This article describes how to connect to your hosting.com account securely using SSHFS (Secure Shell Filesystem).

The Secure Shell Filesystem (SSHFS) provides a convenient way to access remote files and directories. Using an SSHFS connection, you can browse, access, and modify files and directories on your hosting.com account as if they were stored on your local computer.

As its name implies, SSHFS uses SSH (Secure Shell) to communicate with the server, so all connections are encrypted and secure.

To set up an SSHFS connection on your computer, follow the appropriate procedure below for your computer's operating system.

The Win-sshfs application enables you to configure and use SSHFS connections on computers running Microsoft Windows. To use Win-sshfs, you must download and install the following components (some of these may be installed on your system already):

• .NET Framework 4.0

• Dokan Library

• Win-sshfs: The Win-sshfs application includes Sshfs Manager, an application that enables to you to easily set up and use SSHFS connections.

After you install the components listed above, you are ready to set up an SSHFS connection to your hosting.com account. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Start Sshfs Manager.

2. Click Add.

3. In the Drive Name text box, type a name for the connection. The name can be anything you want.

4. In the Host text box, type your site's domain name (for example, example.com ).