Connect to our servers using FTP

The following assumes that you already have a CDA membership.

Every CDA member can activate a 10GB personal storage space on the Fine Arts server. This can be activated on the CDA MyAccount Portal.  

When you are logged into a CDA computer, your server space home folder will appear automatically as a connected volume. If you are using a Mac, it may appear on the desktop or in the dock. However, to connect to your home folder outside of the CDA and especially outside of Concordia, you must connect via FTP (File Transfer Protocol).

The easiest way to connect to our FTP server (to your Home folder or to a Class Shares folder) is by using your favorite web browser and going to https://cdaftp.concordia.ca.

If you wish to use your own FTP client (like Cyberduck, Filezilla, Transmit, etc.) use the following instructions for Mac or PC.  

FTP connection settings 

Host address: cdaftp.concordia.ca
**With some FTP clients the address needs to be prefixed with the protocol, e.g. sftp://cdaftp.concordia.ca**
username: your_username
password: your_password

SFTP Port 222 (This is not the same as FTPS, so please choose SFTP)
FTPS with implicit SSL Port 990 (This is not the same as SFTP above, so please choose FTPS)
The port number is crucial, so don't forget to change it in your FTP client.

**Plain FTP using port 21 is blocked and will not work**

**Note for Cyberduck users: there is an issue that affects uploading files to certain shares, where it tries to apply permissions in such a way that causes an error to appear. To resolve this, go to Cyberduck's Preferences window (accessible via the "Cyberduck" menu), the Transfers section and the Permissions tab, and uncheck "Change permissions" in the Uploads section.