Steps to connect to the Linux SFTP Server

Install FileZilla

FileZilla can be downloaded here

Connect to the SFTP Server

  • Host: sftp://public_address (like sftp://54.146.32.239)
  • Username: elm
  • Password: the last 12 digits of the vmId. The vmId can be found in the JSON View with the form of 1f61b751-037a-489e-8638-3fc32fe6894d. Only the last 12 digits 3fc32fe6894d are used as the password.
  • Port: 2222

main page

Selecting "Always trust this host, add this key to the cache" will avoid showing this message.

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Once the server is connected, the directory share is used to exchange files.

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Location of shared folder

On the server, the shared folder is /data/elm/share.

Getting password

Azure VM console

The json view can be reached from the VM console.

azure_json_view

JSON View

The password is the last 12 digits of the vmId.

azure_sftp_password