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[Knowledge Base](https://help.blakemarkdigital.co.uk/) 2. [Web Hosting](https://help.blakemarkdigital.co.uk/web-hosting) # Using FileZilla to upload files via FTPS(SSL/TLS) FileZilla is a popular open-source File Transfer Protocol (FTP) client with versions for Windows, Mac OSX and many desktop distributions of Linux. You can use an FTP client to upload or download files from your web hosting server e.g. to upload your website's files, or to place a cpmove file in your hosting root directory for restoration. We have a separate guide on [understanding FTP, your default FTP account and creating additional FTP accounts](https://help.blakemarkdigital.co.uk/how-to-add-ftp-accounts). To download FileZilla, visit the [FileZilla project website](https://filezilla-project.org/) and download the appropriate version for your system. This guide covers setting up FileZilla for FTPS (Explicit SSL/TLS) connections and SFTP (SSH connections). #### FTPS (SSL/TLS) 1. Open FileZilla and select **Site Manager** from the File menu. ![](https://help.blakemarkdigital.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-07-2026-02-29-41-5079-PM.png?width=670&height=288&name=image-png-Oct-07-2026-02-29-41-5079-PM.png) 2. The Site Manager is where you can configure and save profiles for each of your websites. Click the **New Site** button and type in a name for your new Site. Don't worry if you make a mistake, you can always change it later. In the example below, we added a Site called 'Website'. ![FileZilla PT2](https://help.blakemarkdigital.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/FileZilla%20PT2.jpg?width=624&height=259&name=FileZilla%20PT2.jpg) Then, on the General Tab enter: Host - Your server's hostname or domain name Port - 21 Protocol - FTP - File Transfer Protocol. 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