Use the hosting file manager

The file manager edits site files in the browser. Use it for a small upload, a quick index.html fix, or a permission change. For many files or a full site deploy, use FTP.

Open the file manager

1. Open the hosting control panel from the client area.
2. Open File Manager from the side menu or the panel home.
3. Choose the domain in the Domain list and click Login. The file manager opens in that domain's home folder.
4. Click html. That is the web root visitors see (yourdomain.com/html). A subdomain's files are in a folder inside it, for example html/blog.

Upload, edit, and permissions

• Upload files into the folder that should serve them. Do not drop a CMS zip in the account home above the html folder unless you mean to unpack it there.
• Edit text files (HTML, CSS, .htaccess, env files) in the panel editor. Keep a copy before you save.
• Permissions (chmod) — typical web files are 644, directories 755. Do not set 777 on a shared-hosting account.

Upload and extract a ZIP

Use this to install or update an app with many files without FTP.

1. Back up first. Download any file you're about to replace, so you can put it back.
2. Open the folder where the files belong (for example html or html/api).
3. Click Upload and drag the ZIP into the box. The upload starts by itself; click Back when it finishes.
4. Click the ZIP in the file list and choose:
   • Unzip: extracts into the folder you're in, replacing files with the same name.
   • Unzip to Folder: extracts into a new folder named after the ZIP.
5. Check that the files landed where expected (not one level deeper), then delete the ZIP.

Before you build the ZIP:

• Put the files at the top level of the ZIP, not inside a parent folder, or they'll extract one level too deep.
• Leave out anything the site already has and must keep: config files with passwords, user uploads, and anything created on the server. Extracting replaces files with the same name.
• Don't include notes, backups or development files that shouldn't be public.

The control panel's extract feature can occasionally fail on very large or unusual archives. If it does, upload the files with FTP instead.

Do not delete system directories

Leave mail, log, and account-home folders that the panel created. Deleting them can break mail or the site. If you are unsure, stop and open a ticket.

When the transfer is large or you need a desktop client, switch to FTP accounts.