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# How to use FTP with FileZilla Pro on hosting.com Managed WordPress

> Learn how to use the FileZilla application to access your hosting.com Managed WordPress website using FTP.

Every WordPress site on hosting.com Managed WordPress supports FTP access. This article describes how to use the FileZilla application to access your account using FTP.

<Warning>
  **Important**

  If you have not already created an FTP account for your site, follow the procedure in [How to create an FTP account on hosting.com Managed WordPress](/docs/how-to-create-an-ftp-account-on-hostingcom-managed-wordpress) before configuring FileZilla.
</Warning>

To configure FileZilla, follow these steps:

1. Start FileZilla.
2. On the **File** menu, click **Site Manager**. The **Site Manager** dialog appears.
3. Click **New Site**, type a name for the site, and then press Enter:

   ![](https://files.readme.io/ad14038c8d35ce0dc4897b01ef617eff299247a9dbb3c1379a847c4d3c18abf3-image.png)
4. On the **General** tab, in the **Protocol** list box, select **FTP - File Transfer Protocol**.
5. In the **Host** text box, type the server name.

   > 👍 Tip
   >
   > You can find the FTP server name in the hosting.com Dashboard on the **General** tab in the **Site Information** section, just above the **FTP Accounts** section.
6. Leave the **Port** text box blank.
7. In the **Logon Type** list box, select **Normal**.
8. In the **User** text box, type the username listed in the **FTP Accounts** section on the **General** tab of the hosting.com Dashboard.
9. In the **Password** text box, type the password for the account you specified in step 8.
10. Optionally, you can specify a default directory for FileZilla to open on the remote server after it connects. To do this, click the **Advanced** tab, and then in the **Default remote directory** text box, type the directory name.
11. Click **Connect**. After a few seconds, FileZilla establishes the connection.

    > 📘 Note
    >
    > On your first login to FTP, you will receive a message about the certificate on the server. Select **Always trust this certificate in future sessions**, and then click **OK**. You will then be able to log into the root directory of your website’s file system.