If you are working on your website together with someone else or host subdomains for other users, you might want to create separate FTP accounts for them. This guide will show you how to create, modify, and remove additional FTP accounts in Plesk.
Create Creating an Additional FTP Account
- If you are subscribed to several hosting packages and have access to several webspaces associated with your account, in the Subscription menu at the top of the screen, select the required webspace.
- Click the Websites & Domains tab.
- Click FTP Access.
- On the Additional FTP Accounts tab, click Create Additional FTP Account.
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Specify the following settings:
FTP Account Settings
- FTP account name
- Type an arbitrary name.
- Home directory
- Select the directory to which the user will be taken when they connect to the FTP account.
- FTP password
- Set a strong password for the FTP account.
- Hard disk quota
- Windows hosting To limit the amount of disk space on the server that the FTP user can occupy, clear the Unlimited checkbox next to the Hard disk quota box, and type the amount of disk space in megabytes.
- Read permission
- Windows hosting To allow the FTP user to view the contents of the home directory and download files from it, select the Read permission checkbox.
- Write permission
- Windows hosting To allow the FTP user to create, view, rename and delete directories in the home directory, select the Write permission checkbox.
Note for Windows hosting: If you do not grant any permissions, a connection to the FTP account will be made, but the contents of the home directory will not be shown to the user.
- Click OK.
✅ Your additional FTP account has been created successfully!
Modify Changing FTP Account Properties
- If you are subscribed to several hosting packages and have access to several webspaces associated with your account, in the Subscription menu at the top of the screen, select the required webspace.
- Click the Websites & Domains tab.
- Click FTP Access.
- On the Additional FTP Accounts tab, click the required FTP account name in the list.
- Make the required changes and click OK.
Remove Removing an Additional FTP Account
- If you are subscribed to several hosting packages and have access to several webspaces associated with your account, in the Subscription menu at the top of the screen, select the required webspace.
- Click the Websites & Domains tab.
- Click FTP Access.
- On the Additional FTP Accounts tab, select the checkbox corresponding to the FTP account you want to remove and click Remove.
- Confirm removal and click OK.
⚠️ Warning: Removing an FTP account is permanent. Make sure you want to delete it before proceeding.
📌 Quick Reference
Websites & Domains → FTP Access → Additional FTP Accounts → Create Additional FTP Account
Websites & Domains → FTP Access → Additional FTP Accounts → Click Account Name → Make Changes
Websites & Domains → FTP Access → Additional FTP Accounts → Select Checkbox → Remove
💡 Best Practices
- Use strong, unique passwords for each FTP account
- Set appropriate home directories to restrict user access
- Apply disk quotas to prevent excessive storage usage
- Grant only necessary permissions (read/write) based on user needs
- Regularly review and remove unused FTP accounts
- Consider using FTPS (FTP over TLS) for secure connections
📧 Need Help?
If you encounter any issues while creating or managing FTP accounts in Plesk, please contact our support team for assistance.