---
id: cloud-accounts.how-do-i-add-an-sftp-server
url: https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/how-do-i-add-an-sftp-server
category: "Cloud accounts"
subcategory: "FTP and SFTP servers"
question: "How do I add an SFTP server to Storage Studio?"
alt_questions:
  - "Connect SFTP in Storage Studio"
  - "Add SSH file server Storage Studio"
  - "SFTP account setup Mac app"
  - "Transfer files to my server over SFTP"
  - "storage studio sftp"
short_answer: "Open Cloud Accounts, choose Add Account, then SFTP. Enter a nickname, the Server (hostname only), Port (usually 22), Username, and sign in with a password or a private key. Save, then click Test connection."
tags: ["sftp", "server", "add account"]
related: ["https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/sftp-password-or-private-key", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/sftp-server-should-be-hostname-only", "https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/what-is-the-base-path"]
applies_to: "all"
last_reviewed: 2026-10-01
---

# How do I add an SFTP server to Storage Studio?

Open **Cloud Accounts → Add Account → SFTP**, give it a nickname, and fill in **Server** (the hostname or IP address only), **Port** (usually 22), **Username**, and how to **Sign in with** — a **Password** or a **Private key**. Click **Save account**, then **Test connection**.

Optionally set a base path to start in a particular folder on the server; leave it blank to start at the server's default folder. SFTP is file transfer over SSH and is the safe choice for your own servers. See [password vs key](https://storagestudio.us/faq/cloud-accounts/sftp-password-or-private-key).