How do Connect to Azure website via FTP

Question

I am trying to connect to my website via FTP with the credentials taht i use to login to my azure account, but i could not connect.
Can anyone tell me which credentials I have to use here to connect to muy FTP site which is shown on the dashboard?

Answer 1

It's just simple. Follow the below steps:
1. Login to your Azure portal.
2. Set the deployment credentials: Goto- App Services > Select a preferred option > In App Deployment section Select DEPLOYMENT CREDENTIALS > Enter new dredentials> Save

Note: You need to make sure that you are specifying siteName\userName as your Login name (siteName is strictly required)

FYI: The default directory for any web content is "\site\wwwroot" which can be set as the initial directory for many FTP clients.

Cheers!

Answer 2

In the current azure portal the deployment credentials can be set by going to App Services / select relevant item / in the APP DEPLOYMENT section / Deployment credentials / enter new credentials and save.

In the previous generation azure portal the deployment credentials can be set up by going to WEB APPS / select relevant item / DASHBOARD / Reset your deployment credentials.

Make sure you're specifying siteName\userName as your login name. The site name portion is required!

The default directory for the web content is \site\wwwroot which can be set as the initial directory for many FTP clients.

Hope it helps!

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Thank you!!

Comments

when I try to connect to the FTP Host Name using credentials I just setup using link "Setup your deployment credentials", server returns 530: user cannot log in

Answer 3

here are the documentation  from Azure:

why there are two credentials for FTP

how to login with the user friendly credential

Answer 4

First set up your FTP credentials are to go to your web app on the new portal. Click the settings icon at the top of the "blade". There's like 25-30 different links to settings there. The one we want is under Publishing and then Deployment Credentials.

I thought I had already set these up with my publish profile but those were not working. You should have the opportunity to enter your desired username and password now for FTP and git specifically.

Now go to the blade for Diagnostics (It was right above the publishing section) and you can copy the ftp url. I just copied the first one (ftp not ftps), went to FileZilla and used the ftp url, my new username and password, and port 21 and I was able to see all log files as expected.

This does NOT mess up or affect your publishing credentials in any way that I can see.