

Click Generate and run your cursor around the grey space to generate randomness. Select SSH2-RSA and make sure you are generating a 2048-bit key.


The version of FileZilla distributed by SourceForge contains malware for both Mac and Windows.Īfter you have downloaded and installed all 3 the first thing to do is run PuTTYgen. Do not download this (nor anything else) from SourceForge. Be sure to download at LEAST version 3.11. PuTTYgen ( 32-bit | 64-bit) – Key generator (.exe files)įileZilla – An FTP client that support SFTP/SSH. Pageant ( 32-bit | 64 bit) – A background task that loads your keys into memory making them accessible to programs. PuTTY – Allows you to manage connections (download the latest Windows MSI files - 32 or 64 bit) Here is a quick and dirty tutorial on how to set up a Windows machine to generate SSH keys and connect to a site using FileZilla. These are fairly easy to manage on Mac/Linux machines but Windows, not so much. On this occasion, I am using SQLyog Enterprise Edition.We are a bit more strict about our security than most hosts in that we do not use the traditional username/password combination to access web sites. There is a community edition of SQLyog but It does not support SSH Tunneling so you need to buy this software. We are going to use this software because it supports SFTP. It is open-source software distributed free of charge. If everything is correct you will see this screen.Ĭongratulations, You just entered your server terminal successfully.įileZilla is an FTP solution. Here you asked by your server credentials. Press enter and wait some seconds and that is it.Īfter that, this window will come up. After that, you will see a place to enter your password.

Open PuTTY software and Enter Host Name: Your Provided Server IP Address. A screen will come up and it asks for your username. It is open-source software and free to use, you can download it from here. PuTTY is an SSH and telnet client and it provides Server Terminal access.
