{"id":2707,"date":"2026-11-09T00:39:11","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T00:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/?p=2707"},"modified":"2026-11-09T00:39:11","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T00:39:11","slug":"how-to-create-an-ftp-account-in-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/how-to-create-an-ftp-account-in-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create an FTP Account in cPanel?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You can use FTP (File Transfer Protocol) to upload your website files, themes, plugins, or large data files to your server. Default FTP access is provided with your cPanel account. However, if you want developers, agencies, or team members to access your website files, you can create separate FTP accounts for them instead of sharing your main cPanel account credentials. This allows you to grant each user access only to the directories you specify.<\/p>\n<h2>Steps to Create an FTP Account<\/h2>\n<p>To create an FTP account, first log in to cPanel. To learn how to log in to cPanel, you can refer to our article, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/how-to-log-in-to-cpanel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Log in to cPanel?<\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>After logging in to cPanel, click the \u201c<strong>FTP Accounts<\/strong>\u201d button under the Files section.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/FTP-Accounts.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2710\" title=\"FTP Accounts\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/FTP-Accounts.png\" alt=\"FTP Accounts\" width=\"1916\" height=\"877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/FTP-Accounts.png 1916w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/FTP-Accounts-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/FTP-Accounts-1024x469.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/FTP-Accounts-768x352.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/FTP-Accounts-1536x703.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/FTP-Accounts-60x27.png 60w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/FTP-Accounts-150x69.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1916px) 100vw, 1916px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On the page that opens, fill out the \u201cAdd FTP Account\u201d form as follows:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Login<\/strong>: Choose a username for the FTP account. The FTP username is combined with your domain name to create an address in the format<\/li>\n<li><strong>Domain<\/strong>: If your cPanel account contains multiple domains, select the domain you want to use for the FTP account from the dropdown menu.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Password<\/strong>: Set a strong password for the FTP user. If you wish, you can use the Password Generator tool to create a secure password.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Password (Again)<\/strong>: Re-enter the password you created.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Directory<\/strong>: Specify the folder the FTP user will be able to access. When you enter a username, cPanel may automatically suggest a directory in the format public_html\/username.\u00a0Modify this path according to the access permissions you want to grant. For example, enter public_html in the Directory field if you want the user to access your main website directory. If you want the user to access only a specific folder, specify that directory instead (e.g., public_html\/images). This ensures that the user can access only the specified directory and its subdirectories.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Quota<\/strong>: Set a disk space limit for the files the FTP user can upload. If you do not want to apply any limits, select Unlimited.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>After checking all the information, click the \u201c<strong>Create FTP Account<\/strong>\u201d button.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Add-FTP-Account.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2711\" title=\"Add FTP Account\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Add-FTP-Account.png\" alt=\"Add FTP Account\" width=\"1918\" height=\"867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Add-FTP-Account.png 1918w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Add-FTP-Account-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Add-FTP-Account-1024x463.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Add-FTP-Account-768x347.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Add-FTP-Account-1536x694.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Add-FTP-Account-60x27.png 60w, https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Add-FTP-Account-150x68.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1918px) 100vw, 1918px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Once your FTP account has been created, you can establish an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastpanda.co.uk\/knowledge-hub\/how-to-connect-to-ftp-using-filezilla\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FTP connection<\/a> using the corresponding username and password.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can use FTP (File Transfer Protocol) to upload your website files, themes, plugins, or large data files to your server. 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