How to enable sFTP

What is sFTP?

SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol) is a network protocol that allows the transfer of large data files.

An SFTP server requires both communicating parties to authenticate themselves by providing and validating an SSH key. One-half of the SSH key is stored on the computer of the two clients, while the other half is loaded on the server and associated with their account public. Only when the SSH key pair matches then authentication can occur.

SFTP is:

A secure way to manage large data imports and to Learn Amp
Particularly useful with data migration and regular, large user imports

How to enable sFTP

Please note, that only account Owners can manage sFTP

You can access sFTP on Learn Amp by going to the user profile icon>Company Settings>API & sFTP

Step 1: Prepare the tools

There are two main tools that are required to set up an SFTP connection.

SSH Key Pair Generator: This tool is used to generate a public and private SSH key pair. The public key is loaded into Learn Amp and the private key is into the chosen SFTP Client.

Windows users should use Puttygen

Download Putty (0.77) for Windows, Linux, and Mac

Mac users can optionally generate an SSH key pair using the terminal

How to generate an SSH key pair in Mac OS?

SFTP Client: This tool is used to transfer files between your local storage and Learn Amps server. This generally works using the drag-and-drop feature. There are two that we recommend:

WinSCP - it’s used in the instructional guides below.

FileZilla - The free FTP solution - similar to Winscp though some settings may be different

Step 2: Contact our Technical Support

To set up an sFTP connection with Learn Amp we need to enable it for your platform.

Please contact our Technical Support here.

Step 3: Generate SSH key-pair

Open SSH Key Pair Generator. For example: Puttygen
Make sure you tick RSA under Type of key to generate and click Generate. This will generate a public and a private key.

Correct public key will start with ssh-rsa and will be a random string of characters.

Save your private key. It is important to save at least the private key, as it cannot be retrieved.

Step 4: Connect to Learn Amp sFTP server

Paste the public key from your key generator to LearnAmp Company settings>API & sFTP>sFTP>SSH Public Key and click Connect to the Learn Amp sFTP server button.

If set up correctly, this screen will now show you sFTP Server URL and your account username.

Please click here to learn more about how to use sFTP.