick the box for 'Store encrypted Password in profile'.
- I unticked the box labelled 'Enable password over kbdi fallback'. it may or may not make a difference.
- Save the Profile
- Click Log In
- The first time you do this you'll see a window about a new host key. This is setting up the Secure Shell connection. Click 'Accept and Save'
2. The 'Services' Tab.
This is where you setup the Sellerdeck side of the bridge
- Tick the ‘FTP-to-SFTP Bridge’ box
- Set the Listen Interface to 127.0.0.1 and the Listen port to 21
- You don't need to set the password here.
- Save the profile again.
That is Bitvise all set up and running. Once you have logged in it will keep running in the background until you click 'Exit'. You can close the window using the x on the top right corner and it will still keep running.
3. Now all you have to do is set up sellerdeck to talk to the Bitvise Client.
Open Sellerdeck. Go to Web > Network Setup.
In Network Settings:
- First Export your network settings as a backup. It's always wise to have a backup just in case.
- In the FTP Details box, change the Server Host setting to 127.0.0.1
- Make sure you have Port 21 set, 'Use Passive FTP' ticked and 'Use Secure FTP' unticked.
- Click Apply
- Run a network test. It should pass.
You're all set.
Mike