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SFTP Storage
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This page contains the information to ingest your data from an SFTP server.
Prerequisites
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- SFTP server URL, Username and Password
- Directory path to start the data ingestion from
For more information, please refer to `SFTP documentation <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSH_File_Transfer_Protocol>`__.
Step-by-Step Guide
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.. image:: imgs/Source-SFTP.png
:alt: Source Connector SFTP
1. **Access the Create Source Page**. Navigate to the "Sources" section on the left sidebar and click the "New Source" button.
2. **Select Source Type**. Select **SFTP Storage** from the ``Type`` dropdown menu.
3. **Configure Source Details to connect to SFTP**
- ``Name`` (*required*): Enter a unique name for the SFTP source connector.
- ``Remote URL`` (*required*): Specify the SFTP server URL with the full path (e.g., sftp://host:port/path/).
- ``SFTP username``: Input the username for logging into the SFTP server.
- ``Password`` (*required*): Enter the password associated with the SFTP username.
4. **Additional Settings**
- Check ``Uncompress`` if the files to be ingested are compressed and require decompression.
- Check ``Recursive`` if you want the platform to recursively ingest files from subdirectories.
5. **Submit**. After filling in the necessary information, click 'Submit' to create the Source Connector. The newly completed SFTP connector will be listed on the Sources dashboard.