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SFTP file access

Every WordPress site can expose its files over SFTP for direct edits and uploads — enabled per environment, isolated, and locked down by default. Here's how it works and how to connect.

Belov Cloud gives you direct file access to your site over SFTP — secure file transfer tunneled through SSH. Each environment gets its own isolated account: live and staging are completely separate logins, so a staging credential can never touch production. The account is chrooted (locked) to that one environment's files — it can't see your other sites or the rest of the server — and it listens on a non-standard port, which cuts out most automated login attempts.

1. 1
   Open the SSH & SFTP tab and pick an environment

   On the site, go to SSH & SFTP and scroll to password SFTP. Live and staging each have their own toggle — enabling one has no effect on the other.
2. 2
   Click Enable

   Belov Cloud creates an isolated account for that environment and shows you the connection details: host, the non-standard port, and username.
3. 3
   Copy the password — it's shown once

   For security the password appears a single time, right after you enable. Save it to your password manager immediately, because it won't be shown again.
4. 4
   Connect with any SFTP client

   Point a client like FileZilla, Cyberduck, or Transmit at the host and the exact port shown, using the username and one-time password. You'll land directly in your site's files.
5. 5
   Repeat for staging if you need it

   Staging is a separate account with its own host, port, and password — enable it the same way when you want to edit the staging copy.

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